Dale Ellis averaged 53.0 points per game with 3.0+ minutes per game against the Bucks on November 9, 1989.

Interpreted as:

NBA leaders in first 3 or higher mins in a regular-season game scoring

	NAME	PPG	MPG	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	53.0	69.0	11/9/1989	SEA	@	MIL	69	53	7	1	1	1	18	39	46.2	3	7	42.9	14	17	82.4	57.0	2	5	8	4
2	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	37.0	68.0	11/9/1989	SEA	@	MIL	68	37	13	6	1	2	12	27	44.4	0	1	0.0	13	20	65.0	51.7	4	9	3	4
3	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	29.0	64.0	2/1/1987	GSW	vs	NJN	64	29	3	13	2	0	10	24	41.7	0	3	0.0	9	11	81.8	50.3	0	3	4	2
4	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	20.0	64.0	1/29/1980	LAL	@	CLE	64	20	1	6	3	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.3	0	1	9	4
5	Vince Carter V. Carter	38.0	63.0	2/23/2001	TOR	vs	SAC	63	38	10	6	1	0	14	32	43.8	1	8	12.5	9	11	81.8	51.6	2	8	2	5	-1
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23.0	63.0	2/2/1969	LAL	vs	SFW	63	23	35	3			7	10	70.0				9	17	52.9	65.8				5
7	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	24.0	63.0	2/2/1969	SFW	@	LAL	63	24	34	2			10	30	33.3				4	10	40.0	34.9				5
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	78.0	63.0	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	78	43	1			31	62	50.0				16	31	51.6	51.6				4
9	Larry Costello L. Costello	26.0	63.0	1/8/1959	SYR	@	CIN	63	26					9						8	9	88.9					5
10	Ray Felix R. Felix	29.0	63.0	2/22/1954	BAL		BOS	63	29					12						5	14	35.7					2
11	Bob Houbregs B. Houbregs	29.0	63.0	2/22/1954	BAL		BOS	63	29					8						13	16	81.3					3
12	Don Henriksen D. Henriksen	20.0	63.0	3/11/1953	BAL		NYK	63	20					9						2	8	25.0					6
13	Leo Barnhorst L. Barnhorst	27.0	63.0	2/3/1953	IND	vs	MIN	63	27					12						3	5	60.0					4
14	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	18.0	63.0	2/3/1953	IND	vs	MIN	63	18					6						6	7	85.7					4
15	George Mikan G. Mikan	29.0	63.0	2/3/1953	MIN	@	IND	63	29					11						7	12	58.3					2
16	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	22.0	63.0	12/26/1951	PHI	@	BAL	63	22					5						12	16	75.0					5
17	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	21.0	63.0	12/26/1951	PHI	@	BAL	63	21					8						5	8	62.5					5
18	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	34.0	63.0	12/21/1951	PHI	vs	MIN	63	34	14	2			12	24	50.0				10	13	76.9	57.2				4
19	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	19.0	63.0	12/21/1951	PHI	vs	MIN	63	19	7	13			6	21	28.6				7	7	100.0	39.5				0
20	Jay Humphries J. Humphries	11.0	62.0	11/9/1989	MIL	vs	SEA	62	11	8	10	2	0	4	15	26.7	0	0		3	5	60.0	32.0	1	7	3	5
21	Jim Baechtold J. Baechtold	30.0	62.0	2/25/1955	NYK	@	PHI	62	30	5	6			10	17	58.8				10	13	76.9	66.0				3
22	Jalen Rose J. Rose	39.0	61.0	3/13/2001	IND	@	HOU	61	39	11	9	0	0	16	34	47.1	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	53.2	1	10	5	5	-12
23	Brian Grant B. Grant	34.0	61.0	11/14/1997	POR	vs	PHX	61	34	17	5	2	1	13	19	68.4	0	0		8	10	80.0	72.6	11	6	3	3	+9
24	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	34.0	61.0	2/19/1982	ATL	@	SEA	61	34	7	8	2	0	10	22	45.5	0	0		14	18	77.8	56.8	2	5	5	3
25	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	24.0	61.0	10/18/1974	POR	vs	CLE	61	24	5	7	0	0	10	29	34.5				4	5	80.0	38.5	1	4		5