George Gervin has scored the most points in a game with fewer than 36 minutes played, with 63 points against the New Orleans Jazz on April 9, 1978.
Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game less than 36 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 |  | G. Gervin | 63 | 33 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 49 | 46.9 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 54.5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 |  | K. Bryant | 62 | 33 | 12/20/2005 | vs | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 22 | 25 | 88.0 | 73.8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +35 | ||
| 3 |  | K. Malone | 61 | 33 | 1/27/1990 | vs | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 84.4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 4 |  | K. Irving | 60 | 35 | 3/15/2022 | @ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 81.7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +36 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Harden | 60 | 31 | 11/30/2019 | vs | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 87.9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | +50 | ||
| 6 |  | K. Thompson | 60 | 29 | 12/5/2016 | vs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 79.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +37 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Westbrook | 58 | 36 | 3/7/2017 | vs | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 63.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +7 | ||
| 8 | | J. Harden | 57 | 34 | 1/14/2019 | vs | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 69.6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +25 | ||
| 9 |  | S. Curry | 56 | 34 | 2/27/2025 | @ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 92.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +15 | ||
| 10 | | J. Harden | 56 | 35 | 11/5/2017 | vs | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 92.5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +25 | ||
| 11 | | K. Bryant | 56 | 34 | 1/14/2002 | vs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 71.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +40 | ||
| 12 |  | J. Harden | 55 | 35 | 11/22/2025 | @ | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 85.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +22 | ||
| 13 |  | N. Jokić | 55 | 34 | 11/12/2025 | @ | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 91.5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | +28 | ||
| 14 | | K. Irving | 54 | 32 | 1/31/2020 | vs | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 98.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +20 | ||
| 15 |  | J. Embiid | 53 | 34 | 12/11/2022 | vs | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 71.9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 16 | | S. Curry | 53 | 36 | 4/12/2021 | vs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 85.4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | +16 | ||
| 17 | | S. Curry | 53 | 36 | 10/31/2015 | @ | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 83.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +16 | ||
| 18 |  | L. Bird | 53 | 33 | 3/30/1983 | vs | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 19 |  | J. Morant | 52 | 34 | 2/28/2022 | vs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 78.6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +23 | ||
| 20 | | K. Thompson | 52 | 27 | 10/29/2018 | @ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 87.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +28 | ||
| 21 | | K. Thompson | 52 | 33 | 1/23/2015 | vs | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 88.4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +38 | ||
| 22 | | K. Bryant | 52 | 34 | 11/30/2006 | vs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +22 | ||
| 23 |  | T. McGrady | 52 | 33 | 2/21/2003 | vs | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 63.7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +20 | ||
| 24 |  | C. Flagg | 51 | 34 | 4/3/2026 | vs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 77.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 25 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 51 | 36 | 3/3/2025 | vs | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 74.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | ||
NOJ
UTA
MIL
ORL
GSW
GSW
UTA
LAC
CHA
IND
UTAResults may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1982-83 season.
More NBA News
Trail Blazers' Sharpe out at least 6 months after knee surgery
Timberwolves agree to deal with Jonathan Kuminga to fill power forward void, AP source says
Free agent guard Brandon Williams signs one-year, $2.6 million contract to join Warriors
Pelicans reach 2-year, $16 million deal with wing player Bennedict Mathurin, AP source says
Free agent forward Georges Niang signs one-year contract with Warriors
Klay Thompson says he chose the Miami Heat because he wanted the opportunity to win
More Spurs Stats
Team Leaders 
PPG
25.0
Wembanyama
RPG
11.5
Wembanyama
APG
7.4
Castle
Team Rankings
ORTG
119.6
4th
DRTG
111.3
3rd
NETRTG
8.3
2nd
3P%
35.9
15th
HOU
NBA 2025-26 Leaders
NBA 2025-26 Rankings
NBA Fantasy 2025-26
NBA 2025-26 Betting
NBA 2025-26 Standings
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
Heat| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |