Sleepy Floyd has played the fewest minutes in a game with 40+ points, with 24 minutes on the court versus the Nuggets on February 26, 1991.
Interpreted as:
40 or more points in the least minutes by a player in a regular-season game| NAME | MIN | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | S. Floyd | 24 | 40 | 2/26/1991 | @ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 71.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2 |  | P. Ewing | 26 | 41 | 4/13/1988 | vs | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 77.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 |  | V. Wembanyama | 26 | 40 | 2/10/2026 | @ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 79.1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 4 | | V. Wembanyama | 26 | 40 | 4/10/2026 | vs | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 71.8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | +10 | ||
| 5 |  | K. Thompson | 27 | 52 | 10/29/2018 | @ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 87.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +28 | ||
| 6 | | K. Thompson | 27 | 44 | 1/21/2019 | @ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 0 | 0 | 110.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +29 | |||
| 7 |  | R. Smits | 27 | 40 | 4/22/1994 | vs | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 73.9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 8 |  | G. Gervin | 27 | 42 | 11/10/1984 | vs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 81.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 |  | D. Thompson | 27 | 41 | 1/2/1982 | @ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 69.8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 10 |  | J. Embiid | 27 | 50 | 1/19/2022 | vs | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 82.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | +24 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Booker | 28 | 44 | 3/8/2023 | vs | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 87.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +33 | ||
| 12 |  | G. Allen | 28 | 42 | 11/10/2025 | vs | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 98.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +22 | ||
| 13 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 28 | 44 | 10/22/2022 | vs | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 82.3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | +23 | ||
| 14 |  | Z. Williamson | 28 | 40 | 2/8/2025 | @ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 77.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +4 | |||
| 15 |  | K. Walker | 28 | 46 | 3/22/2018 | vs | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 102.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +47 | ||
| 16 |  | K. Leonard | 29 | 43 | 1/14/2020 | vs | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 81.4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +39 | ||
| 17 |  | J. Brunson | 29 | 44 | 1/12/2025 | vs | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 74.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +23 | ||
| 18 |  | D. Nowitzki | 29 | 40 | 3/3/2012 | vs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 78.7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 19 | | V. Wembanyama | 29 | 41 | 4/1/2026 | @ | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 80.3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | +16 | ||
| 20 |  | J. Brown | 29 | 42 | 12/30/2020 | vs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 88.8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +22 | ||
| 21 |  | S. Curry | 29 | 43 | 1/28/2017 | vs | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 86.8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | +42 | ||
| 22 |  | A. Davis | 29 | 40 | 1/9/2017 | @ | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 73.3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | +26 | ||
| 23 |  | S. Marbury | 29 | 41 | 11/11/2000 | vs | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 69.4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +24 | ||
| 24 |  | L. Bird | 29 | 43 | 3/18/1986 | vs | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 83.5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 25 |  | G. Goodrich | 29 | 40 | 11/25/1973 | vs | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 91.2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
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