players with the most 20 point games in less than 40 minutes

LeBron James has the most games with 20+ points and fewer than 40 minutes played, with 844 games.

Interpreted as:
players with the most 20 or more point regular-season games in less than 40 minutes
NAMEGPPTSMINMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
844
23,604
29,984
35.5
28.0
7.4
7.3
1.4
0.7
10.4
19.3
53.8
1.9
4.9
37.7
5.4
7.1
75.0
62.3
1.1
6.3
3.4
6,264
6,149
1,193
577
2,865
1,364
+5890
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
728
20,414
25,740
35.4
28.0
6.8
4.5
1.0
1.1
9.8
18.5
53.1
2.1
5.1
41.5
6.3
7.1
88.4
64.9
0.6
6.3
3.1
4,973
3,283
707
835
2,252
1,386
+4456
3Stephen Curry
S. Curry
642
18,994
21,819
34.0
29.6
4.9
6.2
1.5
0.3
9.9
19.6
50.3
5.0
10.9
45.3
4.9
5.3
91.8
67.3
0.7
4.3
3.2
3,161
3,994
948
167
2,025
1,343
+5466
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
595
15,908
20,993
35.3
26.7
9.9
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.8
18.0
54.5
0.1
0.2
31.2
7.0
9.3
75.5
60.5
2.5
7.4
3.0
5,904
2,110
825
467
1,807
1,831
+1852
5James Harden
J. Harden
594
17,422
21,071
35.5
29.3
5.9
7.9
1.6
0.6
8.7
18.7
46.5
3.6
9.0
39.4
8.4
9.6
87.1
64.0
0.8
5.1
4.1
3,489
4,683
944
377
2,411
1,456
+3750
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
585
15,804
20,326
34.7
27.0
7.5
8.5
1.7
0.3
9.7
20.1
48.2
1.6
4.4
35.7
6.1
7.6
79.7
57.5
1.6
6.0
4.2
4,414
4,949
1,004
193
2,477
1,490
+2018
7DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
584
15,517
20,784
35.6
26.6
4.6
4.4
1.1
0.3
9.5
18.5
51.2
0.7
2.0
36.7
6.9
8.0
85.9
60.3
0.7
3.9
2.0
2,676
2,588
616
186
1,183
1,298
+1127
8Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
569
15,160
20,001
35.2
26.6
6.3
2.8
1.1
0.6
9.5
19.5
48.9
1.6
4.0
41.4
6.0
7.3
82.1
58.8
1.6
4.7
2.5
3,574
1,618
630
314
1,444
1,641
+2587
9Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
554
14,244
19,238
34.7
25.7
7.7
2.6
0.8
0.8
9.1
17.4
52.1
1.6
3.5
46.0
6.0
6.6
89.8
63.2
1.0
6.8
1.7
4,293
1,436
453
452
962
1,318
+4227
10Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
544
15,474
19,479
35.8
28.4
4.4
6.8
1.0
0.3
9.1
19.3
46.9
3.6
9.0
40.6
6.7
7.3
90.9
63.0
0.6
3.8
2.8
2,397
3,711
535
155
1,523
1,024
+2280
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
541
16,430
18,267
33.8
30.4
11.4
5.7
1.2
1.2
11.2
19.1
58.4
0.8
2.7
30.3
7.2
10.4
69.1
64.0
2.2
9.2
3.4
6,170
3,097
634
673
1,822
1,617
+3271
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
500
13,465
17,259
34.5
26.9
10.9
2.6
0.6
2.3
10.7
17.5
61.2
0.0
0.0
10.0
5.5
10.1
54.1
61.3
3.5
7.3
2.7
5,441
1,288
305
1,163
1,371
1,711
+3029
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
488
13,573
17,013
34.9
27.8
5.1
4.4
1.5
0.3
9.7
20.2
48.1
1.5
4.3
35.3
6.9
8.2
84.0
58.5
1.1
4.0
2.9
2,488
2,162
755
170
1,400
1,196
+3140
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
448
12,487
15,286
34.1
27.9
12.2
8.2
1.4
0.8
10.6
18.1
58.7
1.5
3.8
38.7
5.1
6.2
83.4
66.9
3.0
9.2
3.4
5,469
3,695
637
341
1,503
1,166
+3123
15Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
444
11,768
15,440
34.8
26.5
4.8
5.4
1.7
0.9
9.7
18.5
52.6
0.6
2.0
33.1
6.4
8.1
78.3
60.0
1.3
3.5
3.1
2,147
2,404
733
411
1,379
998
+2534
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
444
12,621
15,684
35.3
28.4
6.9
2.6
0.6
10.6
21.4
49.6
0.8
6.4
7.7
82.4
57.2
3,060
1,164
271
844
+1
17Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
443
12,167
15,437
34.8
27.5
4.2
5.7
1.3
0.4
10.1
19.8
51.2
2.9
6.8
42.8
4.3
4.8
90.1
62.8
0.8
3.4
2.6
1,855
2,522
572
197
1,146
1,040
+1884
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
440
13,293
15,550
35.3
30.2
5.8
4.9
2.4
0.8
11.5
22.0
52.5
0.7
1.8
39.1
6.4
7.7
84.0
59.6
1.4
4.4
2.5
2,543
2,173
1,054
354
1,117
1,096
+973
19Devin Booker
D. Booker
437
12,641
15,401
35.2
28.9
4.2
5.5
0.9
0.3
10.1
20.4
49.4
2.6
6.6
39.0
6.2
7.1
87.9
61.6
0.7
3.5
3.1
1,838
2,416
380
132
1,372
1,274
+1208
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
423
11,276
14,406
34.1
26.7
11.3
3.5
0.9
1.1
9.7
17.6
55.3
2.1
4.8
43.0
5.1
6.1
84.6
65.8
3.0
8.3
2.7
4,760
1,461
365
483
1,160
1,430
+1746
21Paul George
P. George
423
11,460
14,771
34.9
27.1
6.6
3.8
1.7
0.4
9.3
18.9
48.9
3.6
8.2
44.5
4.9
5.7
87.0
63.3
0.9
5.8
2.8
2,804
1,623
732
186
1,191
1,128
+2815
22Anthony Davis
A. Davis
420
11,948
14,753
35.1
28.4
11.5
2.8
1.4
2.3
10.6
19.1
55.5
0.7
2.0
33.4
6.6
8.2
80.6
62.7
2.9
8.5
2.1
4,813
1,156
583
963
886
995
+1426
23Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
418
11,302
14,081
33.7
27.0
6.6
3.7
1.8
0.6
9.7
18.5
52.4
2.2
5.3
42.0
5.4
6.2
87.7
63.7
1.1
5.5
2.0
2,770
1,554
754
252
816
678
+3313
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
416
11,895
14,225
34.2
28.6
4.4
4.8
1.5
0.3
10.1
20.7
48.7
3.4
8.7
39.5
5.0
5.9
85.2
61.4
0.9
3.6
2.8
1,847
2,015
605
132
1,144
1,002
+2642
25Reggie Miller
R. Miller
407
10,233
14,225
35.0
25.1
3.1
3.0
1.2
0.2
8.1
15.0
54.0
2.6
5.4
47.5
6.4
7.1
90.1
69.5
0.7
2.4
1.9
1,272
1,219
489
95
768
864
+934
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19
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WesternWLPCTGB
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64
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.780
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.756
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54
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.659
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