in less than 40 minutes most points in a game ever

Damian Lillard has the most points in a game with fewer than 40 minutes played, with 71 points versus the Rockets on February 26, 2023.

Interpreted as:
in less than 40 minutes most points by a player in a regular-season game ever
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
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
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
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
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
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
4George Gervin
G. Gervin
63
33
4/9/1978
@
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
5Jerry West
J. West
63
39
1/17/1962
vs
3
3
22
36
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
38
1/26/2024
@
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
7Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
38
1/22/2024
vs
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
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
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
62
39
1/24/2014
vs
13
0
0
0
23
35
65.7
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
78.7
1
12
0
1
+34
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
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
11James Harden
J. Harden
61
37
3/22/2019
vs
7
1
3
0
19
34
55.9
9
13
69.2
14
17
82.4
73.5
2
5
3
3
+18
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
61
37
2/2/2009
@
0
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
3
6
50.0
20
20
100.0
76.6
0
0
2
1
+19
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
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
14Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
40
1/25/2023
vs
7
8
3
0
21
29
72.4
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11
15Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
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
16Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
60
36
3/14/2022
@
17
3
1
0
19
31
61.3
7
11
63.6
15
16
93.8
78.9
2
15
6
5
+16
17Bradley Beal
B. Beal
60
38
1/6/2021
@
7
5
1
0
20
35
57.1
7
10
70.0
13
15
86.7
72.1
4
3
4
3
-9
18James Harden
J. Harden
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
19Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
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
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
59
37
11/13/2022
vs
11
8
1
7
19
28
67.9
1
5
20.0
20
24
83.3
76.5
1
10
5
3
+25
21James Harden
J. Harden
59
38
10/30/2019
@
3
9
1
0
18
32
56.3
6
14
42.9
17
18
94.4
73.9
1
2
4
3
+6
22Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
58
36
3/7/2017
vs
3
9
3
1
21
39
53.8
3
9
33.3
13
16
81.3
63.0
1
2
4
4
+7
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
58
37
2/26/1987
vs
8
3
3
2
16
25
64.0
0
0
26
27
96.3
78.6
1
7
3
4
24Julius Randle
J. Randle
57
37
3/20/2023
vs
4
1
0
0
19
29
65.5
8
14
57.1
11
13
84.6
82.1
0
4
4
4
-6
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
57
37
2/6/2021
@
2
5
1
0
19
31
61.3
11
19
57.9
8
8
100.0
82.6
0
2
3
3
+7
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1982-83 season.

More Trail Blazers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.5

Avdija

Deni Avdija

RPG

10.2

Clingan

Donovan Clingan

APG

6.5

Avdija

Deni Avdija
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.1

21st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

-3.3

19th

3P%

33.2

29th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
15
15
.500
11.5
9
13
16
.448
13.0
10
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
12
17
.414
14.0
11
11
19
.367
15.5
12
10
18
.357
15.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
@
10:00 PM
Fri
12/26
@
10:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
6:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
10:30 PM
Wed
12/31
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

23 - 6

110

Final

102

Mon 22 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
23
6
.793
2
20
8
.714
2.5
3
18
11
.621
5.0
4
16
11
.593
6.0
5
17
13
.567
6.5
6
16
13
.552
7.0
7
16
14
.533
7.5
8
15
14
.517
8.0
9
15
15
.500
8.5
10
13
15
.464
9.5
11
11
18
.379
12.0
12
9
20
.310
14.0
13
8
19
.296
14.0
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
5
22
.185
17.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
3
.897
2
21
7
.750
4.5
3
21
7
.750
4.5
4
19
8
.704
6.0
5
19
10
.655
7.0
6
17
9
.654
7.5
7
15
13
.536
10.5
8
15
15
.500
11.5
9
13
16
.448
13.0
10
12
17
.414
14.0
11
11
19
.367
15.5
12
10
18
.357
15.5
13
8
22
.267
18.5
14
7
21
.250
18.5
15
7
22
.241
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/20
@
115-118
Thu
11/20
@
113-114
Thu
11/20
@
112-109
Thu
11/20
@
127-123
Thu
11/20
@
144-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM