most points per minute fourth quarter nba

Josh Smith has the most career points per minute played in the fourth quarter, with 44.09.

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most points per minute by a player fourth quarter NBA
NAMEPTS/MINPTSMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Josh Smith
J. Smith
44.09
291
7
115
0.1
2.5
1.6
0.7
0.2
0.3
1.0
2.5
38.4
0.3
0.8
31.6
0.3
0.7
44.0
44.2
0.4
1.1
0.5
179
80
26
38
62
114
-1
2Greivis Vasquez
G. Vasquez
27.77
293
11
101
0.1
2.9
1.0
1.2
0.1
0.1
1.1
2.8
37.5
0.6
1.6
35.8
0.2
0.3
81.5
49.3
0.1
0.9
0.4
99
117
15
7
36
86
+6
3Jared Sullinger
J. Sullinger
18.5
346
19
111
0.2
3.1
2.0
0.5
0.2
0.2
1.2
2.8
41.9
0.2
0.7
24.4
0.6
0.8
75.6
49.8
0.7
1.3
0.3
225
61
18
20
33
102
-11
4Gary Neal
G. Neal
18.36
303
17
86
0.2
3.5
0.8
0.4
0.2
0.0
1.2
3.4
33.7
0.4
1.4
30.3
0.8
0.9
87.2
46.1
0.1
0.7
0.4
70
34
15
0
33
60
-8
5Jeremy Evans
J. Evans
17.38
93
5
46
0.1
2.0
1.5
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.7
1.2
62.3
0.1
0.2
36.4
0.5
0.6
82.1
71.2
0.5
1.1
0.1
71
7
10
12
5
21
-4
6Kendrick Perkins
K. Perkins
13.57
104
8
82
0.1
1.3
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.5
1.1
45.7
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.5
47.4
47.0
0.4
1.0
0.5
119
28
4
15
38
73
+4
7Markel Brown
M. Brown
11.52
214
19
88
0.2
2.4
0.9
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.8
2.3
35.3
0.3
1.0
29.8
0.5
0.7
73.8
46.4
0.1
0.7
0.4
78
64
21
11
34
54
-21
8Jordan Hill
J. Hill
9.82
349
36
115
0.3
3.0
2.3
0.3
0.1
0.2
1.2
2.5
49.1
0.0
0.0
40.0
0.5
0.8
70.1
53.0
0.9
1.4
0.5
259
37
15
21
52
100
+9
9Jarnell Stokes
J. Stokes
8.55
49
6
19
0.3
2.6
1.6
0.4
0.2
0.2
1.0
1.6
63.3
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.1
55.0
63.1
0.7
0.9
0.2
31
7
4
3
3
19
+2
10Jordan Farmar
J. Farmar
7.44
131
18
46
0.4
2.8
0.6
1.0
0.3
0.0
1.0
2.1
45.9
0.6
1.2
45.6
0.3
0.3
100.0
62.6
0.1
0.5
0.4
26
45
16
0
17
30
-2
11Elijah Millsap
E. Millsap
7.05
107
15
56
0.3
1.9
1.3
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.6
1.9
30.8
0.2
0.7
34.2
0.5
0.8
69.8
43.5
0.3
1.0
0.4
72
27
21
3
21
51
+1
12Tiago Splitter
T. Splitter
4.66
111
24
58
0.4
1.9
1.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.8
1.4
55.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.4
0.5
78.6
60.1
0.4
0.7
0.3
63
20
8
9
15
35
+2
13Archie Goodwin
A. Goodwin
4.57
377
83
98
0.8
3.8
1.0
0.7
0.2
0.1
1.3
2.8
46.5
0.2
0.7
26.8
1.1
1.5
70.3
55.7
0.2
0.8
0.6
99
65
23
8
55
60
-24
14Alonzo Gee
A. Gee
4.54
213
47
106
0.4
2.0
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.7
1.4
52.3
0.1
0.2
31.8
0.5
0.6
73.8
59.3
0.4
0.7
0.3
113
28
33
10
30
77
-27
15John Lucas III
J. Lucas III
4.4
47
11
24
0.4
2.0
0.4
1.0
0.2
0.0
0.9
2.1
41.2
0.1
0.5
27.3
0.1
0.1
100.0
45.3
0.1
0.3
0.3
10
24
5
0
6
10
+11
16Norris Cole
N. Cole
3.74
262
70
115
0.6
2.3
0.8
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.8
2.2
35.7
0.3
0.8
31.9
0.4
0.5
77.8
45.8
0.0
0.7
0.3
88
108
30
6
38
76
-3
17Larry Sanders
L. Sanders
3.67
38
10
25
0.4
1.5
1.2
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.6
1.1
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.6
62.5
54.2
0.4
0.8
0.2
31
4
2
9
4
31
-3
18Jimmer Fredette
J. Fredette
3.22
95
29
46
0.6
2.1
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.7
2.0
33.3
0.1
0.7
19.4
0.6
0.6
93.1
44.9
0.1
0.3
0.4
19
31
10
1
18
21
-9
19Dahntay Jones
D. Jones
3
36
12
19
0.6
1.9
0.7
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.5
42.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
0.6
0.7
84.6
53.4
0.1
0.6
0.1
14
3
3
1
1
15
+2
20Hollis Thompson
H. Thompson
2.87
471
164
174
0.9
2.7
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.1
1.0
2.4
40.5
0.5
1.3
41.3
0.3
0.4
65.7
53.3
0.2
0.8
0.2
165
70
29
21
38
112
-38
21Anthony Morrow
A. Morrow
2.63
520
197
156
1.3
3.3
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.0
1.2
2.8
44.5
0.6
1.5
40.4
0.3
0.3
83.7
57.1
0.2
0.5
0.1
114
39
29
4
16
73
+48
22Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
2.62
212
81
100
0.8
2.1
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.7
1.7
41.3
0.3
0.9
35.1
0.4
0.5
74.0
54.6
0.1
0.7
0.3
85
27
13
7
30
63
+21
23Luis Scola
L. Scola
2.48
370
149
128
1.2
2.9
1.9
0.4
0.2
0.1
1.0
2.2
46.5
0.1
0.2
38.7
0.8
1.0
75.0
54.7
0.6
1.3
0.4
245
56
20
10
46
106
+20
24Ryan Kelly
R. Kelly
2.46
158
64
84
0.8
1.9
1.5
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.5
36.7
0.2
0.5
33.3
0.6
0.8
75.0
50.0
0.2
1.2
0.2
123
39
16
10
19
52
-6
25Steve Novak
S. Novak
2.46
54
22
36
0.6
1.5
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.4
38.0
0.4
1.1
40.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
53.1
0.1
0.6
0.1
22
6
0
0
3
17
-3
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.659
10.0
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26
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Knicks Knicks - x
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45
37
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64
18
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2
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62
20
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54
28
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10.0
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