Henry James has the most points per minute played in a game with 8+ minutes played, with 2.4 against the New Jersey Nets on April 15, 1997.
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most points per mp in a regular-season game by a player with 8 or more mp| NAME | PTS/MIN | MIN | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | H. James | 2.4 | 10 | 24 | 4/15/1997 | vs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 106.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +25 | ||
| 2 |  | J. Robinson | 2.3 | 10 | 23 | 12/30/1996 | @ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 111.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +20 | ||
| 3 |  | K. Love | 2.17 | 15 | 32 | 4/10/2022 | vs | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 85.8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | +15 | ||
| 4 |  | D. McDermott | 2.15 | 8 | 18 | 12/8/2024 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 128.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +9 | |||
| 5 |  | J. Layman | 2.13 | 8 | 17 | 11/1/2016 | vs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 106.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | |||
| 6 |  | J. McGlocklin | 2.09 | 11 | 23 | 1/8/1969 | vs | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 45.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | W. Chamberlain | 2.08 | 48 | 100 | 3/2/1962 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 63 | 57.1 | 28 | 32 | 87.5 | 64.9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  | K. Thompson | 2.07 | 29 | 60 | 12/5/2016 | vs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 63.6 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 79.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +37 | ||
| 9 |  | B. Adebayo | 1.98 | 42 | 83 | 3/10/2026 | vs | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 43 | 46.5 | 7 | 22 | 31.8 | 36 | 43 | 83.7 | 67.0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | +20 | ||
| 10 | | K. Thompson | 1.96 | 27 | 52 | 10/29/2018 | @ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 87.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +28 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Harden | 1.96 | 31 | 60 | 11/30/2019 | vs | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 87.9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | +50 | ||
| 12 |  | K. Bryant | 1.93 | 42 | 81 | 1/22/2006 | vs | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 46 | 60.9 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 73.9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +25 | ||
| 13 |  | J. Embiid | 1.91 | 37 | 70 | 1/22/2024 | vs | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 68.5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 14 |  | G. Gervin | 1.91 | 33 | 63 | 4/9/1978 | @ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 49 | 46.9 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 54.5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 15 |  | B. Hinson | 1.9 | 11 | 21 | 3/25/2026 | vs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 98.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +15 | ||
| 16 |  | B. Feher | 1.89 | 9 | 17 | 11/18/1976 | @ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 71.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 17 | | K. Bryant | 1.89 | 33 | 62 | 12/20/2005 | vs | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 22 | 25 | 88.0 | 73.8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +35 | ||
| 18 |  | K. Upshaw | 1.88 | 8 | 15 | 1/29/1991 | vs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 94.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 19 |  | R. Hawkins | 1.88 | 8 | 15 | 1/10/1976 | vs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 79.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 20 |  | T. Smith | 1.85 | 9 | 17 | 2/3/2024 | vs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 114.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 21 | | J. Embiid | 1.85 | 27 | 50 | 1/19/2022 | vs | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 82.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | +24 | ||
| 22 |  | K. Malone | 1.85 | 33 | 61 | 1/27/1990 | vs | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 84.4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 23 |  | M. Thomas | 1.84 | 9 | 17 | 4/28/2021 | @ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 121.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 | |||
| 24 |  | P. George | 1.83 | 20 | 37 | 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 | ||
| 25 |  | K. Kuzma | 1.83 | 12 | 22 | 4/13/2025 | vs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 105.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +18 | ||
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| 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 - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
Hornets| 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 - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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