most points by a player in 8 mins or less in a nba game

Anthony Davis has dropped the most points in a game with 8 or fewer minutes played, with 29 points against the Bucks on March 12, 2016.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in 8 mins or less in a NBA regular-season game
NAME PTS MIN DATE TM OPP REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
29
0
3/12/2016
NOP NOP
@
MIL MIL
11
2
2
0
8
22
36.4
2
3
66.7
11
12
91.7
53.2
2
9
1
1
-24
2 Don Ohl
D. Ohl
19
5
10/28/1969
ATL ATL
@
NYK NYK
5
1
9
10
90.0
1
2
50.0
87.3
1
3 Jake Layman
J. Layman
17
8
11/1/2016
POR POR
vs
GSW GSW
1
1
1
0
6
8
75.0
5
7
71.4
0
0
106.3
0
1
0
0
+10
4 Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
16
1
10/19/1967
STL STL
vs
LAL LAL
9
9
6
13
46.2
4
8
50.0
48.4
3
5 Bob Harrison
B. Harrison
16
5
1/30/1957
SYR SYR
@
BOS BOS
2
7
10
70.0
2
3
66.7
70.7
5
6 Jalen McDaniels
J. McDaniels
15
8
1/12/2024
TOR TOR
@
UTA UTA
3
0
1
0
4
5
80.0
0
0
7
10
70.0
79.8
2
1
1
0
-8
7 Jaxson Hayes
J. Hayes
15
8
11/27/2021
NOP NOP
@
UTA UTA
4
1
1
0
5
6
83.3
3
3
100.0
2
3
66.7
102.5
1
3
0
1
+18
8 Adam Mokoka
A. Mokoka
15
5
2/6/2020
CHI CHI
vs
NOP NOP
0
0
0
0
6
6
100.0
3
3
100.0
0
2
0.0
109.0
0
0
0
1
+12
9 Eddie House
E. House
15
7
1/26/2004
LAC LAC
@
UTA UTA
0
0
1
0
6
7
85.7
3
4
75.0
0
1
0.0
100.8
0
0
0
2
+4
10 Kelvin Upshaw
K. Upshaw
15
8
1/29/1991
DAL DAL
vs
SEA SEA
2
1
1
0
3
4
75.0
0
0
9
9
100.0
94.2
1
1
1
0
11 Robert Hawkins
R. Hawkins
15
8
1/10/1976
GSW GSW
vs
NYK NYK
1
0
1
0
7
9
77.8
1
1
100.0
79.4
1
0
1
12 Patty Mills
P. Mills
14
7
3/28/2025
LAC LAC
@
BKN BKN
0
0
0
0
3
4
75.0
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
112.9
0
0
0
2
+3
13 Luis Scola
L. Scola
14
8
1/20/2017
BKN BKN
@
NOP NOP
3
0
0
0
6
8
75.0
1
2
50.0
1
1
100.0
82.9
2
1
0
2
-2
14 Peja Stojakovic
P. Stojakovic
14
8
4/15/2005
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
0
1
1
0
5
6
83.3
4
4
100.0
0
0
116.7
0
0
0
1
+1
15 Harold Miner
H. Miner
14
7
3/30/1994
MIA MIA
@
NJN NJN
0
1
0
0
6
7
85.7
0
0
2
2
100.0
88.8
0
0
0
3
16 LaSalle Thompson
L. Thompson
14
7
3/19/1993
IND IND
vs
CHA CHA
3
0
1
0
6
6
100.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
101.7
1
2
1
3
17 Steve Henson
S. Henson
14
5
2/27/1992
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
0
2
0
0
4
5
80.0
2
2
100.0
4
4
100.0
103.6
0
0
1
2
18 Rafael Addison
R. Addison
14
8
4/15/1987
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
4
0
0
0
5
6
83.3
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
101.7
2
2
0
2
19 Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
14
6
10/29/1980
NJN NJN
vs
MIL MIL
0
1
0
0
5
6
83.3
2
2
100.0
2
3
66.7
95.6
0
0
0
0
20 Campy Russell
C. Russell
14
8
12/6/1974
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
5
0
1
0
6
8
75.0
2
2
100.0
78.8
3
2
0
21 John Wetzel
J. Wetzel
14
7
11/9/1974
ATL ATL
vs
POR POR
2
1
0
0
7
8
87.5
0
0
87.5
2
0
2
22 Larry McNeill
L. McNeill
14
8
2/10/1974
KCO KCO
@
SEA SEA
9
0
5
6
83.3
4
8
50.0
73.5
0
23 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
14
8
10/16/1965
PHI PHI
@
BAL BAL
5
1
7
10
70.0
0
0
70.0
2
24 Ben Warley
B. Warley
14
7
3/10/1963
SYR SYR
vs
SFW SFW
4
0
6
10
60.0
2
2
100.0
64.3
3
25 Chuck Share
C. Share
14
8
2/23/1957
STL STL
@
ROC ROC
11
5
8
62.5
4
5
80.0
68.6
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1982-83 season.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
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14
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21
61
.256
47.0
15
Jazz Jazz
17
65
.207
51.0
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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
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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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
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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
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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

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Wed
5/14
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM