highest points per 36 minute in a game with at least 25 points

Kevin Love has the most points / minutes played / 36 in a game with 25+ points, with 78.28 against the Bucks on April 10, 2022.

Interpreted as:
highest points per 36 minute by a player in a regular-season game with at least 25 points
NAMEPTS/(MIN/36)PTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Love
K. Love
78.28
32
15
4/10/2022
vs
10
2
1
0
10
16
62.5
8
11
72.7
4
6
66.7
85.8
2
8
0
1
+15
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
75
100
48
3/2/1962
25
2
36
63
57.1
28
32
87.5
64.9
2
3Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
74.35
60
29
12/5/2016
vs
2
1
0
0
21
33
63.6
8
14
57.1
10
11
90.9
79.3
0
2
0
0
+37
4Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
71.31
83
42
3/10/2026
vs
9
3
2
2
20
43
46.5
7
22
31.8
36
43
83.7
67.0
1
8
5
3
+20
5Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
70.51
52
27
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
6James Harden
J. Harden
70.4
60
31
11/30/2019
vs
3
8
3
1
16
24
66.7
8
14
57.1
20
23
87.0
87.9
0
3
5
3
+50
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
69.54
81
42
1/22/2006
vs
6
2
3
1
28
46
60.9
7
13
53.8
18
20
90.0
73.9
2
4
3
1
+25
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
68.79
70
37
1/22/2024
vs
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
68.73
63
33
4/9/1978
@
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
67.88
62
33
12/20/2005
vs
8
0
3
0
18
31
58.1
4
10
40.0
22
25
88.0
73.8
3
5
2
3
+35
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
66.58
50
27
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
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
66.55
61
33
1/27/1990
vs
18
2
3
0
21
26
80.8
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
13Paul George
P. George
66.05
37
20
11/16/2019
vs
4
3
2
1
10
17
58.8
6
11
54.5
11
11
100.0
84.7
2
2
3
0
+28
14Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
65.26
71
39
2/26/2023
vs
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
15Quintin Dailey
Q. Dailey
65.14
38
21
1/28/1986
@
2
2
2
0
12
19
63.2
0
0
14
18
77.8
70.6
2
0
0
2
16Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
64.8
36
20
4/15/1988
vs
2
3
1
0
10
14
71.4
1
2
50.0
15
15
100.0
87.4
1
1
0
1
17Sandro Mamukelashvili
S. Mamukelashvili
62.93
34
19
3/19/2025
vs
9
3
1
0
13
14
92.9
7
7
100.0
1
1
100.0
117.7
5
4
0
1
+22
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
62.15
37
21
1/14/2020
vs
9
4
0
1
12
17
70.6
3
5
60.0
10
12
83.3
83.0
3
6
1
1
+32
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
61.91
64
37
12/13/2023
vs
14
3
4
1
20
28
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
20Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
61.83
60
35
3/15/2022
@
6
4
4
1
20
31
64.5
8
12
66.7
12
13
92.3
81.7
2
4
1
3
+36
21Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
61.77
33
19
1/24/2021
vs
3
1
2
0
13
20
65.0
3
4
75.0
4
4
100.0
75.8
0
3
1
3
+31
22CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
61.5
50
29
1/31/2018
vs
5
2
1
0
18
25
72.0
6
9
66.7
8
8
100.0
87.7
1
4
3
1
+29
23Stephen Curry
S. Curry
61.23
62
36
1/3/2021
vs
5
4
0
0
18
31
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
24David Thompson
D. Thompson
61.12
73
43
4/9/1978
@
7
2
0
1
28
38
73.7
17
20
85.0
78.0
3
4
4
2
25Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
61.05
50
29
2/9/2018
@
1
6
3
0
16
26
61.5
8
13
61.5
10
10
100.0
82.2
0
1
2
2
+18
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