youngest players to drop 50 points in nba game under 40 minutes

Cooper Flagg is the youngest in a game with 50+ points and fewer than 40 minutes played. He was 19 years and 103 days old against the Magic on April 3.

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	NAME	Age	PTS	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	19-103	51	34	4/3/2026	DAL	vs	ORL	6	3	3	1	19	30	63.3	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	77.1	3	3	1	3	-2
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	20-314	50	32	11/13/2024	SAS	vs	WAS	6	2	1	3	18	29	62.1	8	16	50.0	6	9	66.7	75.8	1	5	1	3	+13
3	Trae Young T. Young	21-154	50	40	2/20/2020	ATL	vs	MIA	2	8	2	1	12	25	48.0	8	15	53.3	18	19	94.7	74.9	0	2	7	4	+10
4	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	21-351	50	40	10/28/2024	ORL	vs	IND	13	9	1	2	16	26	61.5	3	9	33.3	15	22	68.2	70.1	4	9	4	4	+3
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	22-045	53	36	4/20/1994	ORL	vs	MIN	18	4	2	2	22	31	71.0	0	0		9	13	69.2	72.2	7	11	3	3
6	Devin Booker D. Booker	22-148	50	37	3/27/2019	PHX	vs	WAS	10	4	1	1	19	29	65.5	3	9	33.3	9	10	90.0	74.9	2	8	5	3	+8
7	Ja Morant J. Morant	22-202	52	34	2/28/2022	MEM	vs	SAS	7	2	0	0	22	30	73.3	4	4	100.0	4	7	57.1	78.6	1	6	4	1	+23
8	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	22-248	51	38	4/9/2024	MIN	vs	WAS	6	7	0	0	17	29	58.6	6	13	46.2	11	11	100.0	75.4	1	5	2	0	+6
9	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	22-311	55	39	1/28/2015	CLE	vs	POR	4	5	2	0	17	36	47.2	11	19	57.9	10	10	100.0	68.1	2	2	3	0	+12
10	Saddiq Bey S. Bey	22-342	51	39	3/17/2022	DET	@	ORL	9	4	3	0	17	27	63.0	10	14	71.4	7	10	70.0	81.2	0	9	1	1	+11
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22-347	51	40	2/10/2022	DAL	vs	LAC	9	6	1	1	17	26	65.4	7	14	50.0	10	14	71.4	79.3	0	9	7	4	+9
12	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	23-008	50	39	11/12/2023	PHI	vs	IND	7	5	0	3	20	32	62.5	7	11	63.6	3	3	100.0	75.0	3	4	2	2	+17
13	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	23-093	50	40	11/23/2024	CHA	@	MIL	5	10	1	0	17	38	44.7	6	17	35.3	10	13	76.9	57.2	0	5	4	3	+7
14	Trae Young T. Young	23-106	56	37	1/3/2022	ATL	@	POR	4	14	0	0	17	26	65.4	7	12	58.3	15	15	100.0	85.9	1	3	4	1	+10
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	23-144	56	34	1/14/2002	LAL	vs	MEM	5	4	1	0	21	34	61.8	3	6	50.0	11	12	91.7	71.3	3	2	0	1	+40
16	Jerry West J. West	23-234	63	39	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	3	3			22	36	61.1				19	22	86.4	69.0				5
17	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	23-273	52	33	2/21/2003	ORL	vs	CHI	5	3	3	1	15	32	46.9	6	13	46.2	16	20	80.0	63.7	1	4	1	5	+20
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	23-306	51	37	12/31/2022	DAL	@	SAS	6	9	4	1	18	29	62.1	6	10	60.0	9	15	60.0	71.6	1	5	0	3	+7
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23-326	51	33	1/23/2022	BOS	@	WAS	10	7	0	0	18	28	64.3	9	14	64.3	6	6	100.0	83.2	2	8	1	1	+31
20	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	23-336	53	36	1/30/2023	DAL	vs	DET	8	5	2	0	17	24	70.8	5	11	45.5	14	18	77.8	83.0	0	8	4	2	+8
21	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	23-347	56	37	1/29/1983	DET	vs	CHI	6	4			18	26	69.2	0	0		20	22	90.9	78.5				4
22	Jamal Murray J. Murray	23-362	50	38	2/19/2021	DEN	@	CLE	6	2	2	0	21	25	84.0	8	10	80.0	0	0		100.0	0	6	1	4	+24
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	24-009	58	37	2/26/1987	CHI	vs	NJN	8	3	3	2	16	25	64.0	0	0		26	27	96.3	78.6	1	7	3	4
24	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	24-084	50	37	10/31/2003	SEA	@	LAC	8	4	0	1	18	25	72.0	4	7	57.1	10	13	76.9	81.4	2	6	0	1	+22
25	John Drew J. Drew	24-091	50	33	12/30/1978	ATL	vs	DEN	5	1	2	1	19	32	59.4				12	16	75.0	64.0	2	3	3	2

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Team Leaders

PPG

21.0

Flagg

RPG

7.0

Washington

APG

5.3

Nembhard

Team Rankings

ORTG

111.2

27th

DRTG

116.5

20th

NETRTG

-5.4

23rd

3P%

34.4

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DAL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	OKC	@	DAL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

Mavericks

26 - 56

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Cooper Flagg is the youngest in a game with 50+ points and fewer than 40 minutes played. He was 19 years and 103 days old against the Magic on April 3.

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2.0

1.9

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4.0

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

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