Most Points Scored in the NBA by Minutes Played

A few days ago Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points in 21 minutes against the New York Knicks. That made me really wonder if that’s the most points anyone’s ever scored in the NBA in 21 minutes. Well, turns out, it isn’t. The most anyone ever scored in 21 minutes was Quintin Dailey who scored 38 points in 1986.

And here is a hard to read visualization of the top scorers at each minute played since the 1983-84 season: (Click for bigger)