most points scored by a player in a game while playing less than 32 minutes

James Harden and Klay Thompson are tied for the most points in a game with fewer than 32 minutes played, with 60 points.

Interpreted as:
most points scored by a player in a regular-season game while playing less than 32 minutes
NAMEPTSMINDATETMOPPREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James 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
2Klay 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
3Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
54
32
1/31/2020
vs
5
5
1
0
19
23
82.6
7
9
77.8
9
10
90.0
98.5
0
5
4
3
+20
4Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
52
27
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
5Devin Booker
D. Booker
51
31
11/30/2022
vs
4
6
1
0
20
25
80.0
6
7
85.7
5
6
83.3
92.3
0
4
2
3
+23
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
51
32
10/24/2018
vs
4
3
0
1
15
24
62.5
11
16
68.8
10
10
100.0
89.8
0
4
2
1
+19
7Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
51
31
2/19/2016
vs
0
7
6
0
18
28
64.3
9
12
75.0
6
7
85.7
82.0
0
0
0
3
+26
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
51
31
2/12/2003
@
3
2
2
0
15
28
53.6
3
8
37.5
18
20
90.0
69.3
0
3
0
1
+37
9CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
50
31
1/3/2025
vs
3
2
0
0
18
27
66.7
10
16
62.5
4
4
100.0
86.9
1
2
1
2
+21
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
50
30
1/29/2023
vs
13
4
0
0
20
26
76.9
3
4
75.0
7
12
58.3
79.9
3
10
3
5
+16
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
50
27
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
12Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
50
29
2/9/2018
@
1
6
3
0
16
26
61.5
8
13
61.5
10
10
100.0
82.2
0
1
2
2
+18
13CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
50
29
1/31/2018
vs
5
2
1
0
18
25
72.0
6
9
66.7
8
8
100.0
87.7
1
4
3
1
+29
14Ja Morant
J. Morant
49
31
10/21/2022
@
4
8
1
2
17
26
65.4
5
6
83.3
10
13
76.9
77.2
3
1
3
2
+23
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
49
29
5/8/2021
vs
5
2
1
0
14
26
53.8
11
21
52.4
10
10
100.0
80.6
0
5
1
2
+31
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
48
31
11/6/2023
vs
11
6
1
1
17
25
68.0
0
2
0.0
14
14
100.0
77.0
2
9
1
2
+15
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
47
31
3/20/1993
@
8
4
2
0
16
27
59.3
2
2
100.0
13
15
86.7
69.9
0
8
1
2
18Kemba Walker
K. Walker
46
28
3/22/2018
vs
3
4
1
0
13
18
72.2
10
14
71.4
10
10
100.0
102.7
0
3
2
1
+47
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
46
30
4/13/2016
vs
4
6
2
0
15
24
62.5
10
19
52.6
6
6
100.0
86.3
1
3
2
2
+19
20Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
46
30
2/25/2006
vs
1
2
4
0
13
16
81.3
7
10
70.0
13
14
92.9
103.8
0
1
1
2
+20
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
45
30
1/6/2018
@
6
3
3
0
11
21
52.4
8
16
50.0
15
16
93.8
80.2
2
4
2
2
+28
22Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
45
32
1/27/2016
vs
5
1
0
2
14
20
70.0
7
12
58.3
10
10
100.0
92.2
0
5
1
1
+14
23JR Smith
JR Smith
45
30
4/13/2009
vs
4
1
1
0
13
22
59.1
11
18
61.1
8
8
100.0
88.2
0
4
0
0
+23
24Rick Barry
R. Barry
45
31
11/13/1966
vs
6
5
19
26
73.1
7
8
87.5
76.2
4
25Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
44
29
1/12/2025
vs
5
6
1
0
16
26
61.5
5
10
50.0
7
8
87.5
74.5
1
4
1
0
+23
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1982-83 season.

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40.2

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4.5
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.680
6.5
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18
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.643
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15
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.536
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
10:30 PM
Thu
12/25
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8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
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Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
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Final

101

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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2
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.704
2.5
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
17
12
.586
5.5
6
16
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.571
6.0
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15
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.536
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8
15
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7.5
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7.5
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9.5
11
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12
9
19
.321
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13
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.269
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14
6
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.214
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5
21
.192
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1
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.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
17
8
.680
6.5
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
18
.379
14.5
12
10
17
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14.5
13
7
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18.0
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.241
18.5
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