fewest minutes played in a 40 point game

Zion Williamson played the fewest minutes in a game with 40+ points this season, with 28 minutes on the court versus the Kings on February 8.

Interpreted as:

fewest minutes played by a player in a 40 or more point regular-season game this season

	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	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	28	40	2/8/2025	NOP	@	SAC	4	4	2	0	16	21	76.2	0	0		8	11	72.7	77.4	1	3	3	4	+4
2	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	29	44	1/12/2025	NYK	vs	MIL	5	6	1	0	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	7	8	87.5	74.5	1	4	1	0	+23
3	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29	40	1/16/2025	OKC	vs	CLE	3	8	2	0	17	26	65.4	1	5	20.0	5	5	100.0	70.9	0	3	2	1	+32
4	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	31	41	3/16/2025	MIN	vs	UTA	2	2	1	0	16	27	59.3	5	14	35.7	4	6	66.7	69.2	0	2	1	1	+31
5	CJ McCollum	31	50	1/3/2025	NOP	vs	WAS	3	2	0	0	18	27	66.7	10	16	62.5	4	4	100.0	86.9	1	2	1	2	+21
6	James Harden J. Harden	31	41	12/16/2024	LAC	vs	UTA	1	6	1	1	11	17	64.7	7	11	63.6	12	14	85.7	88.5	0	1	4	2	+27
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31	40	2/10/2025	DEN	vs	POR	7	8	3	1	15	22	68.2	2	7	28.6	8	8	100.0	78.4	1	6	5	2	+22
8	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	31	42	2/24/2025	SAC	vs	CHA	3	2	1	0	16	19	84.2	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	103.3	0	3	3	0	+36
9	James Harden J. Harden	32	43	11/27/2024	LAC	@	WAS	4	7	3	0	13	22	59.1	7	11	63.6	10	11	90.9	80.1	1	3	4	0	+25
10	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	32	50	11/13/2024	SAS	vs	WAS	6	2	1	3	18	29	62.1	8	16	50.0	6	9	66.7	75.8	1	5	1	3	+13
11	Jalen Williams J. Williams	33	41	3/2/2025	OKC	@	SAS	6	6	1	1	15	24	62.5	4	8	50.0	7	7	100.0	75.7	0	6	0	2	+12
12	Jordan Poole J. Poole	33	42	11/13/2024	WAS	@	SAS	2	6	2	0	15	22	68.2	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	85.2	0	2	3	5	-6
13	Anthony Davis A. Davis	33	40	12/15/2024	LAL	vs	MEM	16	2	2	1	15	22	68.2	1	4	25.0	9	12	75.0	73.3	4	12	4	4	+14
14	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	34	40	1/17/2025	CHI	vs	CHA	13	3	1	0	17	25	68.0	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	74.7	2	11	0	3	+5
15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	34	50	2/5/2025	OKC	vs	PHX	8	5	2	1	18	29	62.1	3	7	42.9	11	12	91.7	72.9	2	6	1	3	+42
16	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	34	41	12/7/2024	CLE	@	CHA	10	2	1	3	16	23	69.6	6	8	75.0	3	4	75.0	82.8	3	7	3	4	+19
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	56	2/27/2025	GSW	@	ORL	4	3	2	0	16	25	64.0	12	19	63.2	12	12	100.0	92.5	0	4	4	0	+15
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	34	40	12/31/2024	OKC	vs	MIN	3	2	4	0	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	7	9	77.8	74.2	1	2	3	1	+11
19	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	35	41	3/5/2025	OKC	@	MEM	2	8	2	0	14	25	56.0	3	5	60.0	10	10	100.0	69.7	0	2	4	5	+19
20	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	35	42	3/1/2025	MEM	vs	SAS	4	2	2	2	15	25	60.0	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	73.6	1	3	2	3	+10
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	35	48	12/8/2024	DEN	@	ATL	14	8	3	0	17	29	58.6	3	6	50.0	11	13	84.6	69.1	3	11	3	2	+25
22	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	35	43	11/10/2024	DAL	@	DEN	5	5	1	1	17	22	77.3	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	92.2	0	5	1	1	-6
23	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	35	41	2/28/2025	CLE	@	BOS	3	5	1	0	13	26	50.0	5	12	41.7	10	11	90.9	66.5	0	3	2	1	0
24	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	35	42	3/23/2025	MIA	vs	CHA	3	5	2	1	16	21	76.2	6	8	75.0	4	7	57.1	87.2	0	3	2	2	+22
25	Ja Morant J. Morant	35	44	3/14/2025	MEM	vs	CLE	8	7	1	0	17	22	77.3	1	4	25.0	9	10	90.0	83.3	0	8	2	3	-6