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

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

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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

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2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
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6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5

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Sun 3/8	BOS	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Mon 3/9	PHI	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 3/11	CLE	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Fri 3/13	CLE	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Sun 3/15	DAL	@	CLE	3:30 PM

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31.8

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29.7

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RPG Leaders

12.6

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APG Leaders

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2.9

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2,956.4

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3,039

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USG% Leaders

37.3

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1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	31	31	.500	15.0
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	30.5

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1	Thunder	48	15	.762
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.0
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0

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Thu 1/29	LAC	@	DEN	109-122
Thu 1/29	BKN	@	UTA	109-99
Thu 1/29	DET	@	GSW	131-124
Fri 1/30	SAS	@	CHA	106-111
Fri 1/30	ATL	@	IND	124-129

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Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	UTA	@	PHI	7:30 PM
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