most points in less than 25 minutes of a game including playoffs

Sleepy Floyd has scored the most points with fewer than 25 minutes played in a regular-season or postseason game, with 40 points against the Nuggets on February 26, 1991.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in less than 25 minutes of a game including playoffs
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
40
24
2/26/1991
@
2
3
2
0
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
7
7
100.0
71.2
1
1
1
2
2Quintin 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
3Giannis 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
4Paul 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
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
36
24
1/10/2023
vs
11
1
0
2
12
20
60.0
1
3
33.3
11
11
100.0
72.5
2
9
3
3
+36
6Kiki 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
7Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
36
23
1/29/1987
@
3
1
1
1
14
20
70.0
2
2
100.0
6
6
100.0
79.5
2
1
0
0
8Walter Davis
W. Davis
36
24
3/13/1979
@
1
2
1
0
13
16
81.3
10
13
76.9
82.9
0
1
2
6
9Paul George
P. George
35
25
8/25/2020
vs
3
2
0
0
12
18
66.7
4
8
50.0
7
7
100.0
83.0
1
2
2
4
+23
10Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
35
23
3/30/2005
@
3
5
2
0
11
17
64.7
6
8
75.0
7
8
87.5
85.3
1
2
3
2
+10
11Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
35
24
11/11/1986
@
4
1
1
0
13
19
68.4
0
0
9
9
100.0
76.2
1
3
1
4
12Sandro 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
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
34
22
2/3/2025
vs
3
6
0
0
15
19
78.9
2
3
66.7
2
3
66.7
83.7
0
3
3
1
+34
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34
23
4/18/2022
vs
3
4
1
1
12
17
70.6
5
10
50.0
5
7
71.4
84.7
0
3
2
3
+32
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
34
25
5/5/2021
@
12
2
0
1
10
17
58.8
0
2
0.0
14
16
87.5
70.7
7
5
3
1
+9
16Lou Williams
L. Williams
34
23
3/11/2019
vs
4
5
0
0
14
20
70.0
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
78.1
1
3
3
2
+28
17Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
34
25
2/28/2018
vs
4
5
1
0
13
18
72.2
4
6
66.7
4
4
100.0
86.0
1
3
1
1
+18
18Austin Croshere
A. Croshere
34
24
1/30/2007
vs
7
3
0
0
11
14
78.6
7
10
70.0
5
5
100.0
104.9
0
7
1
2
+10
19Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
34
24
4/27/2005
vs
2
3
2
0
12
15
80.0
5
5
100.0
5
6
83.3
96.4
1
1
4
4
-4
20Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
33
25
4/8/2023
@
5
3
2
0
13
25
52.0
4
9
44.4
3
4
75.0
61.7
2
3
0
1
+15
21Jaylen 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
22Paul George
P. George
33
24
11/14/2019
@
9
4
0
0
10
17
58.8
3
5
60.0
10
10
100.0
77.1
0
9
5
5
+7
23Nicolas Batum
N. Batum
33
25
2/4/2012
vs
0
0
3
1
11
19
57.9
9
15
60.0
2
3
66.7
81.2
0
0
1
1
+19
24John Drew
J. Drew
33
23
2/4/1983
vs
7
0
1
0
9
15
60.0
0
0
15
18
83.3
72.0
2
2
25Johnny Green
J. Green
33
22
12/30/1964
9
0
15
20
75.0
3
4
75.0
75.8
5
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