least minutes played in a game with exactly 41 points

Patrick Ewing has played the fewest minutes in a game with exactly 41 points, with 26 minutes on the court against the Pacers on April 13, 1988.

Interpreted as:

least minutes played by a player in a regular-season game with exactly 41 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	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	26	41	4/13/1988	NYK	vs	IND	11	2	2	1	18	24	75.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	77.0	6	5	1	2
2	David Thompson D. Thompson	27	41	1/2/1982	DEN	@	SAS	2	0	0	2	13	21	61.9	0	0		15	19	78.9	69.8	2	0	3	5
3	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	29	41	11/11/2000	NJN	vs	SEA	5	9	2	0	17	26	65.4	2	4	50.0	5	8	62.5	69.4	2	3	2	3	+24
4	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	29	41	1/9/2019	LAL	vs	DET	2	0	0	0	16	24	66.7	5	10	50.0	4	6	66.7	77.0	1	1	2	2	+14
5	Trae Young T. Young	29	41	3/30/2022	ATL	@	OKC	2	8	1	0	13	24	54.2	4	12	33.3	11	12	91.7	70.0	0	2	3	2	+16
6	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	29	41	12/15/2021	CHA	@	SAS	5	3	0	0	15	19	78.9	5	6	83.3	6	6	100.0	94.7	0	5	1	1	+35
7	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	30	41	3/12/2023	NOP	vs	POR	7	1	1	1	13	20	65.0	9	14	64.3	6	6	100.0	90.5	1	6	1	2	+44
8	Talen Horton-Tucker T. Horton-Tucker	30	41	3/29/2023	UTA	@	SAS	4	5	1	0	15	25	60.0	6	11	54.5	5	6	83.3	74.2	2	2	4	2	+2
9	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	30	41	2/5/2024	NOP	vs	TOR	6	9	0	1	16	21	76.2	8	11	72.7	1	1	100.0	95.6	1	5	0	1	+37
10	Gary Payton G. Payton	30	41	2/15/2000	SEA	vs	WAS	3	5	2	0	14	21	66.7	7	12	58.3	6	7	85.7	85.1	0	3	2	3	+31
11	JR Smith	30	41	12/23/2009	DEN	vs	ATL	2	3	0	0	15	25	60.0	10	17	58.8	1	6	16.7	74.2	0	2	0	1	+6
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30	41	1/11/2020	BOS	vs	NOP	6	4	3	0	16	22	72.7	6	9	66.7	3	3	100.0	87.9	0	6	0	1	+30
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	30	41	3/5/2019	MIN	vs	OKC	14	1	2	0	15	27	55.6	3	5	60.0	8	10	80.0	65.3	6	8	0	4	+9
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	31	41	1/3/2024	DAL	vs	POR	6	5	1	0	13	21	61.9	4	7	57.1	11	14	78.6	75.5	0	6	4	1	+23
15	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	31	41	3/16/2025	MIN	vs	UTA	2	2	1	0	16	27	59.3	5	14	35.7	4	6	66.7	69.2	0	2	1	1	+31
16	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	41	11/27/2015	GSW	@	PHX	6	8	2	0	11	20	55.0	9	16	56.3	10	11	90.9	82.5	1	5	6	2	+27
17	James Harden J. Harden	31	41	12/16/2024	LAC	vs	UTA	1	6	1	1	11	17	64.7	7	11	63.6	12	14	85.7	88.5	0	1	4	2	+27
18	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	31	41	11/28/2022	WAS	vs	MIN	4	3	2	3	12	18	66.7	6	10	60.0	11	11	100.0	89.8	2	2	1	3	+13
19	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	31	41	4/10/2022	GSW	@	NOP	3	2	0	0	16	29	55.2	7	14	50.0	2	3	66.7	67.6	0	3	3	2	+25
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	31	41	1/19/2001	LAL	vs	HOU	11	2	0	1	17	23	73.9	0	0		7	18	38.9	66.3	4	7	0	2	+17
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	31	41	1/15/2024	PHI	vs	HOU	10	3	1	1	12	21	57.1	1	5	20.0	16	17	94.1	72.0	2	8	2	5	+7
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	31	41	12/13/2023	PHI	@	DET	11	5	2	0	14	24	58.3	1	3	33.3	12	12	100.0	70.0	4	7	2	1	+27
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31	41	11/7/2017	DEN	vs	BKN	12	5	2	2	16	25	64.0	4	9	44.4	5	6	83.3	74.2	2	10	1	6	+25
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32	41	1/8/1991	CHI	vs	NJN	6	4	2	2	18	28	64.3	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	67.9	2	4	1	1
25	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	32	41	12/8/1989	PHX	vs	MIL	5	2	0	2	13	21	61.9	0	1	0.0	15	18	83.3	70.9	2	3	5	2