michael jordan most points scored in less than 30 minutes

Michael Jordan scored his most points in a game with fewer than 30 minutes played against the Pistons on April 7, 1987, with 39 points.

Interpreted as:
Michael Jordan most points in a regular-season game scored in less than 30 minutes
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
26
4/7/1987
vs
5
4
4
1
13
21
61.9
0
0
13
16
81.3
69.5
2
3
3
0
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
29
11/15/1996
@
1
2
1
1
15
25
60.0
4
5
80.0
4
4
100.0
71.0
0
1
1
2
+34
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
25
12/14/1989
vs
7
5
2
0
14
20
70.0
3
3
100.0
7
9
77.8
79.3
2
5
1
2
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
26
3/29/2002
vs
3
1
0
0
12
22
54.5
0
0
10
12
83.3
62.3
0
3
0
1
-7
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
28
2/22/1991
vs
3
4
6
0
11
17
64.7
1
1
100.0
11
11
100.0
77.8
1
2
0
2
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33
27
11/17/1990
@
4
3
7
1
13
20
65.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
70.2
1
3
1
0
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32
27
1/29/1988
vs
1
4
10
2
14
18
77.8
0
0
4
5
80.0
79.2
0
1
3
1
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31
29
3/18/1991
vs
6
2
0
1
11
19
57.9
2
3
66.7
7
7
100.0
70.2
0
6
3
2
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30
24
4/18/1996
vs
5
1
1
0
11
18
61.1
4
5
80.0
4
4
100.0
75.9
1
4
2
1
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30
28
3/3/1987
vs
3
8
3
2
11
17
64.7
0
0
8
9
88.9
71.6
0
3
2
1
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29
29
4/13/1986
@
3
4
4
0
11
23
47.8
0
2
0.0
7
7
100.0
55.6
0
3
2
4
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28
27
4/20/1993
vs
3
4
8
0
12
22
54.5
3
6
50.0
1
1
100.0
62.4
1
2
1
1
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28
28
3/26/1990
vs
12
5
6
0
14
24
58.3
0
1
0.0
0
0
58.3
4
8
2
0
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28
26
4/1/1986
@
5
2
1
3
8
16
50.0
0
1
0.0
12
12
100.0
65.8
1
4
1
2
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27
26
3/22/1995
@
3
3
2
1
9
17
52.9
1
3
33.3
8
8
100.0
65.8
0
3
0
4
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27
28
3/6/1992
vs
6
2
2
1
12
20
60.0
0
1
0.0
3
3
100.0
63.3
0
6
2
2
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27
27
1/24/1987
@
0
1
1
0
11
20
55.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
59.6
0
0
1
4
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
26
24
4/21/1996
@
4
4
4
0
11
22
50.0
1
3
33.3
3
3
100.0
55.7
1
3
1
0
19Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
26
27
2/26/1992
vs
4
1
2
0
10
17
58.8
1
3
33.3
5
6
83.3
66.2
2
2
0
0
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
26
28
1/25/1991
vs
3
2
6
0
10
14
71.4
3
3
100.0
3
4
75.0
82.5
0
3
3
2
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
26
28
4/3/1986
@
5
3
3
2
12
19
63.2
0
0
2
4
50.0
62.6
1
4
3
1
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
26
28
3/8/1985
vs
8
7
0
1
7
13
53.8
1
2
50.0
11
14
78.6
67.8
2
6
1
3
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25
27
11/7/1984
@
4
3
3
1
9
19
47.4
0
0
7
9
77.8
54.4
1
3
5
5
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24
28
4/5/1996
@
5
4
3
0
10
16
62.5
2
2
100.0
2
3
66.7
69.3
0
5
3
0
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24
27
12/15/1990
vs
9
6
5
3
11
17
64.7
0
0
2
2
100.0
67.1
5
4
2
1
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