Who has the most points in an NBA game with fewer than 30 minutes?

Klay Thompson scored a career-high 60 points in 29.1 minutes, the most ever in a game with fewer than 30 minutes.

Interpreted as:

Who has the most points in an NBA regular season game with fewer than 30 minutes?

	NAME	DATE	TM	OPP	PTS	MIN	+/-	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	PF
1	Klay Thompson	12/5/2016	GSW	vs. IND	60	29	37	2	1	0	0	8	63.6	90.9	0	21	33	14	57.1	10	11	0
2	Klay Thompson	10/29/2018	GSW	@ CHI	52	27	28	4	0	2	0	14	62.1	100.0	2	18	29	24	58.3	2	2	2
3	Damian Lillard	2/9/2018	POR	@ SAC	50	29	18	1	6	3	0	8	61.5	100.0	2	16	26	13	61.5	10	10	2
4	CJ McCollum	1/31/2018	POR	vs. CHI	50	29	29	5	2	1	0	6	72.0	100.0	3	18	25	9	66.7	8	8	1
5	Kemba Walker	3/22/2018	CHA	vs. MEM	46	28	47	3	4	1	0	10	72.2	100.0	2	13	18	14	71.4	10	10	1
6	Stephen Curry	4/13/2016	GSW	vs. MEM	46	30	19	4	6	2	0	10	62.5	100.0	2	15	24	19	52.6	6	6	2
7	Stephen Curry	1/6/2018	GSW	@ LAC	45	30	28	6	3	3	0	8	52.4	93.8	2	11	21	16	50.0	15	16	2
8	JR Smith	4/13/2009	DEN	vs. SAC	45	30	23	4	1	1	0	11	59.1	100.0	0	13	22	18	61.1	8	8	0
9	Klay Thompson	1/21/2019	GSW	@ LAL	44	27	29	3	2	0	1	10	85.0		2	17	20	11	90.9	0	0	2
10	James Harden	1/11/2019	HOU	vs. CLE	43	30	28	10	12	2	2	8	50.0	100.0	4	12	24	16	50.0	11	11	2
11	Stephen Curry	1/28/2017	GSW	vs. LAC	43	29	42	9	6	0	0	9	65.2	100.0	2	15	23	15	60.0	4	4	1
12	Larry Bird	3/18/1986	BOS	vs. CLE	43	29		8	3	3	0	5	70.8	100.0	1	17	24	6	83.3	4	4	0
13	Klay Thompson	4/13/2015	GSW	vs. MEM	42	30	25	5	3	1	0	8	75.0	100.0	2	15	20	10	80.0	4	4	0
14	George Gervin	11/10/1984	SAS	vs. CLE	42	27		2	1	0	1	0	78.3	100.0	0	18	23	0		6	6	0
15	Kyle Kuzma	1/9/2019	LAL	vs. DET	41	29	14	2	0	0	0	5	66.7	66.7	2	16	24	10	50.0	4	6	2
16	Stephon Marbury	11/11/2000	NJN	vs. SEA	41	29	24	5	9	2	0	2	65.4	62.5	2	17	26	4	50.0	5	8	3
17	Patrick Ewing	4/13/1988	NYK	vs. IND	41	26		11	2	2	1	0	75.0	83.3	1	18	24	0		5	6	2
18	David Thompson	1/2/1982	DEN	@ SAS	41	27		2	0	0	2	0	61.9	78.9	3	13	21	0		15	19	5
19	James Harden	2/11/2017	HOU	vs. PHX	40	29	26	6	8	0	0	8	52.9	87.5	8	9	17	15	53.3	14	16	2
20	Anthony Davis	1/9/2017	NOP	@ NYK	40	29	26	18	2	0	3	1	63.6	91.7	0	14	22	1	100.0	11	12	2
21	Dirk Nowitzki	3/3/2012	DAL	vs. UTA	40	29	8	6	0	1	0	3	66.7	90.0	4	14	21	8	37.5	9	10	2
22	Rodrigue Beaubois	3/27/2010	DAL	@ GSW	40	30	21	8	3	0	3	9	68.2	100.0	1	15	22	11	81.8	1	1	2
23	Rik Smits	4/22/1994	IND	vs. PHI	40	27		11	4	2	1	0	70.8	85.7	2	17	24	0		6	7	1
24	Sleepy Floyd	2/26/1991	HOU	@ DEN	40	24		2	3	2	0	1	64.0	100.0	1	16	25	3	33.3	7	7	2
25	Gail Goodrich	11/25/1973	LAL	vs. POR	40	29		4	9	2	0		85.7	88.9		12	14			16	18	3

Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1984-85 season.

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.6

121.4

121.1

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.5

111.5

111.6

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.6

9.5

9.2

8.6

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,361.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,275.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,367

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,345.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

17-10

17-9

15-9-1

16-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-19

8-17

9-18

10-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	7	.731	1.5
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	5.5
5	76ers	14	11	.560	6.0
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	12	.556	6.0
8	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	6.5
9	Hawks	15	13	.536	6.5
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	2	.926
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	8.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	10.0
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	12.0
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.5
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.5
13	Kings	6	21	.222	19.0
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	19.0
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/16	NYK	@	MIA	113-115
Sun 11/16	CHA	@	TOR	108-110
Sun 11/16	DAL	@	MIN	96-120
Sun 11/16	OKC	@	NOP	126-109
Sun 11/16	CHI	@	DEN	130-127

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/19	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	MIA	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	SAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM