fewest attempts to score 20 points in a game in the nba

Elden Campbell and World B. Free are tied for the fewest attempted shots in a game with 20+ points, with 4 attempts.

Interpreted as:

fewest field goal attempts by a player to score 20 or more points in a regular-season game in the NBA

	NAME	FGA	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elden Campbell E. Campbell	4	21	4/5/2002	CHA	vs	WAS	25	5	1	2	2	3	75.0	0	0		15	17	88.2	91.5	0	5	2	5	+4
2	World B. Free W. B. Free	4	21	3/10/1978	PHI	vs	BOS	30	1	2		0	3	75.0				15	18	83.3	88.1				4
3	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	5	21	3/28/2023	ATL	vs	CLE	20	9	0	0	3	5	100.0	0	0		11	12	91.7	102.1	2	7	2	4	+15
4	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	5	20	5/9/2021	MIA	@	BOS	33	6	3	2	0	5	100.0	0	0		10	11	90.9	101.6	1	5	3	4	-3
5	James Ennis III J. Ennis III	5	20	11/29/2019	PHI	@	NYK	22	4	2	0	1	4	80.0	3	4	75.0	9	9	100.0	111.6	1	3	0	1	+17
6	Tyson Chandler T. Chandler	5	21	1/25/2011	DAL	vs	LAC	17	2	0	0	0	5	100.0	0	0		11	11	100.0	106.7	1	1	2	4	-10
7	Jason Thompson J. Thompson	5	22	1/16/2009	SAC	vs	MIL	35	11	2	0	1	4	80.0	0	0		14	15	93.3	94.8	1	10	2	4	+2
8	Corey Maggette C. Maggette	5	20	4/9/2003	LAC	@	MIL	27	1	3	0	0	3	60.0	3	4	75.0	11	12	91.7	97.3	0	1	0	2	-8
9	Steve Francis S. Francis	5	23	3/14/2003	HOU	vs	CHI	36	9	10	5	2	5	100.0	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	111.9	0	9	5	2	+33
10	Fred Hoiberg F. Hoiberg	5	20	12/26/1997	IND	vs	ORL	21	5	0	0	0	5	100.0	3	3	100.0	7	9	77.8	111.6	1	4	0	2	+1
11	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	5	21	12/14/1997	SEA	vs	LAC	24	2	1	3	1	5	100.0	4	4	100.0	7	7	100.0	130.0	0	2	1	1	+11
12	Buck Williams B. Williams	5	24	4/21/1991	POR	@	PHX	28	6	3	1	0	5	100.0	0	0		14	14	100.0	107.5	2	4	2	4
13	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	5	24	11/29/1984	SAS	vs	DAL	39	14	5	0	4	5	100.0	0	0		14	16	87.5	99.7	2	12	2	4
14	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	5	21	3/15/1981	BOS	vs	NJN	37	5	6			5	100.0	0	0		11	13	84.6	97.9				2
15	Dick Van Arsdale D. Van Arsdale	5	21	3/21/1973	PHX	vs	BUF	33	1	3			3	60.0				15	17	88.2	84.1				3
16	Cam Spencer C. Spencer	6	20	12/12/2025	MEM	vs	UTA	25	2	4	0	0	6	100.0	6	6	100.0	2	2	100.0	145.3	0	2	0	4	-7
17	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	6	21	3/13/2024	ORL	vs	BKN	35	3	9	0	0	6	100.0	1	1	100.0	8	9	88.9	105.4	0	3	2	4	+18
18	Grayson Allen G. Allen	6	20	1/14/2024	PHX	@	POR	33	4	1	0	2	4	66.7	4	6	66.7	8	8	100.0	105.0	1	3	4	2	+13
19	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	6	20	2/12/2023	TOR	vs	DET	37	4	2	1	0	5	83.3	3	4	75.0	7	10	70.0	96.2	0	4	4	5	+5
20	Garrison Mathews G. Mathews	6	20	11/25/2022	HOU	vs	ATL	23	4	2	2	0	4	66.7	3	5	60.0	9	9	100.0	100.4	1	3	1	3	+5
21	Jakob Poeltl J. Poeltl	6	21	10/21/2022	SAS	@	IND	29	8	5	1	1	4	66.7	0	0		13	21	61.9	68.9	2	6	2	1	+12
22	Isaac Okoro I. Okoro	6	20	3/14/2022	CLE	vs	LAC	39	5	5	1	1	4	66.7	1	1	100.0	11	13	84.6	85.3	1	4	1	4	+21
23	Mike Muscala M. Muscala	6	20	11/7/2021	OKC	vs	SAS	14	4	0	0	2	5	83.3	3	4	75.0	7	9	77.8	100.4	1	3	0	2	+8
24	P.J. Washington	6	20	12/8/2019	CHA	vs	ATL	33	8	3	1	2	3	50.0	2	4	50.0	12	13	92.3	85.3	1	7	1	2	-2
25	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	6	20	3/9/2019	BKN	@	ATL	30	12	2	1	1	5	83.3	0	0		10	16	62.5	76.7	7	5	1	2	-6