most points in an nba game in less than 30 minutes

Klay Thompson has the most points in a game with fewer than 30 minutes played, with 60 points versus the Pacers on December 5, 2016.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in an NBA regular-season game in less than 30 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	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	60	29	12/5/2016	GSW	vs	IND	2	1	0	0	21	33	63.6	8	14	57.1	10	11	90.9	79.3	0	2	0	0	+37
2	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	52	27	10/29/2018	GSW	@	CHI	4	0	2	0	18	29	62.1	14	24	58.3	2	2	100.0	87.0	0	4	2	2	+28
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	50	27	1/19/2022	PHI	vs	ORL	12	2	1	3	17	23	73.9	1	4	25.0	15	17	88.2	82.0	1	11	2	3	+24
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	50	29	2/9/2018	POR	@	SAC	1	6	3	0	16	26	61.5	8	13	61.5	10	10	100.0	82.2	0	1	2	2	+18
5	CJ McCollum	50	29	1/31/2018	POR	vs	CHI	5	2	1	0	18	25	72.0	6	9	66.7	8	8	100.0	87.7	1	4	3	1	+29
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	49	29	5/8/2021	GSW	vs	OKC	5	2	1	0	14	26	53.8	11	21	52.4	10	10	100.0	80.6	0	5	1	2	+31
7	Kemba Walker K. Walker	46	28	3/22/2018	CHA	vs	MEM	3	4	1	0	13	18	72.2	10	14	71.4	10	10	100.0	102.7	0	3	2	1	+47
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	46	30	4/13/2016	GSW	vs	MEM	4	6	2	0	15	24	62.5	10	19	52.6	6	6	100.0	86.3	1	3	2	2	+19
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	45	30	1/6/2018	GSW	@	LAC	6	3	3	0	11	21	52.4	8	16	50.0	15	16	93.8	80.2	2	4	2	2	+28
10	JR Smith	45	30	4/13/2009	DEN	vs	SAC	4	1	1	0	13	22	59.1	11	18	61.1	8	8	100.0	88.2	0	4	0	0	+23
11	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	44	29	1/12/2025	NYK	vs	MIL	5	6	1	0	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	7	8	87.5	74.5	1	4	1	0	+23
12	Devin Booker D. Booker	44	28	3/8/2023	PHX	vs	OKC	3	4	0	1	17	23	73.9	6	10	60.0	4	5	80.0	87.3	0	3	3	4	+33
13	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	44	29	2/4/2023	BKN	vs	WAS	5	5	0	0	16	23	69.6	4	5	80.0	8	9	88.9	81.6	2	3	4	2	+6
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	44	28	10/22/2022	MIL	vs	HOU	12	3	0	0	17	21	81.0	2	3	66.7	8	13	61.5	82.3	2	10	4	2	+23
15	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	44	27	1/21/2019	GSW	@	LAL	3	2	0	1	17	20	85.0	10	11	90.9	0	0		110.0	0	3	2	2	+29
16	LeBron James L. James	43	29	12/31/2021	LAL	vs	POR	14	4	2	2	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	6	9	66.7	71.8	2	12	0	1	+18
17	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	43	29	1/14/2020	LAC	vs	CLE	3	4	2	1	14	22	63.6	6	10	60.0	9	10	90.0	81.4	0	3	1	0	+39
18	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	43	29	12/13/2019	MEM	vs	MIL	5	1	0	1	14	21	66.7	9	15	60.0	6	9	66.7	86.1	0	5	3	5	-5
19	James Harden J. Harden	43	30	1/11/2019	HOU	vs	CLE	10	12	2	2	12	24	50.0	8	16	50.0	11	11	100.0	74.5	0	10	4	2	+28
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	43	29	1/28/2017	GSW	vs	LAC	9	6	0	0	15	23	65.2	9	15	60.0	4	4	100.0	86.8	0	9	2	1	+42
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	43	29	3/18/1986	BOS	vs	CLE	8	3	3	0	17	24	70.8	5	6	83.3	4	4	100.0	83.5	0	8	1	0
22	Grayson Allen G. Allen	42	28	11/10/2025	PHX	vs	NOP	2	4	3	0	12	17	70.6	10	15	66.7	8	10	80.0	98.1	1	1	1	0	+22
23	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	42	30	12/16/2023	PHI	@	CHA	15	3	1	2	18	23	78.3	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	81.9	0	15	4	2	+36
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	42	29	4/14/2021	GSW	@	OKC	6	8	0	0	14	20	70.0	11	16	68.8	3	3	100.0	98.5	0	6	0	3	+31
25	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	42	29	12/30/2020	BOS	vs	MEM	5	4	1	0	15	21	71.4	7	10	70.0	5	6	83.3	88.8	1	4	4	1	+22