fewest attempts to score 54 points in a single game

Nikola Jokić, Fred VanVleet and Kyrie Irving are tied for the fewest shot attempts in a game with 54+ points, with 23 attempts.

Interpreted as:

fewest field goal attempts by a player to score 54 or more points in a single regular-season game

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	23	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
2	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	23	54	2/2/2021	TOR	@	ORL	37	3	2	3	3	17	73.9	11	14	78.6	9	9	100.0	100.1	0	3	1	2	+20
3	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	23	54	1/31/2020	BKN	vs	CHI	32	5	5	1	0	19	82.6	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	98.5	0	5	4	3	+20
4	James Harden J. Harden	24	60	11/30/2019	HOU	vs	ATL	31	3	8	3	1	16	66.7	8	14	57.1	20	23	87.0	87.9	0	3	5	3	+50
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	56	2/27/2025	GSW	@	ORL	34	4	3	2	0	16	64.0	12	19	63.2	12	12	100.0	92.5	0	4	4	0	+15
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	25	54	11/9/2023	MIL	@	IND	36	12	3	0	0	19	76.0	0	1	0.0	16	18	88.9	82.0	2	10	8	4	+6
7	James Harden J. Harden	25	56	11/5/2017	HOU	vs	UTA	35	2	13	2	0	19	76.0	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	92.5	0	2	7	3	+25
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25	58	2/26/1987	CHI	vs	NJN	37	8	3	3	2	16	64.0	0	0		26	27	96.3	78.6	1	7	3	4
9	James Harden J. Harden	26	55	11/22/2025	LAC	@	CHA	35	3	7	1	0	17	65.4	10	16	62.5	11	14	78.6	85.5	1	2	2	1	+22
10	Trae Young T. Young	26	56	1/3/2022	ATL	@	POR	37	4	14	0	0	17	65.4	7	12	58.3	15	15	100.0	85.9	1	3	4	1	+10
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	26	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	80.8	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
12	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	26	56	1/29/1983	DET	vs	CHI	37	6	4			18	69.2	0	0		20	22	90.9	78.5				4
13	Glen Rice G. Rice	27	56	4/15/1995	MIA	vs	ORL	45	4	0	0	0	20	74.1	7	8	87.5	9	10	90.0	89.2	1	3	2	4
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27	59	4/3/1988	CHI	@	DET	42	4	6	2	2	21	77.8	0	1	0.0	17	19	89.5	83.4	2	2	1	4
15	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	27	57	12/4/1982	UTA	vs	CHI	38	9	3	0	0	20	74.1	0	0		17	22	77.3	77.7	3	6	2	5
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	28	64	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	37	14	3	4	1	20	71.4	0	3	0.0	24	32	75.0	76.0	3	11	4	1	+29
17	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28	59	11/13/2022	PHI	vs	UTA	37	11	8	1	7	19	67.9	1	5	20.0	20	24	83.3	76.5	1	10	5	3	+25
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28	55	4/2/2022	BKN	@	ATL	42	7	3	1	0	19	67.9	8	10	80.0	9	11	81.8	83.7	0	7	4	1	+1
19	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	28	55	12/20/2016	SAC	vs	POR	41	14	1	1	3	17	60.7	5	8	62.5	16	17	94.1	77.5	1	13	5	5	+3
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28	54	1/17/2014	OKC	vs	GSW	44	4	6	2	1	19	67.9	5	9	55.6	11	13	84.6	80.1	1	3	5	1	+7
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28	54	2/27/2013	GSW	@	NYK	48	6	7	3	0	18	64.3	11	13	84.6	7	7	100.0	86.9	0	6	4	3	-4
22	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	28	55	1/4/2005	IND	vs	MIL	36	11	3	0	2	18	64.3	0	0		19	25	76.0	70.5	3	8	3	3	+22
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	28	57	12/10/1986	ATL	vs	CHI	40	9	4	2	1	19	67.9	0	1	0.0	19	21	90.5	76.5	4	5	2	1
24	Kevin McHale K. McHale	28	56	3/3/1985	BOS	vs	DET	41	16	4	1	3	22	78.6	0	0		12	13	92.3	83.0	10	6	4	3
25	Purvis Short P. Short	28	59	11/17/1984	GSW	vs	NJN	40	5	0	1	0	20	71.4	4	6	66.7	15	16	93.8	84.2	2	3	3	2