least minutes with 52 points in a game

Klay Thompson has played the fewest minutes in a game with 52+ points, with 27 minutes on the court against the Bulls on October 29, 2018.

Interpreted as:
least minutes by a player with 52 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
3James 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
4Kyrie 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
5Klay 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
6Kobe 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
7Tracy 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
8Karl 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
9Larry 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
10George Gervin
G. Gervin
33
63
4/9/1978
@
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
11Nikola 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
12Kobe 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
13James 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
14Stephen 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
15Joel 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
16Ja 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
17Kobe 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
18Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
35
60
3/15/2022
@
6
4
4
1
20
31
64.5
8
12
66.7
12
13
92.3
81.7
2
4
1
3
+36
19James Harden
J. Harden
35
55
11/22/2025
@
3
7
1
0
17
26
65.4
10
16
62.5
11
14
78.6
85.5
1
2
2
1
+22
20James Harden
J. Harden
35
56
11/5/2017
vs
2
13
2
0
19
25
76.0
7
8
87.5
11
12
91.7
92.5
0
2
7
3
+25
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36
53
10/31/2015
@
4
9
4
0
17
27
63.0
8
14
57.1
11
11
100.0
83.2
0
4
2
3
+16
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36
53
4/12/2021
vs
6
4
0
0
14
24
58.3
10
18
55.6
15
16
93.8
85.4
0
6
5
3
+16
23Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
36
58
3/7/2017
vs
3
9
3
1
21
39
53.8
3
9
33.3
13
16
81.3
63.0
1
2
4
4
+7
24Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
36
55
1/4/2005
vs
11
3
0
2
18
28
64.3
0
0
19
25
76.0
70.5
3
8
3
3
+22
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36
53
4/20/1994
vs
18
4
2
2
22
31
71.0
0
0
9
13
69.2
72.2
7
11
3
3
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