Man, I’ve been digging into some NBA stats lately, and I wanted to figure out who’s got the most 40-point games in history. It’s a fun little project I took on just to satisfy my own curiosity. Here’s how I went about it.
First off, I started with a simple search. I just typed in “most 40 point games in NBA history” into my search bar. Gotta start somewhere, right?
I found some interesting stuff right away. Most of the top results were saying the same thing: Wilt Chamberlain. Apparently, this guy was a scoring machine! I kept seeing his name pop up again and again.
So, I decided to focus on him. I dug a bit deeper and found out that he had a whopping 271 games where he scored 40 or more points. That’s just insane! I mean, who does that?
But I didn’t stop there. I wanted to know about other players too. So I broadened my search, just looking for any players who had a bunch of 40-point games.
- I stumbled upon some info about Michael Jordan. He had 14 games with 40+ points and zero turnovers. That’s pretty impressive, considering how much he handled the ball.
- Then there’s Jerry West. This guy had 10 games in the NBA Finals where he scored 40 or more. Talk about performing under pressure!
- And of course, you can’t talk about scoring without mentioning LeBron James. He’s got the most games ever with at least 10 points, but that was just 1 game according to my findings!
Honestly, the whole thing was pretty straightforward. Just a few searches, a bit of reading, and some cross-referencing to make sure I wasn’t getting bad info.
It’s pretty cool to see how these legends stack up against each other. It really puts their achievements into perspective. But yeah, the biggest takeaway for me is that Wilt Chamberlain was an absolute beast when it came to scoring. 271 games with 40+ points? That record might just stand forever.