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The '40-point NBA games since 1976-77' quiz

Created on March 25, 2026 | Total tries: 129 | Average Score: 30.3 out of 34 (89%) | Quiz FAQ

Donovan Mitchell and Paolo Banchero went blow-for-blow against each other on Tuesday night, but it was Mitchell’s 42 that led the Cavaliers past the Magic and Banchero’s 36 in a 136-131 victory.

While the Magic seem to be faltering at the wrong time of the season (the loss dropped them into the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference), the Cavaliers are trending in the opposite direction. Cleveland improved to 45-27 on the season, and while they are highly unlikely to catch the Detroit Pistons at the top of the East, they’re just two games behind Boston and New York for the second-seed.

Which brings us to today’s quiz. Tuesday was Mitchell’s 34th 40-point game of his career, the 27th-most since the NBA/ABA merger. With that being said, can you name the NBA players with at least 30 40-point games in their career since the merger?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: # of Games / Team(s) with 40-point game / Most recent season with 40-point game | Created on March 25, 2026 | Total tries: 129 | Average Score: 30.3 out of 34 (89%) | Quiz FAQ

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173 / CHI, WAS / 2002-03

122 / LAL / 2015-16

107 / OKC, HOU, BK, LAC / 2025-26

79 / PHI, DEN / 2007-08

79 / CLE, MIA, LAL / 2024-25

75 / GSW / 2025-26

74 / SEA, OKC, GSW, BK, PHX, HOU / 2025-26

68 / SA, CHI / 1985-86

60 / POR, MIL / 2024-25

59 / DAL, LAL / 2025-26

56 / ATL, LAC, BOS / 1994-95

56 / MIL / 2025-26

52 / LAL, UTAH, DET / 1987-88

50 / OKC, HOU, WAS / 2020-21

49 / ORL, LAL, MIA, PHX / 2008-09

49 / PHI / 2025-26

47 / BOS / 1991-92

45 / NJ, GSW, NYK, WAS / 1990-91

45 / ORL, HOU / 2007-08

45 / NO, LAL / 2024-25

44 / UTAH / 2002-03

39 / PHX / 2025-26

37 / CLE, BOS, BK, DAL / 2024-25

36 / DEN, NYK / 2016-17

34 / MIA / 2014-15

34 / ATL / 2024-25

34 / UTAH, CLE / 2025-26

34 / DEN / 2025-26

33 / OKC / 2025-26

33 / DEN / 1988-89

32 / HOU / 1996-97

32 / TOR, NJ, ORL / 2009-10

31 / WAS, PHX / 2023-24

30 / NYK / 1995-96

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