fewest fga to score 42 points in a game

Rolando Blackman has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 42+ points, with 13 attempts against the New Jersey Nets on February 17, 1986.

Interpreted as:
fewest fga by a player to score 42 or more points in a regular-season game
NAMEFGAPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
13
42
2/17/1986
@
40
2
0
0
2
10
76.9
0
1
0.0
22
23
95.7
90.8
1
1
5
0
2Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
14
43
2/23/2000
vs
33
16
0
0
5
13
92.9
0
0
17
24
70.8
87.5
7
9
2
2
+6
3Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
14
42
3/18/1977
vs
39
15
9
1
4
11
78.6
20
25
80.0
84.0
5
10
5
4Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
15
46
1/4/1984
vs
40
9
5
1
0
9
60.0
0
0
28
29
96.6
82.9
5
4
2
3
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
16
42
3/6/2023
@
37
5
3
2
1
11
68.8
1
2
50.0
19
19
100.0
86.2
1
4
4
4
-4
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
16
44
2/10/2023
@
39
3
7
2
1
13
81.3
0
1
0.0
18
19
94.7
90.3
0
3
4
1
+22
7DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
16
46
1/30/2017
@
32
15
5
1
1
11
68.8
4
6
66.7
20
22
90.9
89.6
4
11
8
6
-6
8Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
16
44
12/20/2016
@
38
3
6
2
1
10
62.5
7
10
70.0
17
17
100.0
93.7
0
3
1
1
+9
9Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
16
44
3/19/2010
vs
35
7
0
1
2
14
87.5
0
0
16
18
88.9
92.0
2
5
5
4
+15
10Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
16
46
2/25/2006
vs
30
1
2
4
0
13
81.3
7
10
70.0
13
14
92.9
103.8
0
1
1
2
+20
11Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
16
42
12/10/1994
@
46
14
1
0
1
11
68.8
0
0
20
22
90.9
81.8
9
5
5
5
12Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
16
47
11/25/1983
vs
40
8
6
0
0
10
62.5
0
0
27
31
87.1
79.3
4
4
4
2
13Grayson Allen
G. Allen
17
42
11/10/2025
vs
28
2
4
3
0
12
70.6
10
15
66.7
8
10
80.0
98.1
1
1
1
0
+22
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
17
42
12/19/2022
@
34
10
1
0
1
12
70.6
1
3
33.3
17
22
77.3
78.7
1
9
2
4
+1
15Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
17
43
2/23/1991
vs
31
4
6
6
0
16
94.1
0
0
11
15
73.3
91.1
2
2
2
2
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
17
42
1/21/1990
vs
41
10
7
4
2
10
58.8
4
5
80.0
18
20
90.0
81.4
1
9
4
4
17Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
17
45
11/21/1987
@
44
2
6
0
0
13
76.5
0
0
19
22
86.4
84.3
0
2
5
1
18Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
17
43
3/19/1984
vs
41
2
7
1
0
14
82.4
0
0
15
18
83.3
86.3
0
2
0
2
19Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
17
43
11/19/1983
@
39
12
4
1
3
13
76.5
0
0
17
19
89.5
84.8
5
7
4
5
20George Gervin
G. Gervin
17
42
2/25/1983
@
39
2
0
2
0
12
70.6
0
0
18
22
81.8
78.7
2
3
21Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
17
43
11/10/1982
vs
36
4
2
1
0
14
82.4
0
0
15
17
88.2
87.8
0
4
2
2
22Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
17
50
10/31/1980
vs
41
4
4
2
0
12
70.6
0
0
26
29
89.7
84.0
3
4
23George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
17
43
1/9/1980
@
42
12
5
4
0
14
82.4
0
0
15
17
88.2
87.8
2
10
3
5
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
17
44
3/8/1970
@
48
14
2
12
70.6
20
25
80.0
78.6
2
25Jerry West
J. West
17
45
1/25/1967
vs
47
8
8
16
94.1
13
15
86.7
95.3
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts going back to the 1982-83 season.

More Mavericks Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.4

Davis

Anthony Davis

RPG

10.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

APG

5.1

Nembhard

Ryan Nembhard
Team Rankings

ORTG

110.0

28th

DRTG

113.9

9th

NETRTG

-3.9

24th

3P%

33.5

29th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
9
16
20
.444
14.5
10
15
19
.441
14.5
11
Mavericks Mavericks
13
23
.361
17.5
12
12
22
.353
17.5
13
12
22
.353
17.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/6
@
11:00 PM
Thu
1/8
@
9:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
8:30 PM
Wed
1/14
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

21 - 11

104

Final

110

DAL Mavericks

13 - 23

Sat 3 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
9
.735
2
23
12
.657
2.5
3
22
12
.647
3.0
4
21
15
.583
5.0
5
19
14
.576
5.5
6
20
16
.556
6.0
7
19
16
.543
6.5
8
19
16
.543
6.5
9
17
18
.486
8.5
10
17
20
.459
9.5
11
15
20
.429
10.5
12
12
23
.343
13.5
13
10
22
.313
14.0
14
9
24
.273
15.5
15
6
29
.171
19.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
5
.857
2
25
10
.714
5.0
3
23
11
.676
6.5
4
21
11
.656
7.5
5
21
11
.656
7.5
6
22
13
.629
8.0
7
20
14
.588
9.5
8
19
17
.528
11.5
9
16
20
.444
14.5
10
15
19
.441
14.5
11
13
23
.361
17.5
12
12
22
.353
17.5
13
12
22
.353
17.5
14
8
27
.229
22.0
15
8
28
.222
22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
12/2
@
109-113
Tue
12/2
@
95-121
Tue
12/2
@
108-118
Wed
12/3
@
146-101
Wed
12/3
@
98-99

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/4
@
2:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
3:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
3:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
6:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
6:00 PM