most pts in a quarter since 1970, max 6 mins

Since 1969-70, James Harden has posted the most points when playing at most 6 minutes in a quarter, with 21 points versus the Pacers in the fourth quarter on December 18, 2023.

Interpreted as:

most pts by a player in a quarter since 1970, max 6 mins

	NAME	PTS	MIN	QUARTER	DATE	TM		OPP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	21	6	4Q	12/18/2023	LAC	@	IND	1	0	0	1	7	8	87.5	6	7	85.7	1	1	100.0	124.4	0	1	0	0	+9
2	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	18	5	4Q	2/24/2025	SAC	vs	CHA	1	0	1	0	7	8	87.5	4	4	100.0	0	0		112.5	0	1	0	0	+21
3	Kemba Walker K. Walker	18	6	2Q	2/5/2019	CHA	vs	LAC	0	1	2	0	5	7	71.4	3	4	75.0	5	5	100.0	97.8	0	0	0	0	+5
4	Kemba Walker K. Walker	18	6	4Q	1/6/2019	CHA	@	PHX	1	0	0	0	5	8	62.5	1	3	33.3	7	8	87.5	78.1	0	1	0	2	-2
5	Kemba Walker K. Walker	18	6	2Q	3/22/2018	CHA	vs	MEM	0	0	1	0	5	5	100.0	4	4	100.0	4	4	100.0	133.1	0	0	0	1	+13
6	Cameron Payne C. Payne	16	6	2Q	1/17/2025	NYK	vs	MIN	1	0	0	0	6	8	75.0	4	5	80.0	0	0		100.0	0	1	0	0	+4
7	Theo Maledon T. Maledon	16	5	2Q	4/2/2021	OKC	@	PHX	1	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	4	5	80.0	0	0		114.3	0	1	1	2	+4
8	Bobby Portis B. Portis	16	6	1Q	2/8/2019	WAS	vs	CLE	1	0	0	0	6	6	100.0	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	116.3	0	1	1	0	+12
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	16	0	2Q	3/28/2018	MIN	vs	ATL	2	2	0	0	6	8	75.0	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	90.1	0	2	2	0	+6
10	Paul George P. George	16	0	1Q	1/23/2018	OKC	vs	BKN	3	1	0	0	6	10	60.0	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	70.7	0	3	0	0	+4
11	LeBron James L. James	15	6	4Q	1/28/2025	LAL	@	PHI	0	0	0	0	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	104.2	0	0	0	1	+6
12	Jalen Green J. Green	15	6	2Q	1/15/2025	HOU	@	DEN	0	1	0	0	4	4	100.0	2	2	100.0	5	5	100.0	121.0	0	0	0	0	+8
13	Max Strus M. Strus	15	5	4Q	2/27/2024	CLE	vs	DAL	1	0	0	0	5	5	100.0	5	5	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	1	0	0	+9
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	15	6	4Q	2/12/2024	GSW	@	UTA	1	2	1	0	5	7	71.4	5	7	71.4	0	0		107.1	0	1	1	1	+11
15	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	15	5	2Q	2/3/2024	CLE	@	SAS	2	0	0	0	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	3	4	75.0	96.6	0	2	0	1	+6
16	Kevin Love K. Love	15	6	1Q	1/5/2024	MIA	@	PHX	1	1	0	0	5	5	100.0	3	3	100.0	2	2	100.0	127.6	0	1	0	0	0
17	Josh Hart J. Hart	15	5	3Q	12/1/2023	NYK	@	TOR	3	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	3	3	100.0	0	0		107.1	1	2	1	1	+5
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	15	6	2Q	1/25/2023	OKC	vs	ATL	0	1	1	1	4	5	80.0	1	1	100.0	6	6	100.0	98.2	0	0	0	1	+3
19	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	15	6	4Q	4/10/2022	GSW	@	NOP	1	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	100.8	0	1	1	1	+9
20	Ja Morant J. Morant	15	6	2Q	2/28/2022	MEM	vs	SAS	1	0	0	0	6	7	85.7	3	3	100.0	0	0		107.1	0	1	2	0	+7
21	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	15	6	4Q	1/23/2022	MIN	vs	BKN	0	1	1	0	5	7	71.4	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	90.1	0	0	0	1	+6
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	5	2Q	10/26/2021	DEN	@	UTA	2	2	0	0	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	3	4	75.0	96.6	1	1	0	0	+5
23	Jae Crowder J. Crowder	15	6	2Q	4/12/2021	PHX	vs	HOU	1	0	0	0	5	5	100.0	5	5	100.0	0	0		150.0	0	1	0	1	+9
24	Stephen Curry S. Curry	15	4	4Q	1/25/2021	GSW	vs	MIN	0	1	3	0	4	5	80.0	3	3	100.0	4	4	100.0	110.9	0	0	0	0	+10
25	Adam Mokoka A. Mokoka	15	5	4Q	2/6/2020	CHI	vs	NOP	0	0	0	0	6	6	100.0	3	3	100.0	0	2	0.0	109.0	0	0	0	1	+12