Klay Thompson has dropped the most points in a game with fewer than 30 minutes played, with 60 points versus the Pacers on December 5, 2016.

most points in under 30 minutes of play in a game

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in under 30 minutes of play in a regular-season game

NAME	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-
Klay Thompson	12/5/2016	GSW	vs	IND	60	29	2	1	0	0	0	21	33	63.6	8	14	57.1	10	11	90.9	0	+37
Klay Thompson	10/29/2018	GSW	@	CHI	52	27	4	0	2	0	2	18	29	62.1	14	24	58.3	2	2	100.0	2	+28
Joel Embiid	1/19/2022	PHI	vs	ORL	50	27	12	2	1	3	2	17	23	73.9	1	4	25.0	15	17	88.2	3	+24
Damian Lillard	2/9/2018	POR	@	SAC	50	29	1	6	3	0	2	16	26	61.5	8	13	61.5	10	10	100.0	2	+18
CJ McCollum	1/31/2018	POR	vs	CHI	50	29	5	2	1	0	3	18	25	72.0	6	9	66.7	8	8	100.0	1	+29
Stephen Curry	5/8/2021	GSW	vs	OKC	49	29	5	2	1	0	1	14	26	53.8	11	21	52.4	10	10	100.0	2	+31
Kemba Walker	3/22/2018	CHA	vs	MEM	46	28	3	4	1	0	2	13	18	72.2	10	14	71.4	10	10	100.0	1	+47
Stephen Curry	4/13/2016	GSW	vs	MEM	46	30	4	6	2	0	2	15	24	62.5	10	19	52.6	6	6	100.0	2	+19
Stephen Curry	1/6/2018	GSW	@	LAC	45	30	6	3	3	0	2	11	21	52.4	8	16	50.0	15	16	93.8	2	+28
JR Smith	4/13/2009	DEN	vs	SAC	45	30	4	1	1	0	0	13	22	59.1	11	18	61.1	8	8	100.0	0	+23
Devin Booker	3/8/2023	PHX	vs	OKC	44	28	3	4	0	1	3	17	23	73.9	6	10	60.0	4	5	80.0	4	+33
Cam Thomas	2/4/2023	BKN	vs	WAS	44	29	5	5	0	0	4	16	23	69.6	4	5	80.0	8	9	88.9	2	+6
Giannis Antetokounmpo	10/22/2022	MIL	vs	HOU	44	28	12	3	0	0	4	17	21	81.0	2	3	66.7	8	13	61.5	2	+23
Klay Thompson	1/21/2019	GSW	@	LAL	44	27	3	2	0	1	2	17	20	85.0	10	11	90.9	0	0		2	+29
LeBron James	12/31/2021	LAL	vs	POR	43	29	14	4	2	2	0	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	6	9	66.7	1	+18
Kawhi Leonard	1/14/2020	LAC	vs	CLE	43	29	3	4	2	1	1	14	22	63.6	6	10	60.0	9	10	90.0	0	+39
Jaren Jackson Jr.	12/13/2019	MEM	vs	MIL	43	29	5	1	0	1	3	14	21	66.7	9	15	60.0	6	9	66.7	5	-5
James Harden	1/11/2019	HOU	vs	CLE	43	30	10	12	2	2	4	12	24	50.0	8	16	50.0	11	11	100.0	2	+28
Stephen Curry	1/28/2017	GSW	vs	LAC	43	29	9	6	0	0	2	15	23	65.2	9	15	60.0	4	4	100.0	1	+42
Larry Bird	3/18/1986	BOS	vs	CLE	43	29	8	3	3	0	1	17	24	70.8	5	6	83.3	4	4	100.0	0
Stephen Curry	4/14/2021	GSW	@	OKC	42	29	6	8	0	0	0	14	20	70.0	11	16	68.8	3	3	100.0	3	+31
Jaylen Brown	12/30/2020	BOS	vs	MEM	42	29	5	4	1	0	4	15	21	71.4	7	10	70.0	5	6	83.3	1	+22
Klay Thompson	4/13/2015	GSW	vs	MEM	42	30	5	3	1	0	2	15	20	75.0	8	10	80.0	4	4	100.0	0	+25
George Gervin	11/10/1984	SAS	vs	CLE	42	27	2	1	0	1	0	18	23	78.3	0	0		6	6	100.0	0
Talen Horton-Tucker	3/29/2023	UTA	@	SAS	41	30	4	5	1	0	4	15	25	60.0	6	11	54.5	5	6	83.3	2	+2
Trey Murphy III	3/12/2023	NOP	vs	POR	41	30	7	1	1	1	1	13	20	65.0	9	14	64.3	6	6	100.0	2	+44
Trae Young	3/30/2022	ATL	@	OKC	41	29	2	8	1	0	3	13	24	54.2	4	12	33.3	11	12	91.7	2	+16
Gordon Hayward	12/15/2021	CHA	@	SAS	41	29	5	3	0	0	1	15	19	78.9	5	6	83.3	6	6	100.0	1	+35
Kyle Kuzma	1/9/2019	LAL	vs	DET	41	29	2	0	0	0	2	16	24	66.7	5	10	50.0	4	6	66.7	2	+14
Stephon Marbury	11/11/2000	NJN	vs	SEA	41	29	5	9	2	0	2	17	26	65.4	2	4	50.0	5	8	62.5	3	+24
Patrick Ewing	4/13/1988	NYK	vs	IND	41	26	11	2	2	1	1	18	24	75.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	2
David Thompson	1/2/1982	DEN	@	SAS	41	27	2	0	0	2	3	13	21	61.9	0	0		15	19	78.9	5
Jordan Clarkson	2/15/2021	UTA	vs	PHI	40	29	0	1	2	0	2	13	20	65.0	8	13	61.5	6	7	85.7	0	+9
James Harden	2/11/2017	HOU	vs	PHX	40	29	6	8	0	0	8	9	17	52.9	8	15	53.3	14	16	87.5	2	+26
Anthony Davis	1/9/2017	NOP	@	NYK	40	29	18	2	0	3	0	14	22	63.6	1	1	100.0	11	12	91.7	2	+26
Dirk Nowitzki	3/3/2012	DAL	vs	UTA	40	29	6	0	1	0	4	14	21	66.7	3	8	37.5	9	10	90.0	2	+8
Rodrigue Beaubois	3/27/2010	DAL	@	GSW	40	30	8	3	0	3	1	15	22	68.2	9	11	81.8	1	1	100.0	2	+21
Rik Smits	4/22/1994	IND	vs	PHI	40	27	11	4	2	1	2	17	24	70.8	0	0		6	7	85.7	1
Sleepy Floyd	2/26/1991	HOU	@	DEN	40	24	2	3	2	0	1	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	7	7	100.0	2
Gail Goodrich	11/25/1973	LAL	vs	POR	40	29	4	9	2	0		12	14	85.7				16	18	88.9	3
Joel Embiid	3/7/2023	PHI	@	MIN	39	28	7	4	1	3	3	13	22	59.1	4	4	100.0	9	9	100.0	2	+18
Luka Doncic	4/8/2022	DAL	vs	POR	39	30	11	7	0	1	5	12	21	57.1	7	14	50.0	8	11	72.7	0	+41
Giannis Antetokounmpo	3/8/2022	MIL	@	OKC	39	28	7	7	3	1	1	13	19	68.4	4	4	100.0	9	13	69.2	3	+18
Luka Doncic	4/27/2021	DAL	@	GSW	39	28	6	8	2	0	7	15	23	65.2	4	10	40.0	5	5	100.0	3	+29
Damian Lillard	1/7/2021	POR	vs	MIN	39	29	7	7	3	0	1	13	21	61.9	7	12	58.3	6	7	85.7	0	+12
Joel Embiid	3/28/2019	PHI	vs	BKN	39	28	13	6	3	1	2	12	20	60.0	3	4	75.0	12	16	75.0	3	+14
Kevin Martin	1/14/2008	SAC	vs	DAL	39	28	3	1	1	0	2	14	16	87.5	2	2	100.0	9	11	81.8	4	+2
Michael Jordan	4/7/1987	CHI	vs	DET	39	26	5	4	4	1	3	13	21	61.9	0	0		13	16	81.3	0
Joel Embiid	3/17/2023	PHI	@	CHA	38	29	13	5	0	4	3	16	21	76.2	0	0		6	7	85.7	1	+26
Stephen Curry	12/14/2022	GSW	@	IND	38	30	7	7	2	1	3	11	19	57.9	5	10	50.0	11	11	100.0	2	-6