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

Anthony Davis has scored 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
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Anthony Davis
A. Davis
29
0
3/12/2016
@
11
2
2
0
8
22
36.4
2
3
66.7
11
12
91.7
53.2
2
9
1
1
-24
2Don Ohl
D. Ohl
19
5
10/28/1969
@
5
1
9
10
90.0
1
2
50.0
87.3
1
3Jake Layman
J. Layman
17
8
11/1/2016
vs
1
1
1
0
6
8
75.0
5
7
71.4
0
0
106.3
0
1
0
0
+10
4Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
16
1
10/19/1967
vs
9
9
6
13
46.2
4
8
50.0
48.4
3
5Bob Harrison
B. Harrison
16
5
1/30/1957
@
2
7
10
70.0
2
3
66.7
70.7
5
6Jalen McDaniels
J. McDaniels
15
8
1/12/2024
@
3
0
1
0
4
5
80.0
0
0
7
10
70.0
79.8
2
1
1
0
-8
7Jaxson Hayes
J. Hayes
15
8
11/27/2021
@
4
1
1
0
5
6
83.3
3
3
100.0
2
3
66.7
102.5
1
3
0
1
+18
8Adam Mokoka
A. Mokoka
15
5
2/6/2020
vs
0
0
0
0
6
6
100.0
3
3
100.0
0
2
0.0
109.0
0
0
0
1
+12
9Eddie House
E. House
15
7
1/26/2004
@
0
0
1
0
6
7
85.7
3
4
75.0
0
1
0.0
100.8
0
0
0
2
+4
10Kelvin Upshaw
K. Upshaw
15
8
1/29/1991
vs
2
1
1
0
3
4
75.0
0
0
9
9
100.0
94.2
1
1
1
0
11Robert Hawkins
R. Hawkins
15
8
1/10/1976
vs
1
0
1
0
7
9
77.8
1
1
100.0
79.4
1
0
1
12Patty Mills
P. Mills
14
7
3/28/2025
@
0
0
0
0
3
4
75.0
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
112.9
0
0
0
2
+3
13Luis Scola
L. Scola
14
8
1/20/2017
@
3
0
0
0
6
8
75.0
1
2
50.0
1
1
100.0
82.9
2
1
0
2
-2
14Peja Stojakovic
P. Stojakovic
14
8
4/15/2005
@
0
1
1
0
5
6
83.3
4
4
100.0
0
0
116.7
0
0
0
1
+1
15Harold Miner
H. Miner
14
7
3/30/1994
@
0
1
0
0
6
7
85.7
0
0
2
2
100.0
88.8
0
0
0
3
16LaSalle Thompson
L. Thompson
14
7
3/19/1993
vs
3
0
1
0
6
6
100.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
101.7
1
2
1
3
17Steve Henson
S. Henson
14
5
2/27/1992
@
0
2
0
0
4
5
80.0
2
2
100.0
4
4
100.0
103.6
0
0
1
2
18Rafael Addison
R. Addison
14
8
4/15/1987
@
4
0
0
0
5
6
83.3
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
101.7
2
2
0
2
19Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
14
6
10/29/1980
vs
0
1
0
0
5
6
83.3
2
2
100.0
2
3
66.7
95.6
0
0
0
0
20Campy Russell
C. Russell
14
8
12/6/1974
@
5
0
1
0
6
8
75.0
2
2
100.0
78.8
3
2
0
21John Wetzel
J. Wetzel
14
7
11/9/1974
vs
2
1
0
0
7
8
87.5
0
0
87.5
2
0
2
22Larry McNeill
L. McNeill
14
8
2/10/1974
@
9
0
5
6
83.3
4
8
50.0
73.5
0
23Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
14
8
10/16/1965
@
5
1
7
10
70.0
0
0
70.0
2
24Ben Warley
B. Warley
14
7
3/10/1963
vs
4
0
6
10
60.0
2
2
100.0
64.3
3
25Chuck Share
C. Share
14
8
2/23/1957
@
11
5
8
62.5
4
5
80.0
68.6
1
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