mj and lebron highest points per minute in a game

Michael Jordan had his most points per minute played in a game versus the New Jersey Nets on February 26, 1987, with 1.57.

Interpreted as:
mj and lebron highest points per minute in a regular-season game
NAME PTS/MIN PTS MIN DATE TM OPP REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.57
58
37
2/26/1987
CHI CHI
vs
NJN NJN
8
3
3
2
16
25
64.0
0
0
26
27
96.3
78.6
1
7
3
4
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.52
38
25
12/14/1989
CHI CHI
vs
ORL ORL
7
5
2
0
14
20
70.0
3
3
100.0
7
9
77.8
79.3
2
5
1
2
3 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.52
47
31
3/20/1993
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8
4
2
0
16
27
59.3
2
2
100.0
13
15
86.7
69.9
0
8
1
2
4 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.5
39
26
4/7/1987
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
5
4
4
1
13
21
61.9
0
0
13
16
81.3
69.5
2
3
3
0
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.49
61
41
4/16/1987
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
10
1
4
1
22
38
57.9
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
64.6
5
5
3
3
6 LeBron James
L. James
1.48
61
41
3/3/2014
MIA MIA
vs
CHA CHA
7
4
0
0
22
33
66.7
8
10
80.0
9
12
75.0
79.7
3
4
2
2
+16
7 LeBron James
L. James
1.47
43
29
12/31/2021
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
14
4
2
2
16
26
61.5
5
10
50.0
6
9
66.7
71.8
2
12
0
1
+18
8 LeBron James
L. James
1.45
56
39
3/5/2022
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
10
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
6
11
54.5
12
13
92.3
76.3
2
8
4
0
+13
9 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.42
61
43
3/4/1987
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
7
3
3
3
22
39
56.4
0
0
17
18
94.4
65.0
3
4
5
0
10 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.41
48
34
1/13/1996
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
10
2
1
1
18
28
64.3
5
7
71.4
7
7
100.0
77.2
3
7
2
1
11 LeBron James
L. James
1.41
46
33
1/24/2023
LAL LAL
vs
LAC LAC
8
7
2
1
16
29
55.2
9
14
64.3
5
5
100.0
73.7
1
7
0
0
-14
12 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.41
55
39
3/28/1995
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
4
2
1
0
21
37
56.8
3
4
75.0
10
11
90.9
65.7
0
4
2
3
13 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.4
59
42
4/3/1988
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
4
6
2
2
21
27
77.8
0
1
0.0
17
19
89.5
83.4
2
2
1
4
14 LeBron James
L. James
1.4
50
36
3/11/2022
LAL LAL
vs
WAS WAS
7
6
0
1
18
25
72.0
6
9
66.7
8
8
100.0
87.7
0
7
3
3
+22
15 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.4
42
30
3/28/1991
CHI CHI
@
NJN NJN
1
4
0
2
16
26
61.5
0
0
10
11
90.9
68.1
1
0
3
4
16 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.39
53
38
3/7/1996
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
11
2
6
0
21
28
75.0
2
4
50.0
9
10
90.0
81.8
2
9
4
3
17 LeBron James
L. James
1.39
43
31
3/18/2011
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
2
3
0
0
16
21
76.2
5
7
71.4
6
7
85.7
89.3
0
2
4
2
+23
18 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.38
69
50
3/28/1990
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
18
6
4
1
23
37
62.2
2
6
33.3
21
23
91.3
73.2
7
11
2
5
19 LeBron James
L. James
1.37
55
40
2/20/2009
CLE CLE
@
MIL MIL
5
9
0
0
16
29
55.2
8
11
72.7
15
22
68.2
71.1
1
4
6
3
+13
20 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.36
64
47
1/16/1993
CHI CHI
vs
ORL ORL
6
1
5
0
27
49
55.1
1
5
20.0
9
11
81.8
59.4
4
2
2
5
21 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.36
57
42
12/23/1992
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
2
10
3
1
22
37
59.5
6
8
75.0
7
8
87.5
70.3
0
2
1
3
22 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.34
47
35
4/16/1993
CHI CHI
vs
MIL MIL
7
5
5
0
15
25
60.0
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
68.6
1
6
1
1
23 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1.34
51
38
12/29/2001
WAS WAS
vs
CHA CHA
7
4
3
0
21
38
55.3
0
2
0.0
9
10
90.0
60.1
2
5
4
3
+24
24 LeBron James
L. James
1.34
48
36
1/16/2023
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
8
9
0
0
16
26
61.5
5
10
50.0
11
12
91.7
76.7
1
7
0
1
+19
25 LeBron James
L. James
1.33
57
43
11/3/2017
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
11
7
3
2
23
34
67.6
2
4
50.0
9
9
100.0
75.1
5
6
3
2
+6
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1982-83 season.

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ORTG

114.1

20th

DRTG

115.6

18th

NETRTG

-1.5

20th

3P%

36.7

13th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Raptors Raptors
30
52
.366
34.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

0 - 1

90

Final

109

MIA Heat

1 - 0

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
121-110
Wed
3/26
POR POR
@
SAC SAC
107-128
Thu
3/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
122-133
Thu
3/27
LAC LAC
@
BKN BKN
132-100
Thu
3/27
CHA CHA
@
TOR TOR
97-108

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
5/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
5/13
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/13
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM