most points scored in 26 minutes nba one game

LeBron James has posted the most points when playing 1+ game and playing 26+ minutes, with 42,991 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in 26 or more minutes NBA one or more game
NAMEPTSMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,991
60,467
1,596
37.9
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.4
3.5
11,976
11,867
2,389
1,173
5,593
2,836
+7314
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,312
53,749
1,422
37.8
25.5
10.3
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.1
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.5
6.8
9.1
74.4
57.8
2.5
7.9
3.1
14,670
5,134
2,035
1,128
4,386
4,418
+2930
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
32,534
46,471
1,218
38.2
26.7
5.5
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.3
20.7
45.0
1.4
4.3
33.0
6.6
7.9
83.8
55.1
1.2
4.4
3.1
6,759
6,079
1,862
606
3,781
3,163
+4308
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32,175
43,486
1,171
37.1
27.5
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.5
18.8
50.4
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.3
3.2
8,134
5,205
1,218
1,322
3,730
2,243
+5113
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31,810
40,334
1,039
38.8
30.6
6.3
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.6
23.2
49.8
0.5
1.7
32.6
7.0
8.3
83.6
57.0
1.6
4.7
2.8
6,562
5,534
2,458
876
2,872
2,726
+1412
6Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
29,282
47,026
1,293
36.4
22.6
8.2
2.6
0.9
0.9
8.0
16.9
47.3
1.4
3.5
38.5
5.3
6.0
88.0
57.9
1.1
7.1
1.8
10,550
3,383
1,121
1,179
2,335
3,215
+6328
7James Harden
J. Harden
28,257
40,052
1,107
36.2
25.5
5.9
7.8
1.5
0.6
7.5
17.1
44.1
3.0
8.1
36.4
7.5
8.7
86.4
61.0
0.8
5.1
3.9
6,478
8,594
1,694
644
4,326
2,753
+4561
8Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
26,788
40,792
1,130
36.1
23.7
6.5
2.9
1.0
0.5
8.5
18.9
44.9
1.4
3.9
35.3
5.4
6.6
81.4
54.4
1.7
4.8
2.6
7,348
3,258
1,170
579
2,907
3,282
+1839
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26,620
38,498
1,042
36.9
25.5
11.6
2.7
0.6
2.4
10.1
17.4
58.1
0.0
0.0
4.8
5.3
10.0
52.9
58.5
3.8
7.9
2.9
12,114
2,811
673
2,543
2,992
3,630
+4313
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
25,769
41,669
1,110
37.5
23.2
11.8
2.6
1.9
3.3
9.2
18.0
51.3
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.7
6.6
71.6
55.5
3.5
8.3
3.1
13,043
2,918
2,059
3,663
3,465
4,051
+589
11Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25,746
36,439
980
37.2
26.3
7.0
2.6
0.6
9.8
21.1
46.4
0.7
6.0
7.3
81.4
53.9
6,872
2,570
618
1,959
-242
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25,671
34,863
1,001
34.8
25.6
4.8
6.5
1.5
0.3
8.7
18.5
47.1
4.1
9.7
42.3
4.1
4.5
91.2
62.7
0.7
4.1
3.2
4,783
6,474
1,536
261
3,187
2,261
+6101
13DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
25,593
41,087
1,143
35.9
22.4
4.5
4.3
1.0
0.3
8.0
17.0
47.1
0.6
1.9
30.3
5.8
6.9
84.5
55.9
0.7
3.8
2.1
5,120
4,968
1,182
386
2,348
2,563
+216
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
25,112
39,113
1,121
34.9
22.4
7.4
8.5
1.7
0.3
8.1
18.3
44.0
1.2
3.9
31.1
5.1
6.6
77.1
52.8
1.7
5.8
4.1
8,345
9,490
1,855
366
4,566
2,994
+2735
15Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
24,654
42,039
1,141
36.8
21.6
6.0
3.9
1.4
0.6
7.1
15.8
44.6
1.7
4.5
37.1
5.8
7.2
80.7
56.9
0.9
5.1
2.9
6,899
4,413
1,633
689
3,286
3,226
+2918
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24,214
42,976
1,188
36.2
20.4
11.5
3.2
0.8
2.3
7.9
15.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.0
4.6
6.6
69.4
55.1
3.0
8.5
2.6
13,700
3,753
913
2,733
3,092
2,991
+7326
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
24,178
45,799
1,223
37.4
19.8
10.9
4.1
1.4
1.5
7.9
16.0
49.6
0.1
0.5
27.3
3.8
4.8
79.0
54.7
2.4
8.5
2.4
13,385
5,029
1,653
1,885
2,936
3,119
+4274
18Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
24,155
37,188
894
41.6
27.0
3.8
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.4
22.0
42.6
1.2
3.8
31.3
7.1
9.0
78.0
51.9
0.8
2.9
3.6
3,358
5,564
1,962
162
3,230
1,748
+911
19Reggie Miller
R. Miller
23,812
44,476
1,235
36.0
19.3
3.1
3.1
1.1
0.2
6.3
13.3
47.0
2.0
5.0
39.5
4.8
5.4
88.9
61.5
0.6
2.5
1.8
3,871
3,845
1,405
281
2,250
2,507
+1728
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
23,416
37,707
1,020
37.0
23.0
10.6
2.0
1.0
2.7
9.0
17.7
50.8
0.0
0.1
15.3
4.9
6.7
74.0
55.6
2.5
8.1
3.2
10,807
2,074
1,042
2,711
3,279
3,611
+700
21Ray Allen
R. Allen
23,239
43,465
1,169
37.2
19.9
4.3
3.5
1.2
0.2
7.0
15.4
45.3
2.4
6.0
40.1
3.6
4.0
89.5
58.1
1.0
3.3
2.2
4,976
4,108
1,359
221
2,532
2,623
+3214
22Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
23,066
37,994
1,004
37.8
23.0
12.1
4.1
1.6
0.8
8.2
15.0
54.3
0.5
2.0
26.7
6.1
8.4
73.5
61.5
4.1
8.0
3.2
12,151
4,084
1,589
852
3,253
3,116
+601
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
22,370
32,308
887
36.4
25.2
4.3
6.8
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.5
43.8
3.1
8.4
37.0
5.9
6.6
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
3,808
6,006
864
266
2,517
1,688
+2245
24Chris Paul
C. Paul
21,808
42,908
1,233
34.8
17.7
4.5
9.5
2.1
0.2
6.2
13.3
46.9
1.4
3.8
36.7
3.8
4.4
86.8
57.9
0.6
3.9
2.4
5,596
11,737
2,563
212
2,908
2,994
+5623
25Vince Carter
V. Carter
21,760
36,475
997
36.6
21.8
5.3
4.0
1.2
0.7
7.9
17.7
44.8
1.7
4.3
38.2
4.3
5.4
80.0
54.4
1.4
3.9
2.2
5,251
3,960
1,205
708
2,154
2,953
+2135
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