least minutes with 51 points in a game

Klay Thompson has played the fewest minutes in a game with 51+ points, with 27 minutes on the court against the Bulls on October 29, 2018.

Interpreted as:
least minutes by a player with 51 or more points in a regular-season game
NAMEMINPTSDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
27
52
10/29/2018
@
4
0
2
0
18
29
62.1
14
24
58.3
2
2
100.0
87.0
0
4
2
2
+28
2Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
29
60
12/5/2016
vs
2
1
0
0
21
33
63.6
8
14
57.1
10
11
90.9
79.3
0
2
0
0
+37
3Devin Booker
D. Booker
31
51
11/30/2022
vs
4
6
1
0
20
25
80.0
6
7
85.7
5
6
83.3
92.3
0
4
2
3
+23
4James Harden
J. Harden
31
60
11/30/2019
vs
3
8
3
1
16
24
66.7
8
14
57.1
20
23
87.0
87.9
0
3
5
3
+50
5Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
51
2/12/2003
@
3
2
2
0
15
28
53.6
3
8
37.5
18
20
90.0
69.3
0
3
0
1
+37
6Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
31
51
2/19/2016
vs
0
7
6
0
18
28
64.3
9
12
75.0
6
7
85.7
82.0
0
0
0
3
+26
7Stephen Curry
S. Curry
32
51
10/24/2018
vs
4
3
0
1
15
24
62.5
11
16
68.8
10
10
100.0
89.8
0
4
2
1
+19
8Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
32
54
1/31/2020
vs
5
5
1
0
19
23
82.6
7
9
77.8
9
10
90.0
98.5
0
5
4
3
+20
9Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
32
51
3/29/2023
@
8
8
1
1
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
8
10
80.0
74.1
5
3
6
3
+26
10Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
33
52
1/23/2015
vs
2
5
4
2
16
25
64.0
11
15
73.3
9
10
90.0
88.4
0
2
4
3
+38
11Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
33
51
1/23/2022
@
10
7
0
0
18
28
64.3
9
14
64.3
6
6
100.0
83.2
2
8
1
1
+31
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33
62
12/20/2005
vs
8
0
3
0
18
31
58.1
4
10
40.0
22
25
88.0
73.8
3
5
2
3
+35
13Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
33
52
2/21/2003
vs
5
3
3
1
15
32
46.9
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
63.7
1
4
1
5
+20
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
33
61
1/27/1990
vs
18
2
3
0
21
26
80.8
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
33
53
3/30/1983
vs
8
3
1
2
21
30
70.0
0
1
0.0
11
11
100.0
76.1
3
5
6
2
16George Gervin
G. Gervin
33
63
4/9/1978
@
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
17Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
34
51
4/3/2026
vs
6
3
3
1
19
30
63.3
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
77.1
3
3
1
3
-2
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
34
55
11/12/2025
@
12
6
1
1
18
23
78.3
5
6
83.3
14
16
87.5
91.5
2
10
2
1
+28
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
34
56
1/14/2002
vs
5
4
1
0
21
34
61.8
3
6
50.0
11
12
91.7
71.3
3
2
0
1
+40
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34
51
2/25/2016
@
7
8
0
1
20
27
74.1
10
15
66.7
1
1
100.0
92.9
0
7
5
1
+11
21James Harden
J. Harden
34
57
1/14/2019
vs
9
2
2
1
17
33
51.5
6
15
40.0
17
18
94.4
69.6
2
7
5
4
+25
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34
56
2/27/2025
@
4
3
2
0
16
25
64.0
12
19
63.2
12
12
100.0
92.5
0
4
4
0
+15
23Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
34
53
12/11/2022
vs
12
3
0
1
20
32
62.5
2
3
66.7
11
11
100.0
71.9
3
9
2
2
+11
24Ja Morant
J. Morant
34
52
2/28/2022
vs
7
2
0
0
22
30
73.3
4
4
100.0
4
7
57.1
78.6
1
6
4
1
+23
25Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
34
52
11/30/2006
vs
4
3
0
1
19
26
73.1
2
3
66.7
12
15
80.0
79.8
0
4
1
5
+22
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