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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32.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.9

Antetokounmpo

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Jokić

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Sabonis

13.3

Towns

12.7

Jokić

APG Leaders

11.4

Young

10.5

Jokić

9.4

Cunningham

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

1.9

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1.8

Dunn

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Wembanyama

2.3

Kessler

2.2

Davis

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4.5

Curry

4.1

Edwards

4.0

Beasley

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Allen

71.6

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71.2

Kessler

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120.1

119.9

119.7

119.1

118.2

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106.4

109.5

109.8

110.0

110.9

111.4

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11.6

8.8

6.2

5.2

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

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14-45

15-44

16-44

18-42

21-39

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3,462.9

Jokić

3,120

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2,757.2

Tatum

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3,659.8

Jokić

3,110.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,918.3

Tatum

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35.7

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34.2

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32.4

Cunningham

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38.0

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37.9

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37.7

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1.67

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1.64

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24-34-1

24-33-1

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2	Celtics	42	18	.700	7.5
3	Knicks	39	20	.661	10.0
4	Bucks	34	25	.576	15.0
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 2/28	GSW	@	PHI	119-126
Fri 2/28	MIL	@	DAL	132-117
Fri 2/28	SAC	@	HOU	113-103
Fri 2/28	SAS	@	MEM	130-128
Fri 2/28	BKN	@	DET	94-115

Schedule

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

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32.3

30.9

29.1

14.1

13.3

12.7

11.4

10.5

9.4

3.0

1.9

1.8

3.8

2.3

2.2

4.5

4.1

4.0

72.7

71.6

71.2

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NBA Fantasy 2024-25

3,462.9

3,120

2,757.2

3,659.8

3,110.5

2,918.3

35.7

34.2

32.4

38.0

37.9

37.7

1.78

1.67

1.64

1.88

1.73

1.64

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.