Quintin Dailey has posted the most points in a game with 24 or fewer minutes played, with 38 points versus the Knicks on January 28, 1986.
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NBA most points by a player in 23.7 minutes or less in a regular-season game| 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 |  | M. Aguirre | 36 | 23 | 1/29/1987 | @ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 79.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | B. Gordon | 35 | 23 | 3/30/2005 | @ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 85.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 7 |  | 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 | ||
| 8 |  | 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 | ||
| 9 |  | L. Williams | 34 | 23 | 3/11/2019 | vs | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 78.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +28 | ||
| 10 |  | 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 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Drew | 33 | 23 | 2/4/1983 | vs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 72.0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 12 |  | J. Green | 33 | 22 | 12/30/1964 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 75.8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 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 | ||
| 14 |  | 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 | ||
| 15 |  | C. Ceballos | 32 | 23 | 11/10/1990 | vs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 78.9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 16 |  | 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 | |||
| 17 | | A. Adams | 32 | 23 | 11/20/1977 | vs | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 69.3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 18 |  | J. Ellis | 32 | 20 | 11/23/1968 | vs | 13 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 80.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | 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 | |||
| 20 |  | 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 | |||
| 21 | | G. Antetokounmpo | 31 | 23 | 3/15/2026 | vs | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 55.9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +17 | |||
| 22 |  | 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 | ||
| 23 |  | J. Poole | 31 | 23 | 3/17/2024 | vs | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 73.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -18 | ||
| 24 | | 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 | ||
| 25 |  | 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 | ||
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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| 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 |
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| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
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| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
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| 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 |
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