least amount of minutes in one game to record 70 points by a nba player

Joel Embiid has played the fewest minutes in a game with 70+ points, with 37 minutes on the court against the Spurs on January 22, 2024.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Minutes Played: player game data may be incomplete before 1982-83

	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	37	70	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	18	5	1	1	24	41	58.5	1	2	50.0	21	23	91.3	68.5	9	9	1	2	+11
2	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	39	71	2/26/2023	POR	vs	HOU	6	6	0	0	22	38	57.9	13	22	59.1	14	14	100.0	80.4	1	5	2	0	+21
3	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	42	83	3/10/2026	MIA	vs	WAS	9	3	2	2	20	43	46.5	7	22	31.8	36	43	83.7	67.0	1	8	5	3	+20
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	42	81	1/22/2006	LAL	vs	TOR	6	2	3	1	28	46	60.9	7	13	53.8	18	20	90.0	73.9	2	4	3	1	+25
5	David Thompson D. Thompson	43	73	4/9/1978	DEN	@	DET	7	2	0	1	28	38	73.7				17	20	85.0	78.0	3	4	4	2
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	44	71	4/24/1994	SAS	@	LAC	14	5	0	2	26	41	63.4	1	2	50.0	18	25	72.0	68.3	4	10	8	2
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	45	73	1/26/2024	DAL	@	ATL	10	7	1	0	25	33	75.8	8	13	61.5	15	16	93.8	91.2	0	10	4	1	+13
8	Devin Booker D. Booker	45	70	3/24/2017	PHX	@	BOS	8	6	3	1	21	40	52.5	4	11	36.4	24	26	92.3	68.0	2	6	5	3	-6
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	45	71	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	25	1			28	48	58.3				15	19	78.9	63.0				5
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	70	3/10/1963	SFW	@	SYR	18	3			27	38	71.1				16	22	72.7	73.4				2
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	73	11/16/1962	SFW	@	NYK	14	1			29	43	67.4				15	19	78.9	71.1				0
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	72	11/3/1962	SFW	@	LAL	18	1			29	48	60.4				14	18	77.8	64.4				0
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	100	3/2/1962	PHI		NYK	25	2			36	63	57.1				28	32	87.5	64.9				2
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	73	1/13/1962	PHI	vs	CHI	36	0			29	48	60.4				15	25	60.0	61.9				2
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	50	71	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	8	11	0	1	22	34	64.7	7	15	46.7	20	25	80.0	78.9	3	5	4	3	+19
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	78	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	43	1			31	62	50.0				16	31	51.6	51.6				4

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.4

Maxey

RPG

10.0

Embiid

APG

6.8

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.8

26th

DRTG

103.5

3rd

NETRTG

3.3

12th

3P%

32.6

19th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	PHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Fri 11/6	PHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 1

114

Final

109

Pacers

2 - 3

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

2.8

Williamson

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.3

Williams

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.5

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

9.6

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Joel Embiid has played the fewest minutes in a game with 70+ points, with 37 minutes on the court against the Spurs on January 22, 2024.

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NBA Fantasy 2026-27

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240.6

275.3

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246

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