most nba points scored in 30 minutes

LeBron James has scored the most career points when playing 30+ minutes, with 42,925 points.

Interpreted as:
most NBA points by a player scored in 30 or more minutes
NAMEPTSMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,925
60,171
1,596
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
11,924
11,816
2,383
1,170
5,575
2,829
+7367
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
48,637
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
41,011
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,815
42,997
1,171
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
8,081
5,121
1,213
1,316
3,701
2,236
+4968
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
51,368
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
23,924
4,643
2,075
9James Harden
J. Harden
28,828
41,602
1,196
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.8
2.8
7.6
36.2
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.7
0.8
4.8
3.7
6,687
8,682
1,773
671
4,425
2,941
+4616
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
41,918
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
43,514
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,409
45,071
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
50,000
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,984
42,673
1,288
33.1
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
8,971
10,265
2,023
414
5,004
3,285
+2674
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
43,886
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
17Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
38,113
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
47,368
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,447
36,196
1,065
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
4,957
6,729
1,597
281
3,298
2,384
+6239
20Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
45,880
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
21John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
46,471
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
22DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,311
42,993
1,241
34.6
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
5,381
5,078
1,235
407
2,441
2,770
-233
23Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
50,418
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
24Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
46,367
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
25Alex English
A. English
25,613
38,063
1,193
31.9
21.5
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
8.9
17.6
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.6
4.3
83.2
55.0
2.3
3.2
2.5
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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PPG

28.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.8

Mobley

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APG

5.9

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.0

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DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

3.7

9th

3P%

35.8

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
34
19
.642
5.0
3
34
19
.642
5.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
32
21
.604
7.0
5
32
22
.593
7.5
6
30
22
.577
8.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
2/9
@
9:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
2/20
@
7:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

32 - 21

132

Final

126

SAC Kings

12 - 42

Sat 7 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
38
13
.745
2
34
19
.642
5.0
3
34
19
.642
5.0
4
32
21
.604
7.0
5
32
22
.593
7.5
6
30
22
.577
8.5
7
27
24
.529
11.0
8
28
26
.519
11.5
9
26
28
.481
13.5
10
25
28
.472
14.0
11
24
29
.453
15.0
12
21
29
.420
16.5
13
14
37
.275
24.0
14
14
38
.269
24.5
15
13
40
.245
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
36
16
.692
3.5
3
34
19
.642
6.0
4
32
19
.627
7.0
5
32
19
.627
7.0
6
32
22
.593
8.5
7
31
22
.585
9.0
8
28
25
.528
12.0
9
25
27
.481
14.5
10
25
28
.472
15.0
11
20
31
.392
19.0
12
19
33
.365
20.5
13
16
37
.302
24.0
14
14
40
.259
26.5
15
12
42
.222
28.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/12
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121-127
Mon
1/12
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122-116
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1/12
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113-119
Mon
1/12
@
98-119
Mon
1/12
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139-106

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
2/9
@
9:00 PM
Mon
2/9
@
10:00 PM
Mon
2/9
@
10:00 PM
Mon
2/9
@
10:00 PM
Tue
2/10
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7:30 PM