most points per game in nba in less than 20 minutes

Nikola Jokić scored the most points per game with fewer than 20 minutes played this season, with 22.0 per game.

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most points per game by a player in NBA in less than 20 minutes this regular season

	NAME	PPG	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	22.0	38	2025-26	DEN	2	18.8	6.5	4.5	0.0	0.5	8.0	13.0	61.5	1.0	3.0	33.3	5.0	5.5	90.9	71.3	3.0	3.5	1.0	44	13	9	0	1	2	2	+5
2	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	20.0	20	2025-26	ATL	1	19.6	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	8.0	14.0	57.1	3.0	6.0	50.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	67.2	1.0	2.0	1.0	20	3	0	0	1	1	3	-22
3	LeBron James L. James	18.0	17	2025-26	LAL	1	16.6	4.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	6.0	15.0	40.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	49.8	0.0	4.0	4.0	18	4	6	3	0	4	0	+14
4	Jalen Williams J. Williams	18.0	33	2025-26	OKC	2	16.6	3.5	4.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	8.5	82.4	2.0	2.0	100.0	2.0	2.5	80.0	93.8	0.5	3.0	1.0	36	7	8	0	0	2	1	+23
5	Ty Jerome T. Jerome	17.3	59	2025-26	MEM	3	19.8	1.7	4.7	1.3	0.3	6.0	12.0	50.0	2.0	6.3	31.6	3.3	4.0	83.3	63.0	0.0	1.7	2.3	52	5	14	4	1	7	7	0
6	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	16.0	33	2025-26	SAS	2	16.5	6.5	2.5	0.0	3.5	6.5	11.0	59.1	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.0	3.0	66.7	64.9	1.0	5.5	2.0	32	13	5	0	7	4	3	+21
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	15.0	35	2025-26	MIL	3	11.7	4.7	2.3	1.0	0.0	6.0	8.3	72.0	0.3	0.7	50.0	2.7	4.3	61.5	73.2	1.7	3.0	2.0	45	14	7	3	0	6	4	+21
8	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	14.0	33	2025-26	CHA	2	16.7	1.5	3.5	1.5	0.0	5.0	7.0	71.4	3.0	3.5	85.7	1.0	1.0	100.0	94.1	0.5	1.0	1.0	28	3	7	3	0	2	2	+26
9	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	13.5	74	2025-26	CLE	4	18.6	5.8	1.5	1.0	1.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.0	75.0	85.7	1.5	4.3	1.3	54	23	6	4	4	5	9	+10
10	Andrew Nembhard A. Nembhard	13.5	34	2025-26	IND	2	17.0	0.5	3.0	0.5	0.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	6.5	7.0	92.9	74.3	0.0	0.5	1.0	27	1	6	1	0	2	3	-3
11	Scoot Henderson S. Henderson	13.4	97	2025-26	POR	5	19.5	2.0	3.2	0.2	0.0	3.8	8.4	45.2	2.2	4.6	47.8	3.6	4.4	81.8	64.8	0.6	1.4	3.0	67	10	16	1	0	15	16	-3
12	Darius Garland D. Garland	13.0	37	2025-26	TOT	2	18.5	3.5	4.0	1.5	0.0	3.5	8.0	43.8	2.0	3.5	57.1	4.0	4.0	100.0	66.6	0.5	3.0	1.5	26	7	8	3	0	3	4	+20
13	Santi Aldama S. Aldama	13.0	20	2025-26	MEM	1	19.7	8.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	9.0	66.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	68.9	3.0	5.0	1.0	13	8	0	1	0	1	0	-12
14	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	12.8	69	2025-26	WAS	4	17.2	4.3	1.0	0.0	1.5	5.5	10.8	51.2	1.8	3.8	46.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	58.7	1.8	2.5	1.3	51	17	4	0	6	5	9	-15
15	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	12.8	61	2025-26	ORL	4	15.2	2.5	2.3	0.5	0.0	5.5	9.8	56.4	0.8	3.5	21.4	1.0	1.3	80.0	61.9	0.0	2.5	1.3	51	10	9	2	0	5	6	+17
16	Coby White C. White	12.5	257	2025-26	TOT	15	17.1	2.7	3.0	0.3	0.1	4.1	9.1	45.6	1.7	4.2	41.3	2.5	3.1	78.7	59.7	0.3	2.3	1.7	187	40	45	4	1	25	21	+68
17	Tristen Newton T. Newton	12.0	12	2025-26	HOU	1	12.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	2.0	5.0	40.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	58.1	2.0	1.0	0.0	12	3	0	1	0	0	0	+2
18	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	12.0	15	2025-26	LAL	1	14.8	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	0.0		75.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	12	1	1	0	1	2	0	-7
19	Trae Young T. Young	11.7	44	2025-26	TOT	3	14.6	2.3	5.0	0.7	0.3	3.3	6.3	52.6	1.3	3.3	40.0	3.7	5.7	64.7	66.1	0.7	1.7	2.7	35	7	15	2	1	8	4	+3
20	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	11.2	433	2025-26	TOT	26	16.7	1.6	2.7	0.8	0.1	3.7	7.8	47.5	1.2	3.2	39.0	2.5	3.0	85.7	61.5	0.3	1.2	1.5	290	41	71	22	3	39	42	-104
21	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	11.0	18	2025-26	CHI	1	17.9	4.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	10.0	30.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	46.8	0.0	4.0	1.0	11	4	3	0	0	1	0	-1
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	11.0	36	2025-26	LAL	2	17.8	4.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	11.5	30.4	0.5	5.0	10.0	3.5	4.5	77.8	40.8	0.0	4.5	4.5	22	9	4	0	0	9	1	-23
23	Paul George P. George	11.0	18	2025-26	PHI	1	17.7	5.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	10.0	40.0	3.0	5.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		55.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	11	5	0	1	0	2	1	+6
24	James Harden J. Harden	11.0	20	2025-26	LAC	1	19.9	2.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	33.3	1.0	4.0	25.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	60.6	0.0	2.0	5.0	11	2	3	0	0	5	1	-39
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	11.0	20	2025-26	GSW	1	20.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	13.0	30.8	1.0	5.0	20.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	38.4	0.0	1.0	1.0	11	1	0	1	0	1	5	-23

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/18	MIN	@	DEN	3:30 PM
Mon 4/20	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM
Thu 4/23	DEN	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Sat 4/25	DEN	@	MIN	8:30 PM
Mon 4/27	MIN	@	DEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

54 - 28

128

Final

118

Spurs

62 - 20

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-33

49-33

47-35-1

47-36

47-35

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

34-48

36-47

36-46

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	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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

	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	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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