the most points in a single game while playing 48 minutes since 1975

Since 1974-75, Donovan Mitchell has the most points in a game with 48+ minutes played, with 71 points against the Bulls on January 2, 2023.

Interpreted as:

the most points by a player in a single regular-season game while playing 48 or more minutes since 1975

	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	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	71	50	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	8	11	0	1	22	34	64.7	7	15	46.7	20	25	80.0	78.9	3	5	4	3	+19
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	69	50	3/28/1990	CHI	@	CLE	18	6	4	1	23	37	62.2	2	6	33.3	21	23	91.3	73.2	7	11	2	5
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	65	50	3/16/2007	LAL	vs	POR	7	3	3	0	23	39	59.0	8	12	66.7	11	12	91.7	73.4	1	6	2	3	+4
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	61	53	4/1/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	10	10	2	0	18	29	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
5	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	60	49	12/17/2006	WAS	@	LAL	8	8	2	0	17	32	53.1	5	12	41.7	21	27	77.8	68.4	0	8	3	3	+10
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	58	54	12/29/2006	LAL	@	CHA	5	4	0	0	22	45	48.9	4	11	36.4	10	12	83.3	57.7	0	5	4	6	+5
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	58	50	1/15/2002	PHI	vs	HOU	2	6	2	0	21	42	50.0	2	3	66.7	14	14	100.0	60.2	0	2	6	2	+8
8	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	57	48	3/18/1978	HOU	vs	NJN	6	2	3	0	24	40	60.0				9	12	75.0	62.9				4
9	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	56	49	1/10/2019	SAS	vs	OKC	9	4	0	4	20	33	60.6	0	0		16	16	100.0	69.9	4	5	5	2	+7
10	LeBron James L. James	56	48	3/20/2005	CLE	@	TOR	10	5	2	0	18	36	50.0	6	12	50.0	14	15	93.3	65.7	2	8	4	0	-7
11	Tony Parker T. Parker	55	51	11/5/2008	SAS	@	MIN	7	10	0	0	22	36	61.1	2	3	66.7	9	10	90.0	68.1	0	7	4	0	+7
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	54	48	2/27/2013	GSW	@	NYK	6	7	3	0	18	28	64.3	11	13	84.6	7	7	100.0	86.9	0	6	4	3	-4
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	53	49	1/14/2016	CHI	@	PHI	10	6	3	0	15	30	50.0	2	4	50.0	21	25	84.0	64.6	4	6	4	4	+11
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	53	54	12/15/2006	LAL	vs	HOU	10	8	2	1	17	38	44.7	5	8	62.5	14	16	87.5	58.8	0	10	5	1	+20
15	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	53	49	12/2/2004	DAL	vs	HOU	16	2	3	4	15	32	46.9	2	5	40.0	21	22	95.5	63.6	4	12	1	2	+12
16	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	53	50	12/26/2001	SAS	vs	DAL	11	4	0	3	19	28	67.9	0	0		15	15	100.0	76.6	4	7	6	5	-1
17	Tony Delk T. Delk	53	50	1/2/2001	PHX	@	SAC	6	0	1	0	20	27	74.1	0	1	0.0	13	15	86.7	78.9	3	3	2	1	+7
18	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	53	69	11/9/1989	SEA	@	MIL	7	1	1	1	18	39	46.2	3	7	42.9	14	17	82.4	57.0	2	5	8	4
19	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	52	54	4/7/2024	PHI	@	SAS	5	7	2	0	19	41	46.3	2	10	20.0	12	12	100.0	56.2	0	5	1	2	+14
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	52	50	1/18/2013	OKC	@	DAL	9	1	2	0	13	31	41.9	5	9	55.6	21	21	100.0	64.6	0	9	4	2	-1
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	52	51	3/2/2008	LAL	vs	DAL	11	4	1	2	15	27	55.6	2	3	66.7	20	27	74.1	66.9	1	10	5	2	+4
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	52	54	2/18/2003	LAL	vs	HOU	8	7	0	3	19	38	50.0	3	9	33.3	11	11	100.0	60.7	0	8	5	4	+13
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	52	52	12/7/1991	ATL	vs	NYK	5	3	1	0	17	30	56.7	2	2	100.0	16	18	88.9	68.6	0	5	7	2
24	Mike Newlin M. Newlin	52	49	12/16/1979	NJN	vs	BOS	6	3	1	0	19	28	67.9	1	3	33.3	13	15	86.7	75.1	3	3	4	3
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	51	52	3/21/2014	OKC	@	TOR	12	7	1	1	15	32	46.9	7	12	58.3	14	19	73.7	63.2	1	11	5	3	+4