least minutes per game to average 20 points per game in a season

Michael Jordan has played the fewest minutes per game with 20.0+ points per game in a season with 25.1 minutes per game in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:
least minutes per game by a player to average 20 or higher points per game in a season
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1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25.1
22.7
1985-86
CHI CHI
18
3.6
2.9
2.1
1.2
8.3
18.2
45.7
0.2
1.0
16.7
5.8
6.9
84.0
53.3
1.3
2.3
2.5
451
408
64
53
37
21
45
46
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
25.4
20.2
2016-17
PHI PHI
31
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
3John Drew
J. Drew
27.4
21.2
1982-83
UTA UTA
44
5.3
2.2
0.8
0.2
7.2
15.3
47.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.7
8.9
75.5
55.2
2.2
3.1
3.1
1,206
932
235
97
35
7
135
152
4MarShon Brooks
M. Brooks
27.6
20.1
2017-18
MEM MEM
7
3.0
3.6
1.6
0.4
7.3
14.6
50.0
2.7
4.6
59.4
2.9
3.3
87.0
62.9
1.1
1.9
2.3
193
141
21
25
11
3
16
6
+10
5Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
27.8
20.5
1990-91
TOT
78
2.4
2.2
0.8
0.2
7.2
14.8
48.5
0.6
1.5
39.7
5.5
6.0
91.3
58.6
0.9
1.6
1.9
2,167
1,598
191
168
60
13
147
170
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
27.8
20.8
2019-20
GSW GSW
5
5.2
6.6
1.0
0.4
6.6
16.4
40.2
2.4
9.8
24.5
5.2
5.2
100.0
55.7
0.8
4.4
3.2
139
104
26
33
5
2
16
11
-43
7Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
27.8
22.5
2019-20
NOP NOP
24
6.3
2.1
0.7
0.4
8.8
15.0
58.3
0.3
0.6
42.9
4.8
7.4
64.0
61.6
2.7
3.6
2.5
668
540
150
50
16
9
59
42
+62
8Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
28.1
20.2
1987-88
POR POR
37
2.9
1.9
0.6
0.2
7.6
15.1
50.8
0.6
1.6
37.9
4.3
4.9
87.8
58.7
1.0
2.0
1.3
1,038
747
109
71
21
7
48
68
9Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
28.3
21.4
2025-26
BKN BKN
8
1.4
2.6
0.5
0.1
6.6
16.5
40.2
2.0
5.6
35.6
6.1
7.0
87.5
54.6
0.4
1.0
2.0
226
171
11
21
4
1
16
15
-66
10Shaedon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
28.5
21.3
2025-26
POR POR
19
4.9
2.3
1.4
0.2
7.8
17.8
43.8
1.5
6.2
24.6
4.2
5.3
79.2
52.9
1.2
3.7
2.7
541
405
93
43
26
4
51
44
-12
11Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
28.6
24.6
2024-25
NOP NOP
30
7.2
5.3
1.2
0.9
9.6
16.9
56.7
0.1
0.4
23.1
5.3
8.0
65.6
60.0
2.5
4.7
3.0
857
737
216
159
37
27
90
82
-42
12Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
28.7
20.8
1959-60
STL STL
68
10.6
1.9
8.1
17.3
46.8
4.6
5.7
82.1
52.7
1,953
1,416
721
127
248
13Ricky Pierce
R. Pierce
29.0
23.0
1989-90
MIL MIL
59
2.8
2.3
0.8
0.1
8.5
16.7
51.0
0.8
2.3
34.6
5.2
6.2
83.9
59.2
1.1
1.7
2.2
1,709
1,359
167
133
50
7
129
158
14Louis King
L. King
29.0
20.0
2022-23
PHI PHI
1
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
4.0
8.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
74.4
2.0
2.0
2.0
29
20
4
2
1
0
2
4
+2
15Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
29.0
20.2
2021-22
TOT
51
8.1
2.3
0.7
1.6
6.9
15.0
45.9
1.5
4.9
31.0
4.9
5.6
86.7
57.7
2.0
6.1
1.6
1,481
1,030
411
119
37
84
81
137
+33
16George Gervin
G. Gervin
29.0
21.2
1984-85
SAS SAS
72
3.3
2.5
0.9
0.7
8.3
16.4
50.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
5.3
84.4
56.4
1.1
2.2
2.8
2,091
1,524
234
178
66
48
198
208
17Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
29.1
20.5
1988-89
SEA SEA
82
5.3
1.6
1.0
0.5
8.3
16.9
48.9
0.1
0.4
30.6
3.8
5.2
73.2
53.3
2.2
3.1
2.6
2,385
1,677
433
134
84
40
210
231
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29.1
28.9
2025-26
MIL MIL
17
10.1
6.1
0.9
0.9
11.1
17.3
63.9
0.6
1.4
43.5
6.2
9.8
63.5
66.9
3.3
6.8
3.3
495
492
172
104
16
16
56
47
+95
19Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
29.2
21.5
1988-89
PHX PHX
70
4.4
2.3
0.7
0.1
8.7
17.5
49.7
1.0
2.5
41.3
3.1
3.6
86.8
56.4
1.3
3.1
1.7
2,043
1,504
306
162
47
7
122
198
20Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
29.4
20.4
2021-22
GSW GSW
32
3.9
2.8
0.5
0.5
7.7
17.9
42.9
3.6
9.3
38.5
1.4
1.6
90.2
54.7
0.5
3.4
1.3
941
652
125
88
16
17
43
54
+66
21Jordan Poole
J. Poole
29.4
20.5
2024-25
WAS WAS
68
3.0
4.5
1.3
0.4
6.7
15.5
43.2
3.5
9.1
37.8
3.6
4.0
88.3
59.1
0.5
2.5
3.0
2,001
1,391
203
303
86
27
204
201
-558
22Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
29.5
23.0
2019-20
PHI PHI
51
11.6
3.0
0.9
1.3
7.5
15.7
47.7
1.1
3.4
33.1
6.9
8.5
80.7
59.0
2.8
8.9
3.1
1,506
1,172
593
152
45
65
159
174
+163
23Paul George
P. George
29.6
21.5
2019-20
LAC LAC
48
5.7
3.9
1.4
0.4
7.1
16.3
43.9
3.3
7.9
41.2
4.0
4.5
87.6
58.9
0.5
5.2
2.6
1,419
1,033
272
185
68
20
125
113
+258
24Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
29.6
20.5
2016-17
BKN BKN
75
5.4
2.3
0.5
1.7
7.4
15.6
47.4
1.8
5.2
34.6
3.9
4.9
81.0
57.8
1.6
3.8
2.5
2,222
1,539
403
176
38
124
184
192
-157
25Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
29.6
20.1
2023-24
BOS BOS
57
7.2
2.0
0.7
1.9
6.8
13.2
51.6
1.9
5.1
37.5
4.5
5.3
85.8
64.7
1.7
5.5
1.6
1,690
1,145
409
115
42
111
89
156
+417
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114.0

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117.8

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-3.9

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37.0

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TEAMWLPCTGB
9
Hawks Hawks
13
11
.542
5.5
10
Bucks Bucks
10
14
.417
8.5
11
Bulls Bulls
9
13
.409
8.5
12
Hornets Hornets
7
16
.304
11.0
13
Nets Nets
5
17
.227
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game
IND Pacers

5 - 18

120

Final

105

CHI Bulls

9 - 13

Fri 5 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Rockets Rockets
15
5
.750
5.5
3
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
18
5
.783
2
Knicks Knicks
15
7
.682
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
9
.625
3.5
4
Magic Magic
14
9
.609
4.0
5
Celtics Celtics
14
9
.609
4.0
6
Heat Heat
14
9
.609
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/8
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
122-115
Sat
11/8
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
114-100
Sat
11/8
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
111-107
Sat
11/8
BKN BKN
@
NYK NYK
98-134
Sat
11/8
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
111-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Sat
12/6
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
LAC LAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM