mj and lebron least minutes with 40 points scored in a game

LeBron James played his fewest minutes in a game with 40+ points versus the Trail Blazers on December 31, 2021, with 29 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
mj and lebron least minutes with 40 or more points scored in a regular-season game
NAME MIN PTS DATE TM OPP REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 LeBron James
L. James
29
43
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
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30
42
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
3 LeBron James
L. James
31
43
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
4 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31
47
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
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32
41
1/8/1991
CHI CHI
vs
NJN NJN
6
4
2
2
18
28
64.3
1
1
100.0
4
5
80.0
67.9
2
4
1
1
6 LeBron James
L. James
33
46
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
7 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33
44
1/18/1990
CHI CHI
vs
GSW GSW
12
8
1
2
17
30
56.7
7
12
58.3
3
3
100.0
70.2
3
9
2
3
8 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
48
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
9 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
42
12/27/1990
CHI CHI
vs
GSW GSW
14
7
3
1
17
25
68.0
1
2
50.0
7
7
100.0
74.8
1
13
1
3
10 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
41
11/9/1990
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
5
6
2
0
17
25
68.0
0
1
0.0
7
8
87.5
71.9
1
4
3
3
11 LeBron James
L. James
34
40
2/25/2020
LAL LAL
vs
NOP NOP
8
6
0
1
17
27
63.0
5
11
45.5
1
2
50.0
71.7
2
6
7
1
+12
12 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35
47
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
13 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35
45
4/20/1990
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
8
9
3
0
21
29
72.4
0
2
0.0
3
3
100.0
74.2
1
7
3
5
14 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35
43
12/23/1986
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
5
6
2
0
18
33
54.5
0
1
0.0
7
7
100.0
59.6
4
1
3
2
15 LeBron James
L. James
36
40
2/20/2025
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
8
4
2
1
14
24
58.3
4
8
50.0
8
8
100.0
72.7
0
8
11
2
+8
16 LeBron James
L. James
36
50
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
17 LeBron James
L. James
36
41
11/5/2008
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
9
6
4
0
13
23
56.5
0
2
0.0
15
16
93.8
68.2
2
7
5
1
+22
18 LeBron James
L. James
36
48
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
19 LeBron James
L. James
36
44
11/14/2018
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
10
9
1
3
13
19
68.4
5
6
83.3
13
15
86.7
85.9
2
8
4
0
+4
20 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36
47
12/27/1997
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
4
2
3
1
18
26
69.2
0
0
11
13
84.6
74.1
2
2
4
2
+11
21 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36
44
12/27/1986
CHI CHI
vs
IND IND
4
3
0
2
20
29
69.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
71.5
2
2
4
1
22 LeBron James
L. James
36
42
2/26/2015
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
11
5
3
1
15
25
60.0
4
9
44.4
8
11
72.7
70.4
1
10
6
5
+9
23 LeBron James
L. James
37
41
3/28/2018
CLE CLE
@
CHA CHA
10
8
1
0
14
26
53.8
4
8
50.0
9
11
81.8
66.5
2
8
4
1
+21
24 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37
40
4/5/1998
CHI CHI
@
HOU HOU
4
3
3
0
18
31
58.1
0
0
4
4
100.0
61.1
2
2
2
3
+15
25 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37
44
3/28/1992
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
4
6
3
0
21
32
65.6
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
66.9
0
4
1
2
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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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32
.610
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5
Clippers Clippers
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32
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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
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Clippers Clippers
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49
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64
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61
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.744
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
116-86
Tue
3/25
MIL MIL
@
DEN DEN
117-127
Tue
3/25
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
132-102
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DAL DAL
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ORL ORL
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CLE CLE
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
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IND IND
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5/9
OKC OKC
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DEN DEN
10:00 PM