what is the most points scored in 5 minutes

LeBron James has put up the most career points when playing 5+ minutes, with 43,162 points.

Interpreted as:
What is the most points by a player scored in 5 or more minutes?
NAMEPTSMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
43,162
60,572
1,608
37.7
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
11,992
11,904
2,397
1,179
5,614
2,843
+7399
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
57,446
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
54,852
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
48,637
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
41,011
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32,206
43,534
1,186
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
8,175
5,190
1,226
1,331
3,752
2,258
+5010
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
51,368
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
47,859
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
23,924
4,643
2,075
9James Harden
J. Harden
29,064
42,000
1,208
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.3
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
6,752
8,775
1,779
677
4,465
2,964
+4689
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
41,918
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
43,514
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
27,409
45,071
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
13Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
50,000
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27,160
42,973
1,299
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
9,021
10,333
2,037
416
5,034
3,303
+2635
15Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
43,886
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
17Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
38,113
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
18DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,532
43,358
1,254
34.6
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
5,409
5,132
1,245
414
2,459
2,793
-308
19Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
47,368
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,447
36,196
1,065
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
4,957
6,729
1,597
281
3,298
2,384
+6239
21Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
45,880
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
22John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
46,471
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
23Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
50,418
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
24Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
46,367
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
25Alex English
A. English
25,613
38,063
1,193
31.9
21.5
5.5
3.6
0.9
0.7
8.9
17.6
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.6
4.3
83.2
55.0
2.3
3.2
2.5
6,538
4,351
1,067
833
2,821
3,027
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2
44
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.657
4.5
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Thu
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.657
4.5
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.632
6.0
4
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.612
7.5
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.561
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1
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15
.776
2
49
18
.731
3.0
3
42
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.627
10.0
4
41
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.621
10.5
5
41
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.612
11.0
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.603
11.5
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.582
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Tue
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105-124
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Sun
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Sun
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