least minutes played in a game with exactly 40 points

Sleepy Floyd has played the fewest minutes in a game with exactly 40 points, with 24 minutes on the court versus the Nuggets on February 26, 1991.

Interpreted as:

least minutes played by a player in a regular-season game with exactly 40 points

	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	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	24	40	2/26/1991	HOU	@	DEN	2	3	2	0	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	71.2	1	1	1	2
2	Rik Smits R. Smits	27	40	4/22/1994	IND	vs	PHI	11	4	2	1	17	24	70.8	0	0		6	7	85.7	73.9	3	8	2	1
3	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	28	40	2/8/2025	NOP	@	SAC	4	4	2	0	16	21	76.2	0	0		8	11	72.7	77.4	1	3	3	4	+4
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	29	40	3/3/2012	DAL	vs	UTA	6	0	1	0	14	21	66.7	3	8	37.5	9	10	90.0	78.7	1	5	4	2	+8
5	Anthony Davis A. Davis	29	40	1/9/2017	NOP	@	NYK	18	2	0	3	14	22	63.6	1	1	100.0	11	12	91.7	73.3	4	14	0	2	+26
6	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	29	40	11/25/1973	LAL	vs	POR	4	9	2	0	12	14	85.7				16	18	88.9	91.2	0	4		3
7	James Harden J. Harden	29	40	2/11/2017	HOU	vs	PHX	6	8	0	0	9	17	52.9	8	15	53.3	14	16	87.5	83.2	1	5	8	2	+26
8	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29	40	1/16/2025	OKC	vs	CLE	3	8	2	0	17	26	65.4	1	5	20.0	5	5	100.0	70.9	0	3	2	1	+32
9	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	29	40	2/15/2021	UTA	vs	PHI	0	1	2	0	13	20	65.0	8	13	61.5	6	7	85.7	86.7	0	0	2	0	+9
10	Rodrigue Beaubois R. Beaubois	30	40	3/27/2010	DAL	@	GSW	8	3	0	3	15	22	68.2	9	11	81.8	1	1	100.0	89.1	0	8	1	2	+21
11	Walt Williams W. Williams	30	40	1/2/1993	SAC	vs	PHI	6	3	4	4	12	21	57.1	4	8	50.0	12	14	85.7	73.6	1	5	3	3
12	Terry Porter T. Porter	30	40	11/14/1992	POR	@	GSW	2	2	1	0	13	17	76.5	7	7	100.0	7	8	87.5	97.5	1	1	3	4
13	Immanuel Quickley I. Quickley	30	40	3/27/2023	NYK	vs	HOU	2	9	1	1	14	18	77.8	5	7	71.4	7	9	77.8	91.1	0	2	1	3	+18
14	Anthony Davis A. Davis	30	40	4/2/2023	LAL	@	HOU	9	1	0	2	15	20	75.0	0	0		10	12	83.3	79.1	4	5	0	0	+2
15	Anthony Davis A. Davis	31	40	10/29/2019	LAL	vs	MEM	20	2	0	2	7	17	41.2	0	2	0.0	26	27	96.3	69.3	8	12	0	2	+19
16	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	31	40	12/13/2023	NOP	@	WAS	2	3	0	1	14	23	60.9	1	4	25.0	11	12	91.7	70.7	1	1	1	2	+12
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	31	40	3/30/2023	BOS	@	MIL	8	1	0	0	12	18	66.7	8	10	80.0	8	8	100.0	92.9	1	7	0	1	+36
18	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	31	40	2/15/2021	BKN	@	SAC	4	3	2	0	15	22	68.2	9	11	81.8	1	4	25.0	84.2	1	3	3	3	+5
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31	40	2/10/2025	DEN	vs	POR	7	8	3	1	15	22	68.2	2	7	28.6	8	8	100.0	78.4	1	6	5	2	+22
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	40	12/2/2015	GSW	@	CHA	3	5	0	0	14	18	77.8	8	11	72.7	4	4	100.0	101.2	0	3	5	2	+19
21	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	31	40	3/16/2021	CHI	vs	OKC	3	2	1	0	15	20	75.0	7	12	58.3	3	3	100.0	93.8	1	2	1	2	+36
22	Dan Issel D. Issel	31	40	2/25/1977	DEN	@	KCK	9	3	1	0	14	17	82.4				12	14	85.7	86.4	2	7		5
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	31	40	1/10/2018	GSW	vs	LAC	4	4	1	1	14	18	77.8	6	7	85.7	6	8	75.0	92.9	0	4	5	3	-4
24	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	31	40	1/22/2020	MIN	@	CHI	6	2	0	0	16	24	66.7	4	8	50.0	4	5	80.0	76.3	1	5	2	4	-7
25	Lou Williams L. Williams	32	40	12/3/2016	LAL	@	MEM	2	1	2	0	11	20	55.0	4	8	50.0	14	14	100.0	76.5	0	2	2	0	+1