most points playing less than 40 minutes in a game

Damian Lillard has posted the most points in a game with fewer than 40 minutes played, with 71 points against the Rockets on February 26, 2023.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Minutes Played: player game data may be incomplete before 1982-83
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
71
39
2/26/2023
vs
6
6
0
0
22
38
57.9
13
22
59.1
14
14
100.0
80.4
1
5
2
0
+21
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
70
37
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
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64
37
12/13/2023
vs
14
3
4
1
20
28
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
4George Gervin
G. Gervin
63
33
4/9/1978
@
2
1
2
1
23
49
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
5Jerry West
J. West
63
39
1/17/1962
vs
3
3
22
36
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
62
38
1/26/2024
@
5
4
1
2
22
37
59.5
6
12
50.0
12
13
92.3
72.6
0
5
4
2
+1
7Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
62
38
1/22/2024
vs
8
2
0
0
21
35
60.0
10
15
66.7
10
14
71.4
75.3
3
5
7
2
0
8Stephen Curry
S. Curry
62
36
1/3/2021
vs
5
4
0
0
18
31
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
62
39
1/24/2014
vs
13
0
0
0
23
35
65.7
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
78.7
1
12
0
1
+34
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
62
33
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
11James Harden
J. Harden
61
37
3/22/2019
vs
7
1
3
0
19
34
55.9
9
13
69.2
14
17
82.4
73.5
2
5
3
3
+18
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
61
37
2/2/2009
@
0
3
0
1
19
31
61.3
3
6
50.0
20
20
100.0
76.6
0
0
2
1
+19
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
61
33
1/27/1990
vs
18
2
3
0
21
26
80.8
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
60
38
3/19/2026
@
7
3
5
0
18
30
60.0
9
17
52.9
15
19
78.9
78.2
1
6
2
1
+7
15Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
40
1/25/2023
vs
7
8
3
0
21
29
72.4
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11
16Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
60
35
3/15/2022
@
6
4
4
1
20
31
64.5
8
12
66.7
12
13
92.3
81.7
2
4
1
3
+36
17Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
60
36
3/14/2022
@
17
3
1
0
19
31
61.3
7
11
63.6
15
16
93.8
78.9
2
15
6
5
+16
18Bradley Beal
B. Beal
60
38
1/6/2021
@
7
5
1
0
20
35
57.1
7
10
70.0
13
15
86.7
72.1
4
3
4
3
-9
19James Harden
J. Harden
60
31
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
20Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
60
29
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
21Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
59
37
11/13/2022
vs
11
8
1
7
19
28
67.9
1
5
20.0
20
24
83.3
76.5
1
10
5
3
+25
22James Harden
J. Harden
59
38
10/30/2019
@
3
9
1
0
18
32
56.3
6
14
42.9
17
18
94.4
73.9
1
2
4
3
+6
23Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
58
36
3/7/2017
vs
3
9
3
1
21
39
53.8
3
9
33.3
13
16
81.3
63.0
1
2
4
4
+7
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
58
37
2/26/1987
vs
8
3
3
2
16
25
64.0
0
0
26
27
96.3
78.6
1
7
3
4
25Julius Randle
J. Randle
57
37
3/20/2023
vs
4
1
0
0
19
29
65.5
8
14
57.1
11
13
84.6
82.1
0
4
4
4
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8
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.800
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8
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.727
1.5
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8
3
.727
1.5
6
8
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.727
1.5
7
7
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.700
2.0
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.667
2.5
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2.5
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