Who was the last player to score 50 points in less than 30 minutes in a game

CJ McCollum is the second player in the last 30 seasons to score 50 points in less than 30 minutes.

The other was Klay Thompson when he scored 60 points in 3 quarters.

Interpreted as:

Who was the last player to score 50 points in less than 30 minutes in a regular season game?

	NAME	DATE	TM	OPP	PTS	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TO	FGM	FGA	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	PF
1	C.J. McCollum	1/31/2018	POR	vs. CHI	50	29.3	5	2	1	0	6	72.0	100.0	3	18	25	9	66.7	8	8	1
2	Klay Thompson	12/5/2016	GSW	vs. IND	60	29.1	2	1	0	0	8	63.6	90.9	0	21	33	14	57.1	10	11	0

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Antetokounmpo

29.0

Jokić

RPG Leaders

14.1

Sabonis

13.2

Towns

12.9

Jokić

APG Leaders

11.5

Young

10.4

Jokić

9.3

Cunningham

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

1.8

Dunn

1.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.5

Kessler

1.9

Lopez

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

4.1

Edwards

3.9

Beasley

TS% Leaders

72.4

Allen

71.6

Gafford

70.9

Duren

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

120.1

119.7

119.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.2

109.9

110.0

110.7

111.3

111.4

NetRtg Rankings

12.5

11.3

8.7

5.7

4.5

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

13-51

15-51

16-49

18-48

22-43

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,842.7

Jokić

3,464.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,965.3

Tatum

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,056

Jokić

3,458.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

3,141.8

Tatum

USG% Leaders

35.6

Antetokounmpo

34.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

32.7

Cunningham

MPG Leaders

37.9

Hart

37.8

Bridges

37.7

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.76

Jokić

1.67

Antetokounmpo

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

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1.86

Jokić

1.73

Antetokounmpo

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

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43-22

40-24-2

39-25-2

38-26-2

36-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

23-41-1

25-40-1

27-38-1

28-36

28-36-1

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Cavaliers	55	10	.846
2	Celtics	47	19	.712	8.5
3	Knicks	42	23	.646	13.0
4	Bucks	36	28	.563	18.5
5	Pacers	36	28	.563	18.5
6	Pistons	37	29	.561	18.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	54	12	.818
2	Grizzlies	42	24	.636	12.0
3	Nuggets	42	24	.636	12.0
4	Lakers	40	23	.635	12.5
5	Rockets	41	25	.621	13.0
6	Warriors	37	28	.569	16.5

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 3/11	MIN	@	DEN	115-95
Tue 3/11	NYK	@	POR	114-113
Tue 3/11	LAC	@	MIA	119-104
Tue 3/11	PHX	@	HOU	104-111
Tue 3/11	DAL	@	SAS	116-126

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/17	PHI	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 3/17	DET	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Mon 3/17	MIA	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sun 3/16	OKC	@	MIL	9:00 PM
Sun 3/16	CHA	@	LAC	7:00 PM

CJ McCollum is the second player in the last 30 seasons to score 50 points in less than 30 minutes. The other was Klay Thompson when he scored 60 points in 3 quarters.

Interpreted as:

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

32.8

30.7

29.0

14.1

13.2

12.9

11.5

10.4

9.3

3.0

1.8

1.8

3.8

2.5

1.9

4.5

4.1

3.9

72.4

71.6

70.9

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

3,842.7

3,464.4

2,965.3

4,056

3,458.8

3,141.8

35.6

34.4

32.7

37.9

37.8

37.7

1.76

1.67

1.58

1.86

1.73

1.57

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule

CJ McCollum is the second player in the last 30 seasons to score 50 points in less than 30 minutes.

The other was Klay Thompson when he scored 60 points in 3 quarters.