most minutes in a game all-time with at least 38 points

Dale Ellis has played the most minutes in a game with 38+ points, with 69 minutes on the court against the Bucks on November 9, 1989.

Interpreted as:
most minutes by a player in a regular-season game all-time with at least 38 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 +/-
1 Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
69
53
11/9/1989
SEA SEA
@
MIL MIL
7
1
1
1
18
39
46.2
3
7
42.9
14
17
82.4
57.0
2
5
8
4
2 Vince Carter
V. Carter
63
38
2/23/2001
TOR TOR
vs
SAC SAC
10
6
1
0
14
32
43.8
1
8
12.5
9
11
81.8
51.6
2
8
2
5
-1
3 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
63
78
12/8/1961
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
43
1
31
62
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
4 Jalen Rose
J. Rose
61
39
3/13/2001
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
11
9
0
0
16
34
47.1
2
4
50.0
5
6
83.3
53.2
1
10
5
5
-12
5 Shawn Marion
S. Marion
60
39
1/2/2006
PHX PHX
@
NYK NYK
14
1
1
1
15
26
57.7
5
10
50.0
4
4
100.0
70.2
3
11
1
5
-3
6 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
60
42
1/29/1980
LAL LAL
@
CLE CLE
17
7
1
8
18
35
51.4
0
0
6
8
75.0
54.5
2
15
8
6
7 Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
59
43
1/13/2010
HOU HOU
vs
MIN MIN
3
5
1
0
14
30
46.7
6
9
66.7
9
12
75.0
60.9
0
3
1
3
+15
8 Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
59
41
1/17/1952
SYR SYR
vs
MIN MIN
25
9
23
27
85.2
5
9 Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
58
45
3/6/1982
SAS SAS
vs
MIL MIL
11
1
2
2
17
28
60.7
0
0
11
11
100.0
68.5
5
6
1
3
10 Fred Carter
F. Carter
58
40
1/12/1973
PHI PHI
CLE CLE
9
9
16
35
45.7
8
12
66.7
49.7
4
11 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
56
12/1/1964
SFW SFW
vs
BAL BAL
29
3
22
48
45.8
12
20
60.0
49.3
4
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
52
11/6/1964
SFW SFW
vs
NYK NYK
21
3
21
43
48.8
10
22
45.5
49.4
1
13 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
56
2/16/1963
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
21
3
26
47
55.3
4
11
36.4
54.0
1
14 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
59
12/25/1961
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
36
0
23
44
52.3
13
22
59.1
55.0
3
15 Jalen Rose
J. Rose
56
44
3/16/2002
CHI CHI
@
HOU HOU
11
6
2
1
18
34
52.9
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
60.8
2
9
1
1
-1
16 Peja Stojakovic
P. Stojakovic
56
39
2/23/2001
SAC SAC
@
TOR TOR
12
3
2
1
14
29
48.3
6
10
60.0
5
6
83.3
61.6
1
11
2
3
+4
17 Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
56
39
2/17/1999
VAN VAN
vs
BOS BOS
13
5
1
1
15
25
60.0
0
0
9
10
90.0
66.3
4
9
8
5
-5
18 Bernard King
B. King
56
44
2/26/1991
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
12
6
4
0
16
38
42.1
0
3
0.0
12
14
85.7
49.8
4
8
4
3
19 Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
56
43
3/20/1984
SAS SAS
vs
ATL ATL
11
2
2
5
20
35
57.1
0
0
3
4
75.0
58.5
2
9
4
4
20 George Gervin
G. Gervin
56
50
3/6/1982
SAS SAS
vs
MIL MIL
8
5
1
0
21
31
67.7
0
0
8
8
100.0
72.4
1
7
4
3
21 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
56
40
2/14/1978
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
22
7
2
3
17
35
48.6
6
10
60.0
50.8
4
18
6
5
22 Trae Young
T. Young
56
49
3/1/2019
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
8
16
1
1
17
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
23 Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
56
47
3/1/2019
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
9
9
2
0
17
35
48.6
6
14
42.9
7
11
63.6
59.0
2
7
8
3
+5
24 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
56
43
12/18/2015
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
8
2
2
2
14
29
48.3
1
4
25.0
14
16
87.5
59.7
1
7
3
5
-5
25 Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
55
38
1/13/2008
TOR TOR
vs
POR POR
14
2
0
3
15
27
55.6
0
0
8
10
80.0
60.5
4
10
2
4
+7
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for minutes played going back to the 1982-83 season.

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50
32
.610
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