which nba player scored the most points in a game they played under 15 minutes

Kevin Love has scored the most points in a game with fewer than 15 minutes played, with 32 points against the Bucks on April 10, 2022.

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Which NBA player scored the most points in a regular-season game they played under 15 minutes?

	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	Kevin Love K. Love	32	15	4/10/2022	CLE	vs	MIL	10	2	1	0	10	16	62.5	8	11	72.7	4	6	66.7	85.8	2	8	0	1	+15
2	Anthony Davis A. Davis	29	0	3/12/2016	NOP	@	MIL	11	2	2	0	8	22	36.4	2	3	66.7	11	12	91.7	53.2	2	9	1	1	-24
3	Henry James H. James	24	10	4/15/1997	ATL	vs	NJN	2	1	0	0	7	10	70.0	7	9	77.8	3	3	100.0	106.0	0	2	0	2	+25
4	Ernie Grunfeld E. Grunfeld	24	14	1/12/1982	KCK	@	DEN	4	1	3	1	9	12	75.0	1	2	50.0	5	7	71.4	79.6	1	3	2	5
5	James Robinson J. Robinson	23	10	12/30/1996	MIN	@	CLE	1	1	1	0	7	9	77.8	6	7	85.7	3	3	100.0	111.4	0	1	0	3	+20
6	Jon McGlocklin J. McGlocklin	23	11	1/8/1969	MIL	vs	NYK	8	2			10	24	41.7				3	3	100.0	45.4				1
7	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	22	12	4/13/2025	MIL	vs	DET	2	2	0	0	8	10	80.0	5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	105.4	0	2	1	0	+18
8	Buddy Hield B. Hield	22	15	10/23/2024	GSW	@	POR	5	1	0	0	8	12	66.7	5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	88.4	1	4	1	2	+21
9	Peter Thibeaux P. Thibeaux	22	14	12/12/1984	GSW	@	LAL	6	2	1	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		2	4	50.0	69.8	3	3	3	4
10	Jock Landale J. Landale	21	15	11/20/2025	MEM	vs	SAC	6	0	0	0	8	9	88.9	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	97.6	2	4	0	0	+14
11	Paul George P. George	21	15	11/19/2022	LAC	vs	SAS	1	1	2	0	8	12	66.7	5	8	62.5	0	0		87.5	0	1	0	0	+25
12	Goran Dragic G. Dragic	21	15	3/2/2015	MIA	vs	PHX	4	1	1	0	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	9	9	100.0	81.0	2	2	1	5	+7
13	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	21	15	1/15/2013	TOR	@	BKN	1	2	0	0	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	7	7	100.0	104.2	0	1	0	5	+16
14	John Long J. Long	21	14	12/1/1984	DET	@	IND	1	0	1	0	9	12	75.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	78.8	1	0	0	0
15	John Mengelt J. Mengelt	21	14	1/4/1980	CHI	vs	SDC	1	1	0	0	9	11	81.8	0	0		3	3	100.0	85.2	0	1	0	2
16	Larry Siegfried L. Siegfried	21	14	10/15/1966	BOS	vs	SFW	5	1			8	14	57.1				5	5	100.0	64.8				2
17	Talen Horton-Tucker T. Horton-Tucker	20	14	11/27/2024	CHI	@	ORL	1	1	0	0	7	8	87.5	3	4	75.0	3	4	75.0	102.5	0	1	1	2	+7
18	Dalano Banton D. Banton	20	12	11/4/2024	POR	@	NOP	1	1	2	0	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	101.2	0	1	1	0	+21
19	Jay Huff J. Huff	20	14	11/2/2024	MEM	@	PHI	5	1	0	1	7	10	70.0	5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	95.8	1	4	0	1	+5
20	Mike Muscala M. Muscala	20	14	11/7/2021	OKC	vs	SAS	4	0	0	2	5	6	83.3	3	4	75.0	7	9	77.8	100.4	1	3	0	2	+8
21	JaMychal Green J. Green	20	14	3/28/2021	DEN	vs	ATL	7	1	1	0	7	12	58.3	3	5	60.0	3	4	75.0	72.7	3	4	0	0	+7
22	Tyus Jones T. Jones	20	15	2/25/2021	MEM	vs	LAC	2	3	1	0	9	11	81.8	2	3	66.7	0	0		90.9	0	2	0	0	+6
23	Tyreke Evans T. Evans	20	15	1/15/2019	IND	vs	PHX	4	0	1	0	6	8	75.0	1	1	100.0	7	8	87.5	86.8	1	3	1	3	+12
24	Devin Harris D. Harris	20	15	11/28/2018	DAL	@	HOU	1	4	0	2	6	8	75.0	5	6	83.3	3	3	100.0	107.3	0	1	0	2	+29
25	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	20	13	11/21/2008	MIL	vs	NYK	6	1	0	0	8	12	66.7	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	70.4	3	3	1	2	+13

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