mj least minutes with 40 points scored in a game

Michael Jordan played his fewest minutes in a game with 40+ points versus the New Jersey Nets on March 28, 1991, with 30 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
mj 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 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37
58
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
16 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37
41
12/16/1986
CHI CHI
vs
NJN NJN
5
1
0
0
13
29
44.8
0
1
0.0
15
18
83.3
55.5
2
3
4
5
17 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
51
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
18 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
41
4/3/1998
CHI CHI
vs
MIN MIN
6
4
1
0
16
25
64.0
2
6
33.3
7
8
87.5
71.9
3
3
0
1
+19
19 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
40
1/13/1998
CHI CHI
vs
SEA SEA
1
2
0
0
12
27
44.4
0
2
0.0
16
18
88.9
57.3
1
0
1
5
+5
20 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
53
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
21 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
40
4/2/1993
CHI CHI
vs
NJN NJN
7
7
9
1
16
24
66.7
0
0
8
9
88.9
71.5
1
6
5
3
22 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
44
11/6/1991
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
3
6
1
1
16
26
61.5
3
4
75.0
9
9
100.0
73.4
0
3
2
2
23 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
40
2/19/1991
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
12
4
1
0
15
27
55.6
0
1
0.0
10
10
100.0
63.7
3
9
2
4
24 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
40
11/15/1989
CHI CHI
@
UTA UTA
10
3
1
0
12
26
46.2
0
3
0.0
16
19
84.2
58.2
1
9
2
3
25 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
44
4/17/1988
CHI CHI
vs
MIL MIL
3
6
4
3
17
29
58.6
0
1
0.0
10
14
71.4
62.6
1
2
2
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1982-83 season.

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115.6

18th

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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
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MIA Heat

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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
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
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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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.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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Scores

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
Wed
3/26
DAL DAL
@
ORL ORL
101-92
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
@
CLE CLE
116-124

Schedule

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
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM