nba most shots missed in regular season or playoff game

Joe Fulks has missed the most field goals in a game, with 42 misses against the Providence Steam Rollers on March 18, 1948.

Interpreted as:
NBA most shots missed by a player in regular season or playoff game
NAMEDATEGAME TYPETMOPPFG MISSMINPTSREBASTSTLBLK3PMFG%FT%TOFGMFGA3PA3P%FTMFTAPF
1
Joe Fulks
3/18/1948
REG
PHI
vs. PRO
42
35
23.6
90.0
13
55
9
10
2
Joe Fulks
3/30/1948
PST
PHI
vs. STL
38
21
17.4
62.5
8
46
5
8
4
3
Wilt Chamberlain
10/28/1962
REG
SFW
@ CIN
37
53
53
27
2
38.3
41.2
23
60
7
17
2
4
George Mikan
11/17/1951
REG
MIN
vs. FTW
35
32
18.6
76.2
8
43
16
21
3
5
Joe Fulks
12/30/1947
REG
PHI
@ BOS
35
31
25.5
87.5
12
47
7
8
6
Joe Fulks
12/3/1946
REG
PHI
vs. PRO
34
37
32.0
62.5
16
50
5
8
2
7
Rick Barry
2/5/1967
REG
SFW
@ CHI
33
48
34.0
87.5
17
50
14
16
8
Wilt Chamberlain
1/24/1962
REG
PHI
CHI
33
48
55
32
5
41.1
81.8
23
56
9
11
1
9
Joe Fulks
11/27/1947
REG
PHI
vs. NYK
33
24
0
17.5
76.9
7
40
10
13
5
10
Jerry West
1/20/1966
REG
LAL
@ BAL
32
37
7
7
25.6
100.0
11
43
15
15
5
11
Wilt Chamberlain
12/26/1961
REG
PHI
SYR
32
48
51
29
1
39.6
64.3
21
53
9
14
2
12
Elgin Baylor
12/8/1961
REG
LAL
@ PHI
32
63
31
7
41.8
70.8
23
55
17
24
4
13
Wilt Chamberlain
11/27/1960
REG
PHI
@ LAL
32
48
41
27
33.3
52.9
16
48
9
17
3
14
Wilt Chamberlain
12/30/1959
REG
PHI
vs. MIN
32
46
45
32
3
37.3
63.6
19
51
7
11
3
15
Joe Fulks
3/23/1948
PST
PHI
@ STL
32
18
0
15.8
75.0
6
38
6
8
5
16
Wilt Chamberlain
11/26/1964
REG
SFW
@ PHI
31
48
63
32
3
46.6
45.0
27
58
9
20
2
17
Wilt Chamberlain
1/26/1964
REG
SFW
@ LAL
31
49
19
36.7
54.2
18
49
13
24
4
18
Wilt Chamberlain
12/8/1961
REG
PHI
vs. LAL
31
63
78
43
1
50.0
51.6
31
62
16
31
4
19
Kobe Bryant
11/7/2002
REG
LAL
@ BOS
30
46
41
9
4
4
0
0
36.2
100.0
5
17
47
8
0.0
7
7
3
20
Wilt Chamberlain
12/11/1962
REG
SFW
vs. SYR
30
48
61
26
1
47.4
63.6
27
57
7
11
0
21
Wilt Chamberlain
1/10/1960
REG
PHI
@ NYK
29
48
35
27
7
31.0
69.2
13
42
9
13
2
22
George Mikan
11/19/1949
REG
MIN
@ AND
29
34
19.4
87.0
7
36
20
23
23
George Mikan
2/18/1949
REG
MIN
@ BOS
29
28
25.6
72.7
10
39
8
11
24
Joe Fulks
2/10/1949
REG
PHI
vs. IND
29
63
0
48.2
64.3
27
56
9
14
3
25
Kobe Bryant
4/13/2016
REG
LAL
vs. UTA
28
42.2
60
4
4
1
1
6
44.0
83.3
2
22
50
21
28.6
10
12
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for missed field goals going back to the 1982-83 season.

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