Quintin Dailey has the most points in a game with fewer than 23 minutes played, with 38 points against the Knicks on January 28, 1986.
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most points by a player scored in a regular-season game playing under 23 minutes| NAME | PTS | MIN | DATE | TM | OPP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Q. Dailey | 38 | 21 | 1/28/1986 | @ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 70.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 37 | 21 | 1/14/2020 | vs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +32 | ||
| 3 |  | P. George | 37 | 20 | 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 | ||
| 4 |  | K. VanDeWeghe | 36 | 20 | 4/15/1988 | vs | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 87.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 5 |  | S. Mamukelashvili | 34 | 19 | 3/19/2025 | vs | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 117.7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +22 | ||
| 6 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | 22 | 2/3/2025 | vs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 83.7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +34 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Brown | 33 | 19 | 1/24/2021 | vs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 75.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +31 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Green | 33 | 22 | 12/30/1964 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 75.8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 9 |  | K. Love | 32 | 15 | 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 | ||
| 10 |  | N. Young | 32 | 23 | 4/8/2014 | vs | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 73.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | ||
| 11 |  | F. Williams | 32 | 21 | 12/5/1981 | @ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 78.4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 12 |  | J. Ellis | 32 | 20 | 11/23/1968 | vs | 13 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 80.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | B. Hield | 31 | 21 | 4/12/2026 | @ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 86.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |||
| 14 |  | J. Green | 31 | 22 | 3/28/2026 | vs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 70.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +9 | |||
| 15 |  | M. Turner | 31 | 22 | 4/14/2024 | vs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 86.7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +26 | ||
| 16 | | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 31 | 21 | 1/11/2024 | vs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 83.7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +41 | ||
| 17 |  | L. Dončić | 31 | 23 | 2/2/2023 | vs | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 68.8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +17 | ||
| 18 |  | S. Bey | 31 | 23 | 4/3/2022 | @ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 82.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | P. Mills | 31 | 22 | 11/1/2019 | @ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 85.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +23 | ||
| 20 |  | D. Cousins | 31 | 21 | 2/26/2017 | @ | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 71.8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | +2 | ||
| 21 |  | D. Robinson | 31 | 21 | 11/8/1995 | vs | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 71.6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 22 |  | V. Wembanyama | 30 | 21 | 1/6/2026 | @ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 63.8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 23 |  | C. Thomas | 30 | 20 | 12/27/2025 | @ | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +27 | ||
| 24 |  | J. Embiid | 30 | 23 | 4/6/2024 | @ | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 80.1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 25 |  | S. Hauser | 30 | 23 | 3/17/2024 | @ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 0 | 0 | 115.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +18 | |||
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| 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 |
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| 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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