least minutes in a 53 point game 2020-21season

Klay Thompson has played the fewest minutes in a game with 53+ points, with 29 minutes on the court versus the Pacers on December 5, 2016.

Interpreted as:

least minutes by a player in a 53 or more point regular-season game 2020-21season

	NAME	MIN	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	29	60	12/5/2016	GSW	vs	IND	2	1	0	0	21	33	63.6	8	14	57.1	10	11	90.9	79.3	0	2	0	0	+37
2	James Harden J. Harden	31	60	11/30/2019	HOU	vs	ATL	3	8	3	1	16	24	66.7	8	14	57.1	20	23	87.0	87.9	0	3	5	3	+50
3	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	32	54	1/31/2020	BKN	vs	CHI	5	5	1	0	19	23	82.6	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	98.5	0	5	4	3	+20
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	33	62	12/20/2005	LAL	vs	DAL	8	0	3	0	18	31	58.1	4	10	40.0	22	25	88.0	73.8	3	5	2	3	+35
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	33	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	18	2	3	0	21	26	80.8	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	33	53	3/30/1983	BOS	vs	IND	8	3	1	2	21	30	70.0	0	1	0.0	11	11	100.0	76.1	3	5	6	2
7	George Gervin G. Gervin	33	63	4/9/1978	SAS	@	NOJ	2	1	2	1	23	49	46.9				17	20	85.0	54.5				3
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	34	56	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
9	James Harden J. Harden	34	57	1/14/2019	HOU	vs	MEM	9	2	2	1	17	33	51.5	6	15	40.0	17	18	94.4	69.6	2	7	5	4	+25
10	Stephen Curry S. Curry	34	56	2/27/2025	GSW	@	ORL	4	3	2	0	16	25	64.0	12	19	63.2	12	12	100.0	92.5	0	4	4	0	+15
11	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34	53	12/11/2022	PHI	vs	CHA	12	3	0	1	20	32	62.5	2	3	66.7	11	11	100.0	71.9	3	9	2	2	+11
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	35	60	3/15/2022	BKN	@	ORL	6	4	4	1	20	31	64.5	8	12	66.7	12	13	92.3	81.7	2	4	1	3	+36
13	James Harden J. Harden	35	56	11/5/2017	HOU	vs	UTA	2	13	2	0	19	25	76.0	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	92.5	0	2	7	3	+25
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36	53	10/31/2015	GSW	@	NOP	4	9	4	0	17	27	63.0	8	14	57.1	11	11	100.0	83.2	0	4	2	3	+16
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36	53	4/12/2021	GSW	vs	DEN	6	4	0	0	14	24	58.3	10	18	55.6	15	16	93.8	85.4	0	6	5	3	+16
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	36	58	3/7/2017	OKC	vs	POR	3	9	3	1	21	39	53.8	3	9	33.3	13	16	81.3	63.0	1	2	4	4	+7
17	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	36	55	1/4/2005	IND	vs	MIL	11	3	0	2	18	28	64.3	0	0		19	25	76.0	70.5	3	8	3	3	+22
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	36	53	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
19	Chet Walker C. Walker	36	56	2/6/1972	CHI	vs	CIN	4	2			22	30	73.3				12	13	92.3	78.4				1
20	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	36	53	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	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	36	60	3/14/2022	MIN	@	SAS	17	3	1	0	19	31	61.3	7	11	63.6	15	16	93.8	78.9	2	15	6	5	+16
22	James Harden J. Harden	36	54	12/13/2019	HOU	@	ORL	5	7	2	3	19	31	61.3	10	15	66.7	6	6	100.0	80.3	2	3	3	5	+21
23	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	36	54	2/2/2023	MIL	vs	LAC	19	2	0	0	21	39	53.8	2	8	25.0	10	15	66.7	59.2	4	15	3	2	+10
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	36	62	1/3/2021	GSW	vs	POR	5	4	0	0	18	31	58.1	8	16	50.0	18	19	94.7	78.8	1	4	5	0	+20
25	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	36	54	11/9/2023	MIL	@	IND	12	3	0	0	19	25	76.0	0	1	0.0	16	18	88.9	82.0	2	10	8	4	+6