fewest fga to score 27 points in a game 2023

Jimmy Butler III had the fewest shot attempts in a game with 27+ points in 2022-23, with 8 attempts versus the Hornets on February 25, 2023.

Interpreted as:
fewest fga by a player to score 27 or more points in a regular-season game 2023
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 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
8
28
2/25/2023
MIA MIA
@
CHA CHA
33
3
6
1
0
6
75.0
0
0
16
20
80.0
83.3
1
2
3
1
+11
2 Robert Covington
R. Covington
10
27
3/29/2023
LAC LAC
@
MEM MEM
32
4
2
3
0
9
90.0
7
7
100.0
2
2
100.0
124.1
0
4
2
4
+11
3 Luke Kennard
L. Kennard
11
30
3/24/2023
MEM MEM
vs
HOU HOU
24
0
3
1
0
10
90.9
10
11
90.9
0
0
136.4
0
0
0
1
+28
4 Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
11
30
2/5/2023
NOP NOP
vs
SAC SAC
36
4
2
1
0
9
81.8
6
8
75.0
6
7
85.7
106.5
0
4
1
3
+34
5 Norman Powell
N. Powell
11
27
1/31/2023
LAC LAC
@
CHI CHI
33
4
4
2
0
7
63.6
3
7
42.9
10
10
100.0
87.7
0
4
0
3
+10
6 Moritz Wagner
M. Wagner
11
27
1/28/2023
ORL ORL
vs
CHI CHI
23
2
3
1
0
8
72.7
3
4
75.0
8
9
88.9
90.2
0
2
0
2
+2
7 Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
11
29
1/15/2023
SAC SAC
@
SAS SAS
39
2
2
0
1
8
72.7
4
6
66.7
9
11
81.8
91.5
0
2
1
3
+22
8 Dennis Schröder
D. Schröder
11
27
1/7/2023
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
38
4
2
0
0
8
72.7
4
5
80.0
7
7
100.0
95.9
1
3
2
1
+13
9 Alec Burks
A. Burks
11
32
12/28/2022
DET DET
vs
ORL ORL
31
2
4
2
1
10
90.9
6
7
85.7
6
6
100.0
117.3
0
2
0
2
+12
10 Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
11
27
11/20/2022
SAC SAC
vs
DET DET
36
9
3
0
0
8
72.7
1
2
50.0
10
11
90.9
85.2
2
7
0
0
+20
11 Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
11
27
10/29/2022
SAC SAC
vs
MIA MIA
38
3
7
0
0
8
72.7
7
8
87.5
4
6
66.7
99.0
0
3
0
2
+5
12 Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
11
30
10/21/2022
NOP NOP
@
CHA CHA
29
17
4
1
1
8
72.7
1
3
33.3
13
14
92.9
87.4
4
13
1
1
+19
13 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
12
27
4/4/2023
MIA MIA
@
DET DET
35
8
8
4
0
9
75.0
0
0
9
11
81.8
80.2
0
8
2
0
+4
14 Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
12
30
3/18/2023
SAC SAC
@
WAS WAS
33
9
10
1
1
10
83.3
0
1
0.0
10
12
83.3
86.8
2
7
1
2
+27
15 Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
12
30
3/4/2023
MIA MIA
vs
ATL ATL
36
11
5
1
2
10
83.3
0
0
10
12
83.3
86.8
3
8
2
3
+16
16 James Harden
J. Harden
12
27
3/2/2023
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
38
4
13
0
0
8
66.7
5
7
71.4
6
6
100.0
92.2
0
4
6
1
-21
17 Buddy Hield
B. Hield
12
27
2/15/2023
IND IND
vs
CHI CHI
28
4
1
0
0
8
66.7
6
10
60.0
5
5
100.0
95.1
1
3
3
2
+11
18 Jaden Hardy
J. Hardy
12
29
2/6/2023
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
26
4
4
2
0
8
66.7
4
6
66.7
9
9
100.0
90.9
1
3
2
4
+23
19 Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
12
27
2/6/2023
MIL MIL
@
POR POR
32
9
0
1
0
9
75.0
2
5
40.0
7
9
77.8
84.6
1
8
0
3
+17
20 Keegan Murray
K. Murray
12
29
1/20/2023
SAC SAC
vs
OKC OKC
37
14
1
0
0
10
83.3
5
7
71.4
4
4
100.0
105.4
3
11
2
1
+10
21 Desmond Bane
D. Bane
12
28
1/16/2023
MEM MEM
vs
PHX PHX
27
3
6
2
0
10
83.3
3
4
75.0
5
5
100.0
98.6
0
3
2
2
+25
22 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
12
33
1/10/2023
LAC LAC
vs
DAL DAL
36
9
4
4
1
9
75.0
3
5
60.0
12
12
100.0
95.5
1
8
2
0
+3
23 Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
12
28
12/30/2022
SAC SAC
vs
UTA UTA
37
11
8
0
0
12
100.0
2
2
100.0
2
3
66.7
105.1
3
8
7
3
+3
24 Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
12
28
12/26/2022
POR POR
vs
CHA CHA
36
15
6
2
3
8
66.7
5
7
71.4
7
10
70.0
85.4
2
13
4
4
+20
25 Alec Burks
A. Burks
12
27
12/14/2022
DET DET
@
CHA CHA
26
3
3
0
1
8
66.7
4
6
66.7
7
8
87.5
87.0
0
3
1
3
+13

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TEAM W L PCT GB
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39
43
.476
25.0
10
Heat Heat
37
45
.451
27.0
11
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30
52
.366
34.0
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26
56
.317
38.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
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61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0