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
StatMuse has game-level data for minutes going back to the 1984-85 season.

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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
49
10
.831
2
Celtics Celtics
42
18
.700
7.5
3
Knicks Knicks
39
20
.661
10.0
4
Bucks Bucks
34
25
.576
15.0
5
Pacers Pacers
33
25
.569
15.5
6
Pistons Pistons
34
27
.557
16.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
48
11
.814
2
Nuggets Nuggets
39
21
.650
9.5
3
Lakers Lakers
37
21
.638
10.5
4
Grizzlies Grizzlies
38
22
.633
10.5
5
Rockets Rockets
37
23
.617
11.5
6
Clippers Clippers
32
27
.542
16.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
2/28
GSW GSW
@
PHI PHI
119-126
Fri
2/28
MIL MIL
@
DAL DAL
132-117
Fri
2/28
SAC SAC
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HOU HOU
113-103
Fri
2/28
SAS SAS
@
MEM MEM
130-128
Fri
2/28
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@
DET DET
94-115

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
3/5
DAL DAL
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Wed
3/5
MIN MIN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
3/5
UTA UTA
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Wed
3/5
POR POR
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
3/5
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM