highest usage rate in a single game in nba history minimum 30 minutes

Kobe Bryant has the highest usage percentage in a game with 30+ minutes played, at 62.4 percent versus the Jazz on April 13, 2016.

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highest usage rate by a player in a single regular-season game in NBA history minimum 30 minutes
NAMEUSG%MINDATETMOPPPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
62.4
42
4/13/2016
vs
60
4
4
1
1
22
50
44.0
6
21
28.6
10
12
83.3
54.3
0
4
2
1
+7
2James Harden
J. Harden
60.6
34
1/14/2019
vs
57
9
2
2
1
17
33
51.5
6
15
40.0
17
18
94.4
69.6
2
7
5
4
+25
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
59.0
38
12/29/2001
vs
51
7
4
3
0
21
38
55.3
0
2
0.0
9
10
90.0
60.1
2
5
4
3
+24
4Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
58.0
36
3/7/2017
vs
58
3
9
3
1
21
39
53.8
3
9
33.3
13
16
81.3
63.0
1
2
4
4
+7
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
57.8
33
12/20/2005
vs
62
8
0
3
0
18
31
58.1
4
10
40.0
22
25
88.0
73.8
3
5
2
3
+35
6James Harden
J. Harden
57.8
37
1/5/2019
@
38
5
7
1
1
13
35
37.1
5
17
29.4
7
7
100.0
49.9
0
5
7
4
-14
7Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
57.7
42
3/10/2026
vs
83
9
3
2
2
20
43
46.5
7
22
31.8
36
43
83.7
67.0
1
8
5
3
+20
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
57.6
37
1/22/2024
vs
70
18
5
1
1
24
41
58.5
1
2
50.0
21
23
91.3
68.5
9
9
1
2
+11
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
57.2
36
2/2/2023
vs
54
19
2
0
0
21
39
53.8
2
8
25.0
10
15
66.7
59.2
4
15
3
2
+10
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
56.8
33
11/2/2016
@
35
6
5
3
0
14
30
46.7
0
7
0.0
7
9
77.8
51.5
1
5
10
4
+12
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
56.8
42
1/22/2006
vs
81
6
2
3
1
28
46
60.9
7
13
53.8
18
20
90.0
73.9
2
4
3
1
+25
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
56.6
38
2/17/2022
@
49
15
8
0
1
17
35
48.6
7
14
50.0
8
12
66.7
60.8
1
14
5
3
+21
13Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
56.5
38
1/22/2024
vs
62
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
56.0
41
4/16/1987
vs
61
10
1
4
1
22
38
57.9
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
64.6
5
5
3
3
15Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
55.5
36
1/4/2005
vs
55
11
3
0
2
18
28
64.3
0
0
19
25
76.0
70.5
3
8
3
3
+22
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
55.0
33
4/17/1997
vs
42
12
3
1
1
15
31
48.4
0
1
0.0
12
14
85.7
56.5
6
6
3
2
+9
17James Harden
J. Harden
54.6
40
1/23/2019
@
61
15
4
5
0
17
38
44.7
5
20
25.0
22
25
88.0
62.2
6
9
5
3
+19
18James Harden
J. Harden
54.5
39
11/16/2019
@
49
6
6
0
0
16
41
39.0
8
22
36.4
9
11
81.8
53.4
1
5
5
4
+16
19Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
54.4
31
12/14/2016
@
27
6
5
1
0
7
25
28.0
2
5
40.0
11
13
84.6
43.9
1
5
5
4
-6
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
54.1
37
3/2/2017
@
45
7
4
1
1
12
36
33.3
6
16
37.5
15
15
100.0
52.8
2
5
4
0
-7
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
54.1
36
1/23/2017
@
38
11
10
4
1
11
29
37.9
3
7
42.9
13
17
76.5
52.1
1
10
6
3
+4
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
54.1
46
11/7/2002
@
41
9
4
4
0
17
47
36.2
0
8
0.0
7
7
100.0
40.9
2
7
5
3
-3
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
53.7
39
2/26/2023
vs
71
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
24Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
53.5
37
11/13/2022
vs
59
11
8
1
7
19
28
67.9
1
5
20.0
20
24
83.3
76.5
1
10
5
3
+25
25Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
53.5
39
1/28/2015
vs
55
4
5
2
0
17
36
47.2
11
19
57.9
10
10
100.0
68.1
2
2
3
0
+12
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1984-85 season.

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