Quintin Dailey has scored the most points in a game with 21 or fewer minutes played, with 38 points versus the Knicks on January 28, 1986.
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most points by a player in a regular-season game in 21 minutes or less all-time| 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 |  | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | 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 | |||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | ||
| 6 |  | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | 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 | |||
| 8 |  | J. Ellis | 32 | 20 | 11/23/1968 | vs | 13 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 80.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | 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 | ||||
| 10 |  | 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 | ||
| 11 |  | K. Durant | 30 | 19 | 12/18/2014 | @ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 93.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +5 | ||
| 12 |  | L. Chappell | 30 | 20 | 12/18/1967 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 87.2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 13 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 29 | 19 | 11/29/2025 | vs | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 78.3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +27 | ||
| 14 |  | A. Davis | 29 | 0 | 3/12/2016 | @ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 53.2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | -24 | ||
| 15 |  | M. Redd | 29 | 20 | 2/20/2002 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 103.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | |||
| 16 |  | A. Toney | 29 | 20 | 2/27/1982 | @ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 71.8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 17 |  | J. Drew | 29 | 19 | 11/18/1981 | vs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 66.8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 18 |  | J. Block | 29 | 21 | 10/22/1970 | vs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 72.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | A. Sarr | 28 | 20 | 3/10/2026 | @ | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 73.7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -9 | |||
| 20 |  | J. Williams | 28 | 20 | 2/11/2026 | @ | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 98.6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +19 | ||
| 21 |  | T. Jerome | 28 | 21 | 2/4/2026 | @ | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 84.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 22 |  | L. Williams | 28 | 21 | 11/2/2018 | @ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 80.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +15 | ||
| 23 |  | E. House | 28 | 20 | 1/28/2009 | vs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 0 | 0 | 107.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +29 | |||
| 24 |  | A. English | 28 | 21 | 1/7/1984 | vs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 25 |  | M. Mitchell | 28 | 21 | 12/12/1978 | vs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
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| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
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