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

most points in under 30 minutes of play in a game

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in under 30 minutes of play in a regular-season game

NAME	PTS	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-
Klay Thompson	60	29	12/5/2016	GSW	vs	IND	2	1	0	0	0	21	33	63.6	8	14	57.1	10	11	90.9	0	+37
Klay Thompson	52	27	10/29/2018	GSW	@	CHI	4	0	2	0	2	18	29	62.1	14	24	58.3	2	2	100.0	2	+28
Joel Embiid	50	27	1/19/2022	PHI	vs	ORL	12	2	1	3	2	17	23	73.9	1	4	25.0	15	17	88.2	3	+24
Damian Lillard	50	29	2/9/2018	POR	@	SAC	1	6	3	0	2	16	26	61.5	8	13	61.5	10	10	100.0	2	+18
CJ McCollum	50	29	1/31/2018	POR	vs	CHI	5	2	1	0	3	18	25	72.0	6	9	66.7	8	8	100.0	1	+29
Stephen Curry	49	29	5/8/2021	GSW	vs	OKC	5	2	1	0	1	14	26	53.8	11	21	52.4	10	10	100.0	2	+31
Kemba Walker	46	28	3/22/2018	CHA	vs	MEM	3	4	1	0	2	13	18	72.2	10	14	71.4	10	10	100.0	1	+47
Stephen Curry	46	30	4/13/2016	GSW	vs	MEM	4	6	2	0	2	15	24	62.5	10	19	52.6	6	6	100.0	2	+19
Stephen Curry	45	30	1/6/2018	GSW	@	LAC	6	3	3	0	2	11	21	52.4	8	16	50.0	15	16	93.8	2	+28
JR Smith	45	30	4/13/2009	DEN	vs	SAC	4	1	1	0	0	13	22	59.1	11	18	61.1	8	8	100.0	0	+23
Devin Booker	44	28	3/8/2023	PHX	vs	OKC	3	4	0	1	3	17	23	73.9	6	10	60.0	4	5	80.0	4	+33
Cam Thomas	44	29	2/4/2023	BKN	vs	WAS	5	5	0	0	4	16	23	69.6	4	5	80.0	8	9	88.9	2	+6
Giannis Antetokounmpo	44	28	10/22/2022	MIL	vs	HOU	12	3	0	0	4	17	21	81.0	2	3	66.7	8	13	61.5	2	+23
Klay Thompson	44	27	1/21/2019	GSW	@	LAL	3	2	0	1	2	17	20	85.0	10	11	90.9	0	0		2	+29
LeBron James	43	29	12/31/2021	LAL	vs	POR	14	4	2	2	0	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	6	9	66.7	1	+18
Kawhi Leonard	43	29	1/14/2020	LAC	vs	CLE	3	4	2	1	1	14	22	63.6	6	10	60.0	9	10	90.0	0	+39
Jaren Jackson Jr.	43	29	12/13/2019	MEM	vs	MIL	5	1	0	1	3	14	21	66.7	9	15	60.0	6	9	66.7	5	-5
James Harden	43	30	1/11/2019	HOU	vs	CLE	10	12	2	2	4	12	24	50.0	8	16	50.0	11	11	100.0	2	+28
Stephen Curry	43	29	1/28/2017	GSW	vs	LAC	9	6	0	0	2	15	23	65.2	9	15	60.0	4	4	100.0	1	+42
Larry Bird	43	29	3/18/1986	BOS	vs	CLE	8	3	3	0	1	17	24	70.8	5	6	83.3	4	4	100.0	0
Joel Embiid	42	30	12/16/2023	PHI	@	CHA	15	3	1	2	4	18	23	78.3	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	2	+36
Stephen Curry	42	29	4/14/2021	GSW	@	OKC	6	8	0	0	0	14	20	70.0	11	16	68.8	3	3	100.0	3	+31
Jaylen Brown	42	29	12/30/2020	BOS	vs	MEM	5	4	1	0	4	15	21	71.4	7	10	70.0	5	6	83.3	1	+22
Klay Thompson	42	30	4/13/2015	GSW	vs	MEM	5	3	1	0	2	15	20	75.0	8	10	80.0	4	4	100.0	0	+25
George Gervin	42	27	11/10/1984	SAS	vs	CLE	2	1	0	1	0	18	23	78.3	0	0		6	6	100.0	0