least minutes played in a game with exactly 42 points

George Gervin has played the fewest minutes in a game with exactly 42 points, with 27 minutes on the court against the Cavaliers on November 10, 1984.

Interpreted as:

least minutes played by a player in a regular-season game with exactly 42 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	George Gervin G. Gervin	27	42	11/10/1984	SAS	vs	CLE	2	1	0	1	18	23	78.3	0	0		6	6	100.0	81.9	1	1	0	0
2	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	29	42	12/30/2020	BOS	vs	MEM	5	4	1	0	15	21	71.4	7	10	70.0	5	6	83.3	88.8	1	4	4	1	+22
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	29	42	4/14/2021	GSW	@	OKC	6	8	0	0	14	20	70.0	11	16	68.8	3	3	100.0	98.5	0	6	0	3	+31
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30	42	12/16/2023	PHI	@	CHA	15	3	1	2	18	23	78.3	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	81.9	0	15	4	2	+36
5	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	30	42	4/13/2015	GSW	vs	MEM	5	3	1	0	15	20	75.0	8	10	80.0	4	4	100.0	96.5	0	5	2	0	+25
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	42	3/28/1991	CHI	@	NJN	1	4	0	2	16	26	61.5	0	0		10	11	90.9	68.1	1	0	3	4
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	30	42	11/9/1984	BOS	vs	PHI	7	3	1	2	17	23	73.9	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	80.5	0	7	3	3
8	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	30	42	2/11/1962	BOS	vs	CHI	9	3			15	25	60.0				12	13	92.3	68.4				6
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30	42	10/30/2023	GSW	@	NOP	5	5	2	0	15	22	68.2	7	13	53.8	5	7	71.4	83.7	0	5	3	1	+13
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	30	42	2/8/2024	GSW	@	IND	2	2	0	1	15	22	68.2	11	16	68.8	1	2	50.0	91.8	0	2	2	2	+13
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30	42	2/4/2023	OKC	vs	HOU	4	6	3	2	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	14	15	93.3	70.9	0	4	0	3	+38
12	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	31	42	2/24/2025	SAC	vs	CHA	3	2	1	0	16	19	84.2	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	103.3	0	3	3	0	+36
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31	42	2/11/2003	LAL	vs	DEN	2	5	4	0	12	20	60.0	1	3	33.3	17	21	81.0	71.8	0	2	1	0	+37
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	31	42	11/5/1993	ORL	@	MIA	12	1	1	1	17	24	70.8	0	0		8	13	61.5	70.7	4	8	1	4
15	Reggie Theus R. Theus	31	42	11/19/1982	CHI	vs	UTA	7	5	1	1	17	24	70.8	0	0		8	11	72.7	72.8	4	3	5	2
16	Trae Young T. Young	32	42	11/14/2021	ATL	vs	MIL	8	10	1	0	16	26	61.5	8	13	61.5	2	2	100.0	78.1	2	6	5	3	+12
17	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	32	42	1/3/1981	HOU	vs	DEN	2	4	2	0	16	27	59.3	0	0		10	10	100.0	66.9	0	2	3	4
18	Otis Birdsong O. Birdsong	32	42	12/5/1980	KCK	vs	HOU	4	3	3	0	19	25	76.0	0			4	4	100.0	78.5			3	3
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	32	42	2/8/1977	GSW	vs	WAS	9	7	1	2	17	35	48.6				8	12	66.7	52.1	1	8		2
20	James Harden J. Harden	33	42	3/20/2018	HOU	@	POR	6	7	0	0	13	25	52.0	5	7	71.4	11	15	73.3	66.5	0	6	4	3	-5
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	33	42	3/4/2014	OKC	vs	PHI	9	3	2	1	14	20	70.0	2	6	33.3	12	18	66.7	75.2	0	9	3	1	+24
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33	42	1/20/2021	PHI	vs	BOS	10	2	1	1	12	19	63.2	1	5	20.0	17	21	81.0	74.4	0	10	1	2	+15
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	33	42	4/17/1997	LAL	vs	SAC	12	3	1	1	15	31	48.4	0	1	0.0	12	14	85.7	56.5	6	6	3	2	+9
24	John Drew J. Drew	33	42	3/19/1984	UTA	vs	DET	6	2	4	0	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	16	87.5	69.9	2	4	4	4
25	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	33	42	12/22/2007	TOR	@	PHX	13	0	0	0	10	20	50.0	0	0		22	24	91.7	68.7	6	7	0	3	-10