most points scored in a 15 minute stretch nba

LeBron James has the most career points when playing 15+ minutes, with 42,746 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in a 15 or more minute stretch NBA
NAMEPTSMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42,746
59,872
1,587
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
11,881
11,758
2,371
1,167
5,542
2,816
+7385
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
48,637
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
41,011
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
31,580
42,662
1,162
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
8,038
5,089
1,202
1,310
3,672
2,219
+4983
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
51,368
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
23,924
4,643
2,075
9James Harden
J. Harden
28,727
41,437
1,191
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.2
7.1
8.3
86.3
60.7
0.8
4.8
3.7
6,664
8,637
1,765
669
4,404
2,936
+4607
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
41,918
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
43,514
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,409
45,071
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
50,000
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26,906
42,513
1,282
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.2
43.9
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.7
1.6
5.4
3.9
8,952
10,234
2,019
414
4,983
3,270
+2741
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
43,886
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
17Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
38,113
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
47,368
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
19Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
45,880
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
46,471
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,333
36,080
1,061
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.5
0.6
4.0
3.1
4,949
6,717
1,591
280
3,285
2,380
+6236
22DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,140
42,739
1,232
34.7
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
5,355
5,047
1,233
404
2,429
2,753
-144
23Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
50,418
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
24Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
46,367
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
25Alex English
A. English
25,613
38,063
1,193
31.9
21.5
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
8.9
17.6
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.6
4.3
83.2
55.0
2.3
3.2
2.5
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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PPG

28.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

6.9

Garland

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ORTG

117.0

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DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

1.9

11th

3P%

35.4

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
26
18
.591
7.0
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
25
20
.556
8.5
6
23
19
.548
9.0
7
23
19
.548
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/26
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

25 - 20

94

Final

87

CHA Hornets

16 - 28

Wed 21 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
10
.762
2
27
16
.628
5.5
3
26
18
.591
7.0
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
25
20
.556
8.5
6
23
19
.548
9.0
7
23
19
.548
9.0
8
23
21
.523
10.0
9
21
22
.488
11.5
10
21
25
.457
13.0
11
18
25
.419
14.5
12
16
28
.364
17.0
13
12
30
.286
20.0
14
10
32
.238
22.0
15
10
35
.222
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
8
.822
2
30
14
.682
6.5
3
29
15
.659
7.5
4
26
15
.634
9.0
5
26
16
.619
9.5
6
27
17
.614
9.5
7
27
17
.614
9.5
8
25
20
.556
12.0
9
22
22
.500
14.5
10
19
24
.442
17.0
11
18
24
.429
17.5
12
18
26
.409
18.5
13
15
29
.341
21.5
14
12
33
.267
25.0
15
10
36
.217
27.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/25
@
129-131
Thu
12/25
@
119-103
Fri
12/26
@
107-113
Fri
12/26
@
126-127
Fri
12/26
@
123-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/22
@
8:00 PM