List of 40-plus point games by Michael Jordan

Jordan performing a slam dunk

Michael Jordan is an American former basketball player who spent 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 13 as a member of the Chicago Bulls and 2 playing for the Washington Wizards. Jordan's scoring achievements include the following NBA records: 10 scoring titles, of which 7 were in successive seasons; career averages of 30.12 (regular season) and 33.45 (playoffs) points per game; 63 points in a single playoff game and eight 50-plus point games in the playoffs. Jordan is ranked fifth on the all-time regular season scoring list, with 32,292 total points, and second all-time on the playoff scoring list, with 5,987 total points. Jordan is also one of 5 players in NBA history to log multiple 60-point games, and, along with Elgin Baylor, the only player to score 60 or more points in a playoff game.

Jordan scored 40 or more points in a game 173 times in the regular season and 38 times in the playoffs, for a total of 211 games, which place him second on the all-time list (behind Wilt Chamberlain's 284 games).

Key

Bold		Denotes playoff game
		Denotes game in which Jordan's team lost
OT		Game went into overtime
MP	Minutes played		FG	Field goals made		3PM	Three-point field goals made
3PA	Three-point field goals attempted		FT	Free throws made		FTA	Free throws attempted
Pts	Points		Reb	Rebounds		Ast	Assists
Stl	Steals		Blk	Blocks

List of games

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60–plus points

Points	Date	Team	Opponent	Score	MP	FG	FGA	3PM	3PA	FT	FTA	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Notes
69	March 28, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	117–113 (OT)	50	23	37	2	6	21	23	18	6	2	1
64	January 16, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Orlando Magic	124–128 (OT)	47	27	49	1	5	9	11	6	1	5	0
63	April 20, 1986	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	131–135 (2OT)	53	22	41	0	0	19	21	5	6	3	2
61	April 16, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks	114–117	41	22	38	0	3	17	21	10	1	4	1
	March 4, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	125–120	43	22	39	0	0	17	18	7	3	3	3

50–plus points

Points	Date	Team	Opponent	Score	MP	FG	FGA	3PM	3PA	FT	FTA	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Notes
59	April 3, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	112–110	42	21	27	0	1	17	19	4	6	2	2
58	February 26, 1987	Chicago Bulls	New Jersey Nets	128–113	37	16	25	0	0	26	27	8	3	3	2
57	December 23, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets	107–98	42	22	37	6	8	7	8	2	10	3	1
56	April 29, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Miami Heat	119–114	43	20	30	0	0	16	18	5	5	4	2
	March 24, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	93–91	44	22	32	0	1	12	15	7	3	8	0
55	April 27, 1997	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets	109–104	44	22	35	1	2	10	10	7	2	2	0
	March 28, 1995	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	113–111	39	21	37	3	4	10	11	4	2	1	0
	June 16, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	111–105	46	21	37	0	1	13	18	8	4	0	0
	May 1, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	106–101	44	24	45	0	0	7	7	6	3	4	1
54	May 31, 1993	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	105–95	39	18	30	6	9	12	14	6	2	2	1
	November 20, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	118–120 (OT)	47	21	39	1	2	11	14	13	7	1	3
	November 3, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	124–119 (OT)	47	19	31	1	2	15	17	14	6	3	1
53	March 7, 1996	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	102–81	38	21	28	2	4	9	10	11	2	6	0
	January 21, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	107–116	41	20	28	0	0	13	15	14	8	2	1
	April 12, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers	116–95	42	19	27	0	0	15	18	4	8	4	2
	January 8, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	121–117	43	20	34	0	0	13	16	4	5	3	2
52	March 12, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Charlotte Hornets	123–108	43	21	35	2	4	8	9	9	5	2	1
	December 20, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Orlando Magic	109–110	45	20	37	2	3	10	10	5	7	4	0
	November 9, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	110–104	42	18	33	2	4	14	16	3	2	9	2
	November 26, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Denver Nuggets	123–128	44	19	27	3	5	11	14	11	7	1	0
	November 16, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	110–123	43	24	29	0	1	4	4	9	1	4	2
	February 26, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	96–104	43	21	34	0	2	10	12	8	3	2	3
	December 17, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	111–100	41	20	31	0	0	12	12	3	6	4	1
51	December 29, 2001	Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets	107–90	38	21	38	0	2	9	10	7	4	3	0
	January 21, 1997	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	88–87	43	18	30	5	8	10	11	4	4	2	0
	March 19, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets	106–100	43	19	30	1	1	12	15	11	3	1	1
50	November 6, 1996	Chicago Bulls	Miami Heat	106–100	40	18	33	1	2	13	14	6	0	1	1
	March 24, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Denver Nuggets	116–103	41	18	31	2	3	12	13	6	6	3	0
	May 5, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	105–108 (OT)	43	14	28	0	1	22	27	3	4	3	0
	February 16, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	117–116	40	16	26	1	2	17	18	8	5	3	0
	April 28, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	104–93	44	19	35	0	0	12	12	7	2	2	2
	March 18, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	113–103	42	19	32	1	2	11	11	5	9	5	1
	April 13, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	114–107	41	16	31	0	1	18	22	9	4	4	3
	November 1, 1986	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	108–103	41	15	31	0	0	20	22	6	3	4	3

40–plus points

Points	Date	Team	Opponent	Score	MP	FG	FGA	3PM	3PA	FT	FTA	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Notes
49	November 21, 1997	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Clippers	111–102 (2OT)	52	18	38	0	2	13	19	5	5	1	1
	November 24, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors	101–92	44	18	30	1	3	12	14	5	7	1	1
	May 11, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	112–118	42	19	34	4	11	7	9	5	5	4	1
	March 30, 1990	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	107–106 (OT)	45	20	34	1	3	8	9	12	4	5	2
	February 14, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Orlando Magic	129–135 (OT)	47	21	43	0	2	7	10	7	2	0	1
	March 23, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	118–102	42	20	35	0	1	9	12	13	2	0	2
	February 19, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Sacramento Kings	111–90	38	19	27	0	0	11	14	3	3	3	3
	November 21, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	132–144 (OT)	44	17	38	0	2	15	17	6	8	6	1
	March 11, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	108–117	44	19	34	1	1	10	11	8	7	2	4
	January 30, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	112–121	41	19	35	0	4	11	12	2	5	3	2
	April 17, 1986	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	104–123	43	18	36	0	0	13	15	4	2	2	1
	February 12, 1985	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	139–126	45	19	31	0	0	11	13	15	5	4	0
48	January 13, 1996	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	120–93	34	18	28	5	7	7	7	10	2	1	1
	April 28, 1995	Chicago Bulls	Charlotte Hornets	108–100 (OT)	47	18	32	1	4	11	11	9	8	1	1
	May 1, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	112–119	46	20	35	1	5	7	9	9	5	1	2
	January 20, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks	104–101	41	17	29	0	2	14	16	10	9	3	0
	November 14, 1986	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	98–110	41	17	33	1	1	13	14	5	1	2	1
47	December 27, 1997	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks	97–90	36	18	26	0	0	11	13	4	2	3	1
	April 16, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	119–105	35	15	25	0	3	17	21	7	5	5	0
	March 20, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Washington Wizards	126–101	31	16	27	2	2	13	15	8	4	2	0
	May 26, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	107–102	43	17	32	2	2	11	13	10	4	1	0
	April 1, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Miami Heat	111–103	41	20	29	1	2	6	9	6	7	3	3
	May 14, 1989	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	106–93	42	12	18	0	1	23	28	11	6	1	2
	April 13, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers	105–109	46	17	30	0	1	13	14	11	13	4	2
	April 19, 1988	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	121–118	40	18	27	0	2	11	13	5	2	2	1
	December 2, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	105–101	39	17	27	0	0	13	16	4	9	3	3
	January 17, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	105–89	44	17	34	0	0	13	14	10	6	4	1
	January 3, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	124–119	38	16	35	0	2	15	17	4	2	1	0
46	May 11, 1996	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	99–102	51	17	35	2	5	10	13	4	2	2	0
	January 15, 1996	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets	116–109	39	16	31	3	7	11	11	4	2	1	0
	June 12, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	119–106	42	14	23	2	4	16	19	5	4	0	1
	April 24, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Miami Heat	113–94	41	21	34	0	0	4	4	11	9	3	1
	February 17, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	112–113	43	21	32	0	1	4	5	4	6	0	0
	November 2, 1991	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	107–109	42	19	29	1	2	7	7	3	3	5	1
	May 10, 1991	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	97–99	42	20	34	0	0	6	9	4	6	1	4
	April 15, 1991	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	103–94	39	17	27	0	1	12	14	5	2	3	2
	May 27, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	99–97	45	16	26	0	3	14	15	7	5	5	0
	April 24, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	115–108	44	16	25	0	1	14	15	6	6	1	1
	February 21, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	111–113	45	16	31	0	2	14	15	4	9	3	1
	March 22, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	113–115	43	14	26	0	2	18	20	1	6	4	0
45	February 1, 2003	Washington Wizards	New Orleans Hornets	109–104	44	18	33	0	0	9	10	3	6	1	1
	December 31, 2001	Washington Wizards	New Jersey Nets	98–76	39	16	32	1	3	12	13	10	7	3	0
	June 14, 1998	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	87–86	44	15	35	3	7	12	15	1	1	4	0
	January 18, 1998	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets	106–100	41	16	29	2	2	11	12	3	3	3	1
	February 2, 1997	Chicago Bulls	Seattle SuperSonics	91–84	45	19	28	2	3	5	6	7	3	1	0
	December 28, 1996	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	102–97	42	13	25	0	1	19	20	7	5	3	0
	May 27, 1996	Chicago Bulls	Orlando Magic	106–101	44	16	23	3	4	10	14	3	5	1	1
	December 9, 1995	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	118–106	42	16	28	0	0	13	16	5	4	2	0
	May 13, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	111–101	42	16	31	1	2	12	13	6	11	2	2
	May 9, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	101–96	43	18	36	1	3	8	8	8	7	3	0
	April 20, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	116–120	35	21	29	0	2	3	3	8	9	3	0
	March 10, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers	117–105	39	17	27	1	2	10	10	7	3	5	1
	January 12, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Charlotte Hornets	107–95	40	19	28	0	1	7	9	4	6	1	0
	November 8, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves	96–84	40	15	24	1	1	14	14	6	2	2	0
	January 9, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	113–91	38	17	23	0	0	11	14	3	8	4	0
	February 13, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Seattle SuperSonics	106–98	41	14	28	0	0	17	19	3	6	2	2
	December 3, 1986	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	94–99	40	17	33	0	2	11	13	3	3	6	1
	January 26, 1985	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks	117–104	43	17	24	0	0	11	11	8	10	0	4
	December 27, 1984	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	112–108	44	20	33	0	1	5	5	7	11	3	0
	November 13, 1984	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs	120–117	43	18	27	1	1	8	11	10	4	3	2
44	November 16, 2001	Washington Wizards	Utah Jazz	92–101	41	17	33	1	2	9	11	7	3	1	0
	April 18, 1998	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	111–109	40	11	24	0	0	22	24	3	3	1	0
	January 9, 1998	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	90–89	41	17	33	1	4	9	10	4	2	3	1
	January 2, 1998	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	114–100	43	15	22	1	1	13	15	5	1	2	0
	November 23, 1996	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	100–105	39	17	32	0	6	10	12	6	4	2	1
	May 5, 1996	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	91–84	41	17	35	1	5	9	9	5	2	0	0
	February 18, 1996	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers	110–102	42	16	29	3	4	9	10	5	7	3	2
	June 13, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	121–129	57	19	43	3	9	3	6	6	2	1
	March 30, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	109–113	40	19	31	0	6	6	7	3	5	4	0
	March 28, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	126–102	37	21	32	0	1	2	2	4	6	3	0
	January 3, 1992	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	108–113	40	19	29	0	2	6	8	6	7	1	0
	November 6, 1991	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	132–113	38	16	26	3	4	9	9	3	6	1	1
	April 2, 1991	Chicago Bulls	Orlando Magic	106–102	41	17	26	0	0	10	12	4	6	5	2
	February 3, 1990	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs	111–112	46	17	32	2	4	8	8	3	5	2	0
	January 18, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors	132–107	33	17	30	7	12	3	3	12	8	1	2
	May 7, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	101–100	44	17	32	1	1	9	13	9	6	1	0
	May 3, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	101–94	39	18	34	1	1	7	9	7	10	5	1
	May 5, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	91–97	42	18	25	0	0	8	9	5	4	4	2
	April 17, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	105–97	38	17	29	0	1	10	14	3	6	4	3
	December 12, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets	112–103	40	16	28	0	0	12	12	3	9	5	5
	March 16, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	96–97	43	15	28	0	1	14	14	4	5	4	0
	December 27, 1986	Chicago Bulls	Indiana Pacers	105–93	36	20	29	0	0	4	4	4	3	0	2
43	February 21, 2003	Washington Wizards	New Jersey Nets	89–86	43	18	30	0	0	7	8	10	3	4	1
	February 11, 1997	Chicago Bulls	Charlotte Hornets	103–100	42	16	24	1	2	10	14	5	4	3	0
	May 11, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	91–84	42	16	30	0	4	11	11	0	4	3	1
	March 24, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Philadelphia 76ers	113–100	39	20	29	2	4	1	2	2	4	3	0
	April 7, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Dallas Mavericks	109–108	40	15	26	3	5	10	13	3	4	2	1
	March 24, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Sacramento Kings	113–116	39	16	28	2	3	9	10	5	6	5	0
	March 8, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	94–98	47	12	29	0	6	19	22	7	4	7	0
	February 27, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Milwaukee Bucks	106–96	41	13	25	0	1	17	19	6	6	3	0
	January 5, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Orlando Magic	127–116	41	19	31	2	5	3	3	4	6	4	0
	December 27, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	96–107	42	18	30	1	1	6	6	12	4	3	0
	February 22, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	102–98	39	16	29	0	0	11	15	4	6	8	5
	February 16, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Sacramento Kings	120–124 (OT)	48	13	30	0	1	17	18	7	6	5	4
	January 15, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets	96–107	43	17	43	1	4	8	9	3	3	2	1
	December 23, 1986	Chicago Bulls	Cleveland Cavaliers	108–92	35	18	33	0	1	7	7	5	6	2	0
	December 6, 1986	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs	97–106	44	18	38	0	2	7	7	5	3	1	1
	December 5, 1986	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	112–114	41	15	37	0	0	13	17	4	2	3	1
42	March 8, 1998	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	102–89	43	17	33	1	2	7	9	8	6	3	1
	November 3, 1995	Chicago Bulls	Charlotte Hornets	105–91	39	16	29	3	7	7	9	6	7	0	0
	June 11, 1993	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	111–108	40	18	36	2	2	4	5	12	9	2	0
	January 24, 1993	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs	99–103	44	16	35	0	2	10	11	11	3	4	2
	December 25, 1992	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	89–77	41	15	34	0	4	12	16	8	5	3	1
	May 17, 1992	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	110–81	42	15	29	0	0	12	13	6	4	2	3
	March 28, 1991	Chicago Bulls	New Jersey Nets	128–94	30	16	26	10	11	1	4	0	2
	December 27, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors	128–113	34	17	25	1	2	7	7	14	7	3	1
	May 28, 1990	Chicago Bulls	Detroit Pistons	108–101	43	13	26	0	1	16	19	4	9	4	3
	January 21, 1990	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	117–109	41	10	17	4	5	18	20	10	7	4	2
	January 15, 1989	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	110–104	41	13	23	0	3	16	17	9	11	8	0
	December 20, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	116–103	39	11	23	2	3	18	22	7	8	4	0
	November 12, 1988	Chicago Bulls	New Jersey Nets	91–97	43	17	31	0	3	8	12	7	6	3	1
	January 22, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	118–108	38	17	25	0	0	8	8	4	13	4	4
	January 12, 1988	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	97–104	43	19	35	0	1	4	5	4	6	3	1
	April 27, 1987	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics	96–105	45	14	29	2	3	12	14	4	4	0	4
	January 5, 1985	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks	113–119	42	16	25	0	0	10	11	7	4	2	1

Notes

^A Double overtime

External links

• Michael Jordan 40-plus point games from basketball-reference.com

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