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

NBA most shots missed by a player in regular season or playoff game

regular season

playoffs

NAME	DATE	GAME TYPE	TM	OPP	FG MISS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	FG%	FT%	TO	FGM	FGA	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	PF
Joe Fulks	3/18/1948	REG	PHI	vs. PRO	42		35						23.6	90.0		13	55			9	10
Joe Fulks	3/30/1948	PST	PHI	vs. STL	38		21						17.4	62.5		8	46			5	8	4
Wilt Chamberlain	10/28/1962	REG	SFW	@ CIN	37	53	53	27	2				38.3	41.2		23	60			7	17	2
George Mikan	11/17/1951	REG	MIN	vs. FTW	35		32						18.6	76.2		8	43			16	21	3
Joe Fulks	12/30/1947	REG	PHI	@ BOS	35		31						25.5	87.5		12	47			7	8
Joe Fulks	12/3/1946	REG	PHI	vs. PRO	34		37						32.0	62.5		16	50			5	8	2
Rick Barry	2/5/1967	REG	SFW	@ CHI	33		48						34.0	87.5		17	50			14	16
Wilt Chamberlain	1/24/1962	REG	PHI	CHI	33	48	55	32	5				41.1	81.8		23	56			9	11	1
Joe Fulks	11/27/1947	REG	PHI	vs. NYK	33		24		0				17.5	76.9		7	40			10	13	5
Jerry West	1/20/1966	REG	LAL	@ BAL	32		37	7	7				25.6	100.0		11	43			15	15	5
Wilt Chamberlain	12/26/1961	REG	PHI	SYR	32	48	51	29	1				39.6	64.3		21	53			9	14	2
Elgin Baylor	12/8/1961	REG	LAL	@ PHI	32		63	31	7				41.8	70.8		23	55			17	24	4
Wilt Chamberlain	11/27/1960	REG	PHI	@ LAL	32	48	41	27					33.3	52.9		16	48			9	17	3
Wilt Chamberlain	12/30/1959	REG	PHI	vs. MIN	32	46	45	32	3				37.3	63.6		19	51			7	11	3
Joe Fulks	3/23/1948	PST	PHI	@ STL	32		18		0				15.8	75.0		6	38			6	8	5
Wilt Chamberlain	11/26/1964	REG	SFW	@ PHI	31	48	63	32	3				46.6	45.0		27	58			9	20	2
Wilt Chamberlain	1/26/1964	REG	SFW	@ LAL	31		49	19					36.7	54.2		18	49			13	24	4
Wilt Chamberlain	12/8/1961	REG	PHI	vs. LAL	31	63	78	43	1				50.0	51.6		31	62			16	31	4
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
Wilt Chamberlain	12/11/1962	REG	SFW	vs. SYR	30	48	61	26	1				47.4	63.6		27	57			7	11	0
Wilt Chamberlain	1/10/1960	REG	PHI	@ NYK	29	48	35	27	7				31.0	69.2		13	42			9	13	2
George Mikan	11/19/1949	REG	MIN	@ AND	29		34						19.4	87.0		7	36			20	23
George Mikan	2/18/1949	REG	MIN	@ BOS	29		28						25.6	72.7		10	39			8	11
Joe Fulks	2/10/1949	REG	PHI	vs. IND	29		63		0				48.2	64.3		27	56			9	14	3
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