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
55
10
.846
2
Celtics Celtics
47
19
.712
8.5
3
Knicks Knicks
42
23
.646
13.0
4
Bucks Bucks
36
28
.563
18.5
5
Pacers Pacers
36
28
.563
18.5
6
Pistons Pistons
37
29
.561
18.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
54
12
.818
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
42
24
.636
12.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
42
24
.636
12.0
4
Lakers Lakers
40
23
.635
12.5
5
Rockets Rockets
41
25
.621
13.0
6
Warriors Warriors
37
28
.569
16.5

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Scores

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

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