most points in less than 26 minutes in a game

Sleepy Floyd has the most points in a game with fewer than 26 minutes played, with 40 points against the Nuggets on February 26, 1991.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in less than 26 minutes in a regular-season game
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
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
38
26
12/30/2017
vs
4
3
0
0
13
17
76.5
10
13
76.9
2
2
100.0
106.3
0
4
0
2
+24
3Kevin Love
K. Love
38
25
11/28/2017
vs
9
2
2
0
10
16
62.5
4
8
50.0
14
17
82.4
80.9
2
7
3
0
+25
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
25
12/14/1989
vs
7
5
2
0
14
20
70.0
3
3
100.0
7
9
77.8
79.3
2
5
1
2
5Quintin 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
6Trae Young
T. Young
37
26
12/23/2020
@
6
7
0
0
10
12
83.3
5
6
83.3
12
14
85.7
101.9
2
4
4
1
+30
7Giannis 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
8Paul 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
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
36
26
3/30/2026
@
2
5
0
0
16
24
66.7
4
6
66.7
0
0
75.0
1
1
3
1
+5
10Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
36
25
10/25/2023
vs
3
2
1
0
13
21
61.9
2
5
40.0
8
11
72.7
69.7
0
3
1
0
+5
11Joel 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
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
36
26
4/12/2021
@
7
2
1
0
10
17
58.8
2
3
66.7
14
15
93.3
76.3
1
6
1
1
+8
13Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
36
26
12/11/2007
vs
4
3
3
2
13
17
76.5
5
8
62.5
5
5
100.0
93.8
0
4
3
2
+24
14Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
36
25
1/26/2004
@
1
2
0
0
11
19
57.9
8
10
80.0
6
8
75.0
79.9
0
1
1
2
+11
15Kiki 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
16Mark 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
17Walter 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
18Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
35
25
3/12/2026
@
2
1
2
0
10
17
58.8
8
10
80.0
7
7
100.0
87.2
2
0
0
0
+21
19Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
35
25
2/5/2026
vs
6
2
0
0
12
17
70.6
5
8
62.5
6
7
85.7
87.2
1
5
5
0
+5
20Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
35
26
11/5/2025
vs
5
5
1
0
13
21
61.9
2
4
50.0
7
9
77.8
70.1
1
4
1
2
+11
21Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
35
25
12/11/2019
vs
2
4
1
1
12
16
75.0
7
7
100.0
4
4
100.0
98.5
0
2
3
3
+10
22Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35
26
11/20/2019
vs
10
11
4
0
11
18
61.1
6
10
60.0
7
8
87.5
81.3
1
9
5
3
+45
23Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
35
26
3/24/2019
vs
6
3
1
0
13
16
81.3
5
6
83.3
4
4
100.0
98.5
0
6
0
0
+17
24Ben 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
25Cliff 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
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