least minutes with at least 40 points in a game

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

Interpreted as:
least minutes by a player with at least 40 points in a regular-season game
NAMEMINPTSDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
24
40
2/26/1991
@
2
3
2
0
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
7
7
100.0
71.2
1
1
1
2
2Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
26
41
4/13/1988
vs
11
2
2
1
18
24
75.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
77.0
6
5
1
2
3Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
26
40
2/10/2026
@
12
2
2
1
13
20
65.0
4
6
66.7
10
12
83.3
79.1
1
11
4
2
+22
4Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
26
40
4/10/2026
vs
13
5
1
2
14
23
60.9
2
7
28.6
10
11
90.9
71.8
3
10
2
0
+10
5Klay 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
6Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
27
44
1/21/2019
@
3
2
0
1
17
20
85.0
10
11
90.9
0
0
110.0
0
3
2
2
+29
7Rik Smits
R. Smits
27
40
4/22/1994
vs
11
4
2
1
17
24
70.8
0
0
6
7
85.7
73.9
3
8
2
1
8George Gervin
G. Gervin
27
42
11/10/1984
vs
2
1
0
1
18
23
78.3
0
0
6
6
100.0
81.9
1
1
0
0
9David Thompson
D. Thompson
27
41
1/2/1982
@
2
0
0
2
13
21
61.9
0
0
15
19
78.9
69.8
2
0
3
5
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27
50
1/19/2022
vs
12
2
1
3
17
23
73.9
1
4
25.0
15
17
88.2
82.0
1
11
2
3
+24
11Devin Booker
D. Booker
28
44
3/8/2023
vs
3
4
0
1
17
23
73.9
6
10
60.0
4
5
80.0
87.3
0
3
3
4
+33
12Grayson Allen
G. Allen
28
42
11/10/2025
vs
2
4
3
0
12
17
70.6
10
15
66.7
8
10
80.0
98.1
1
1
1
0
+22
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
28
44
10/22/2022
vs
12
3
0
0
17
21
81.0
2
3
66.7
8
13
61.5
82.3
2
10
4
2
+23
14Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
28
40
2/8/2025
@
4
4
2
0
16
21
76.2
0
0
8
11
72.7
77.4
1
3
3
4
+4
15Kemba Walker
K. Walker
28
46
3/22/2018
vs
3
4
1
0
13
18
72.2
10
14
71.4
10
10
100.0
102.7
0
3
2
1
+47
16Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
29
43
1/14/2020
vs
3
4
2
1
14
22
63.6
6
10
60.0
9
10
90.0
81.4
0
3
1
0
+39
17Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
29
44
1/12/2025
vs
5
6
1
0
16
26
61.5
5
10
50.0
7
8
87.5
74.5
1
4
1
0
+23
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
29
40
3/3/2012
vs
6
0
1
0
14
21
66.7
3
8
37.5
9
10
90.0
78.7
1
5
4
2
+8
19Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
29
41
4/1/2026
@
18
3
0
3
16
22
72.7
2
6
33.3
7
8
87.5
80.3
0
18
0
0
+16
20Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
29
42
12/30/2020
vs
5
4
1
0
15
21
71.4
7
10
70.0
5
6
83.3
88.8
1
4
4
1
+22
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
29
43
1/28/2017
vs
9
6
0
0
15
23
65.2
9
15
60.0
4
4
100.0
86.8
0
9
2
1
+42
22Anthony Davis
A. Davis
29
40
1/9/2017
@
18
2
0
3
14
22
63.6
1
1
100.0
11
12
91.7
73.3
4
14
0
2
+26
23Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
29
41
11/11/2000
vs
5
9
2
0
17
26
65.4
2
4
50.0
5
8
62.5
69.4
2
3
2
3
+24
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
29
43
3/18/1986
vs
8
3
3
0
17
24
70.8
5
6
83.3
4
4
100.0
83.5
0
8
1
0
25Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
29
40
11/25/1973
vs
4
9
2
0
12
14
85.7
16
18
88.9
91.2
0
4
3
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