Giannis Antetokounmpo has played the fewest minutes with 40+ points in a playoff game, with 32 minutes on the court in Game 4 of the 2019 First Round against the Pistons.
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Who has the fewest minutes in a playoff game with 40 or more points?| NAME | MIN | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 32 | 41 | 4/22/2019 | @ | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 64.5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Redd | 35 | 40 | 4/29/2006 | vs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 81.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +31 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Embiid | 35 | 40 | 6/8/2021 | vs | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 62.4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | +14 | ||
| 4 |  | C. Paul | 35 | 41 | 6/30/2021 | @ | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 81.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +22 | ||
| 5 |  | S. Curry | 35 | 40 | 5/23/2015 | @ | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 85.5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +33 | ||
| 6 |  | S. O'Neal | 35 | 46 | 4/25/1997 | vs | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 65.9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | +23 | |||
| 7 |  | G. Gervin | 35 | 42 | 4/26/1983 | vs | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 82.3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 8 |  | B. King | 35 | 40 | 4/20/1983 | @ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 80.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 9 |  | J. Harden | 35 | 41 | 5/14/2018 | vs | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 72.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -7 | ||
| 10 |  | J. Williams | 35 | 40 | 6/16/2025 | vs | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 66.1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +14 | ||
| 11 |  | K. Bryant | 35 | 40 | 5/17/2010 | vs | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 70.7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +22 | ||
| 12 |  | D. Mitchell | 36 | 48 | 5/6/2025 | vs | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 61.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +13 | ||
| 13 |  | R. Hamilton | 36 | 40 | 5/3/2006 | vs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 74.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +28 | ||
| 14 |  | A. Stoudemire | 36 | 41 | 5/22/2005 | vs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 70.9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -9 | |||
| 15 |  | S. O'Neal | 36 | 41 | 5/8/1996 | vs | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 62.4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 16 |  | G. Goodrich | 36 | 44 | 4/25/1973 | vs | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 75.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | J. Harden | 36 | 42 | 4/24/2015 | @ | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 77.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | ||
| 18 |  | L. Aldridge | 36 | 43 | 4/23/2014 | @ | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 68.2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +3 | |||
| 19 |  | A. Davis | 36 | 43 | 8/29/2020 | vs | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 90.6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 20 |  | J. Butler III | 36 | 40 | 8/31/2020 | @ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 77.8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 21 | | S. Curry | 37 | 40 | 5/9/2016 | @ | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 60.0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +21 | ||
| 22 | | D. Mitchell | 37 | 43 | 5/11/2026 | vs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 66.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +28 | ||
| 23 |  | J. Brown | 37 | 40 | 5/23/2024 | vs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 62.8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +18 | ||
| 24 |  | I. Thomas | 37 | 42 | 4/22/2016 | vs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 68.6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | ||
| 25 |  | D. Mitchell | 37 | 45 | 6/8/2021 | vs | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 67.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +5 | ||
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