most points in a game in exactly 45 minutes

Elgin Baylor has posted the most points in a game with exactly 45 minutes played, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

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most points by a player in a regular-season game in exactly 45 minutes

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	71	45	11/15/1960	LAL	@	NYK	25	1			28	48	58.3				15	19	78.9	63.0				5
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	61	45	3/6/2000	LAL	@	LAC	23	3	0	0	24	35	68.6	0	0		13	22	59.1	68.3	7	16	4	2	+16
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	61	45	12/18/1962	SFW	vs	STL	27	2			26	53	49.1				9	14	64.3	51.6				0
4	Fred Brown F. Brown	58	45	3/23/1974	SEA	@	GSW	6	3	2		24	37	64.9				10	13	76.9	67.9	2	4		2
5	Glen Rice G. Rice	56	45	4/15/1995	MIA	vs	ORL	4	0	0	0	20	27	74.1	7	8	87.5	9	10	90.0	89.2	1	3	2	4
6	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	53	45	4/10/1982	UTA	vs	DEN	12	6	0	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		15	18	83.3	73.8	9	3	1	4
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	45	11/4/1970	MIL	@	CLE	11	3			20	32	62.5				13	14	92.9	69.4				4
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	45	12/20/1967	PHI	@	SEA	38	6			20	23	87.0				13	26	50.0	76.9				2
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	45	10/23/1965	PHI	vs	DET	21	2			21	25	84.0				11	15	73.3	83.9				1
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	52	45	12/20/1989	CHI	@	ORL	5	7	4	0	20	37	54.1	2	3	66.7	10	10	100.0	62.8	1	4	3	3
11	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	52	45	3/17/1976	BUF	@	SEA	11	2			18	26	69.2				16	22	72.7	72.9				4
12	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	51	45	10/27/2025	UTA	vs	PHX	14	3	0	0	14	32	43.8	6	13	46.2	17	17	100.0	64.6	5	9	1	2	+26
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	51	45	1/18/1996	HOU	vs	BOS	14	3	3	2	20	37	54.1	0	0		11	14	78.6	59.1	5	9	2	3
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	51	45	12/9/1995	UTA	vs	GSW	14	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		13	16	81.3	72.8	6	8	2	5
15	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	51	45	1/7/1981	UTA	@	DEN	5	7	2	0	20	25	80.0	0	0		11	11	100.0	85.5	2	3	3	1
16	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	50	45	11/23/2001	ATL	vs	DET	12	5	2	1	21	30	70.0	0	0		8	8	100.0	74.6	3	9	2	1	+12
17	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	50	45	11/27/1979	UTA	vs	LAL	9	2	2	0	21	27	77.8	0	0		8	10	80.0	79.6	2	7	3	3
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	50	45	1/19/1975	MIL	vs	POR	15	11	1	3	18	30	60.0				14	16	87.5	67.5	3	12		3
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	50	45	2/14/1967	SFW		BOS	8	5			16	32	50.0				18	19	94.7	61.9				5
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	45	1/11/1959	STL	vs	DET	18	4			18	31	58.1				14	17	82.4	65.0				2
21	Jerami Grant J. Grant	49	45	2/8/2024	POR	vs	DET	8	6	0	0	14	29	48.3	3	6	50.0	18	20	90.0	64.8	2	6	4	5	-5
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	49	45	3/22/1996	ORL	@	WAS	17	2	1	3	21	40	52.5	0	0		7	13	53.8	53.6	8	9	3	4
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	49	45	12/9/1993	ORL	@	IND	11	3	2	0	17	25	68.0	0	0		15	18	83.3	74.4	3	8	2	3
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	45	3/30/1990	CHI	vs	NYK	12	4	5	2	20	34	58.8	1	3	33.3	8	9	88.9	64.5	1	11	2	3
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	45	2/12/1985	CHI	vs	DET	15	5	4	0	19	31	61.3	0	0		11	13	84.6	66.7	7	8	6	5

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