most points in a game in under 22 minutes

Quintin Dailey has put up the most points in a game with fewer than 22 minutes played, with 38 points against the Knicks on January 28, 1986.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game in under 22 minutes
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Quintin Dailey
Q. Dailey
38
21
1/28/1986
@
2
2
2
0
12
19
63.2
0
0
14
18
77.8
70.6
2
0
0
2
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
37
21
1/14/2020
vs
9
4
0
1
12
17
70.6
3
5
60.0
10
12
83.3
83.0
3
6
1
1
+32
3Paul George
P. George
37
20
11/16/2019
vs
4
3
2
1
10
17
58.8
6
11
54.5
11
11
100.0
84.7
2
2
3
0
+28
4Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
36
20
4/15/1988
vs
2
3
1
0
10
14
71.4
1
2
50.0
15
15
100.0
87.4
1
1
0
1
5Sandro Mamukelashvili
S. Mamukelashvili
34
19
3/19/2025
vs
9
3
1
0
13
14
92.9
7
7
100.0
1
1
100.0
117.7
5
4
0
1
+22
6Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
33
19
1/24/2021
vs
3
1
2
0
13
20
65.0
3
4
75.0
4
4
100.0
75.8
0
3
1
3
+31
7Kevin Love
K. Love
32
15
4/10/2022
vs
10
2
1
0
10
16
62.5
8
11
72.7
4
6
66.7
85.8
2
8
0
1
+15
8Freeman Williams
F. Williams
32
21
12/5/1981
@
1
2
0
0
11
16
68.8
0
1
0.0
10
10
100.0
78.4
1
0
3
3
9Joe Ellis
J. Ellis
32
20
11/23/1968
vs
13
2
15
19
78.9
2
2
100.0
80.5
2
10Buddy Hield
B. Hield
31
21
4/12/2026
@
3
3
1
0
12
18
66.7
7
11
63.6
0
0
86.1
0
3
1
0
+1
11Myles Turner
M. Turner
31
22
4/14/2024
vs
12
0
0
4
13
17
76.5
3
4
75.0
2
2
100.0
86.7
3
9
1
2
+26
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31
21
1/11/2024
vs
5
4
0
1
11
15
73.3
1
3
33.3
8
8
100.0
83.7
1
4
2
2
+41
13DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
31
21
2/26/2017
@
10
3
0
0
8
15
53.3
0
3
0.0
15
15
100.0
71.8
2
8
1
6
+2
14David Robinson
D. Robinson
31
21
11/8/1995
vs
8
0
3
3
13
19
68.4
0
0
5
6
83.3
71.6
3
5
1
3
15Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
30
21
1/6/2026
@
5
3
1
1
10
20
50.0
3
6
50.0
7
8
87.5
63.8
0
5
2
2
+2
16Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
30
20
12/27/2025
@
3
4
0
0
9
15
60.0
3
8
37.5
9
9
100.0
79.1
0
3
0
1
+27
17Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
30
21
10/31/2018
@
9
3
0
2
12
12
100.0
0
0
6
7
85.7
99.5
3
6
6
6
+6
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30
19
12/18/2014
@
2
2
0
1
10
13
76.9
5
6
83.3
5
7
71.4
93.3
0
2
2
1
+5
19Len Chappell
L. Chappell
30
20
12/18/1967
15
1
13
15
86.7
4
5
80.0
87.2
1
20Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29
19
11/29/2025
vs
8
2
2
0
12
15
80.0
1
2
50.0
4
8
50.0
78.3
3
5
2
2
+27
21Cedi Osman
C. Osman
29
22
1/29/2023
vs
2
2
2
1
11
13
84.6
7
7
100.0
0
0
111.5
0
2
0
0
-8
22Trey Burke
T. Burke
29
21
1/9/2021
vs
0
4
0
1
11
13
84.6
7
8
87.5
0
0
111.5
0
0
1
3
+25
23Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29
22
12/2/2019
vs
15
3
0
0
10
14
71.4
3
4
75.0
6
11
54.5
77.0
1
14
2
3
+25
24Anthony 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
25JR Smith
JR Smith
29
22
11/17/2009
vs
1
1
1
0
11
17
64.7
5
9
55.6
2
2
100.0
81.1
0
1
2
5
+12
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