youngest player to play 40 mins in a game

Kobe Bryant is the youngest in a game with 40+ minutes played. He was 18 years and 216 days old against the Vancouver Grizzlies on March 27, 1997.

Interpreted as:

youngest player to play 40 or more mins in a regular-season game

	NAME	Age	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18-216	43	3/27/1997	LAL	@	VAN	20	8	4	3	0	6	16	37.5	1	5	20.0	7	7	100.0	52.4	4	4	3	3	+14
2	LeBron James L. James	18-303	42	10/29/2003	CLE	@	SAC	25	6	9	4	0	12	20	60.0	0	2	0.0	1	3	33.3	58.6	2	4	2	3	-9
3	LeBron James L. James	18-304	41	10/30/2003	CLE	@	PHX	21	12	8	1	0	8	17	47.1	1	5	20.0	4	7	57.1	52.3	2	10	7	1	-3
4	LeBron James L. James	18-310	41	11/5/2003	CLE	vs	DEN	7	11	7	2	3	3	11	27.3	0	2	0.0	1	1	100.0	30.6	2	9	2	1	-3
5	LeBron James L. James	18-312	44	11/7/2003	CLE	@	IND	23	5	3	0	0	8	18	44.4	1	2	50.0	6	7	85.7	54.6	0	5	7	2	-7
6	LeBron James L. James	18-313	45	11/8/2003	CLE	vs	WAS	17	8	9	1	1	8	19	42.1	0	0		1	4	25.0	40.9	5	3	2	1	+14
7	LeBron James L. James	18-317	42	11/12/2003	CLE	@	MIA	18	3	7	2	1	6	15	40.0	2	5	40.0	4	6	66.7	51.0	1	2	4	3	-4
8	LeBron James L. James	18-320	47	11/15/2003	CLE	vs	PHI	22	5	8	1	2	10	19	52.6	0	1	0.0	2	4	50.0	53.0	0	5	5	2	+8
9	Bill Willoughby B. Willoughby	18-321	43	4/5/1976	ATL	vs	WAS	14	12	0			6	15	40.0				2	2	100.0	44.1				3
10	LeBron James L. James	18-324	40	11/19/2003	CLE	@	WAS	28	7	8	2	1	10	18	55.6	2	4	50.0	6	8	75.0	65.1	2	5	4	2	-5
11	Bill Willoughby B. Willoughby	18-326	42	4/10/1976	ATL	vs	PHI	20	18	4	2	3	7	14	50.0				6	11	54.5	53.1				2
12	LeBron James L. James	18-327	42	11/22/2003	CLE	@	ATL	15	6	4	2	1	3	16	18.8	0	1	0.0	9	10	90.0	36.8	2	4	3	1	-6
13	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-328	48	11/14/2025	DAL	vs	LAC	16	5	0	1	0	8	13	61.5	0	3	0.0	0	1	0.0	59.5	1	4	4	1	-15
14	LeBron James L. James	18-334	55	11/29/2003	CLE	vs	MEM	33	16	7	1	1	14	28	50.0	3	6	50.0	2	3	66.7	56.3	2	14	8	1	-10
15	LeBron James L. James	18-346	43	12/11/2003	CLE	vs	DET	23	3	9	1	1	8	21	38.1	1	3	33.3	6	8	75.0	46.9	1	2	4	3	+9
16	LeBron James L. James	18-348	45	12/13/2003	CLE	vs	BOS	37	3	4	0	0	10	20	50.0	1	5	20.0	16	18	88.9	66.3	1	2	2	2	-2
17	LeBron James L. James	18-350	44	12/15/2003	CLE	@	IND	27	4	6	3	3	10	16	62.5	0	3	0.0	7	8	87.5	69.2	1	3	6	1	-12
18	Dwight Howard D. Howard	18-354	42	11/26/2004	ORL	@	ATL	24	9	2	2	0	8	11	72.7	0	0		8	12	66.7	73.7	3	6	4	2	+12
19	LeBron James L. James	18-354	42	12/19/2003	CLE	@	PHI	36	4	5	4	0	14	24	58.3	5	7	71.4	3	3	100.0	71.1	1	3	4	1	+9
20	LeBron James L. James	18-355	42	12/20/2003	CLE	@	CHI	32	6	10	2	2	11	22	50.0	0	5	0.0	10	12	83.3	58.7	1	5	4	2	+9
21	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18-359	42	12/15/2025	DAL	@	UTA	42	7	6	1	2	13	27	48.1	1	4	25.0	15	20	75.0	58.7	1	6	4	3	-9
22	LeBron James L. James	18-360	47	12/25/2003	CLE	@	ORL	34	2	6	2	1	13	28	46.4	4	10	40.0	4	5	80.0	56.3	1	1	8	0	-9
23	Dwight Howard D. Howard	18-364	42	12/6/2004	ORL	@	DEN	23	10	4	4	0	7	12	58.3	0	0		9	15	60.0	61.8	4	6	4	0	-4
24	LeBron James L. James	19-007	41	1/6/2004	CLE	vs	NYK	14	4	10	1	1	6	17	35.3	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	39.1	0	4	4	1	+10
25	LeBron James L. James	19-010	43	1/9/2004	CLE	@	BOS	19	3	6	3	0	7	19	36.8	0	3	0.0	5	7	71.4	43.0	0	3	5	1	-30

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	58	16	.784
2	Spurs	56	18	.757	2.0
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	29	.608	13.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/30	WAS	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	LAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 4/5	LAL	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Tue 4/7	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM

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PPG Leaders

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29.5

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RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

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11.8

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APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.2

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

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BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

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3PM Leaders

4.0

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TS% Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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122.0

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

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109.5

111.0

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

8.2

8.0

7.6

6.7

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

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19-56

21-54

24-50

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,681.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

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DraftKings Points Leaders

3,923

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

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MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

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1.91

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Worst Record ATS

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32-42

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	54	20	.730
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	6.0
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	8.0
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.5
6	Hawks	42	33	.560	12.5
7	76ers	41	33	.554	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.5
9	Heat	39	35	.527	15.0
10	Hornets	39	35	.527	15.0
11	Bucks - e	29	44	.397	24.5
12	Bulls - e	29	45	.392	25.0
13	Wizards - e	17	56	.233	36.5
14	Nets - e	17	57	.230	37.0
15	Pacers - e	16	58	.216	38.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	56	18	.757	2.0
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	29	.608	13.0
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	41	33	.554	17.0
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	38	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	49	.338	33.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	54	.280	37.5
15	Kings - e	19	56	.253	39.5