fewest fga to score 42 points in a game 2023

Joel Embiid and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were tied for the fewest shot attempts in a game with 42+ points in 2022-23, with 16 attempts.

Interpreted as:

fewest fga by a player to score 42 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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	16	42	3/6/2023	PHI	@	IND	37	5	3	2	1	11	68.8	1	2	50.0	19	19	100.0	86.2	1	4	4	4	-4
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16	44	2/10/2023	OKC	@	POR	39	3	7	2	1	13	81.3	0	1	0.0	18	19	94.7	90.3	0	3	4	1	+22
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	17	42	12/19/2022	MIL	@	NOP	34	10	1	0	1	12	70.6	1	3	33.3	17	22	77.3	78.7	1	9	2	4	+1
4	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	19	42	2/24/2023	GSW	vs	HOU	36	7	1	0	0	12	63.2	12	17	70.6	6	6	100.0	97.0	0	7	2	0	+32
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	20	44	1/17/2023	POR	@	DEN	34	3	8	0	0	12	60.0	6	12	50.0	14	14	100.0	84.1	0	3	2	4	-20
6	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	20	43	12/30/2022	CHI	vs	DET	38	3	6	2	0	15	75.0	5	9	55.6	8	8	100.0	91.4	0	3	4	1	+19
7	CJ McCollum	20	42	12/30/2022	NOP	vs	PHI	35	4	5	2	0	13	65.0	11	16	68.8	5	6	83.3	92.8	1	3	2	2	+6
8	Darius Garland D. Garland	20	46	12/26/2022	CLE	vs	BKN	40	3	8	1	0	14	70.0	5	7	71.4	13	15	86.7	86.5	1	2	1	1	+6
9	RJ Barrett	20	44	12/23/2022	NYK	vs	CHI	39	7	4	0	0	14	70.0	6	6	100.0	10	13	76.9	85.5	1	6	6	5	-1
10	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	20	43	12/23/2022	IND	@	MIA	37	2	7	1	1	14	70.0	10	16	62.5	5	5	100.0	96.8	1	1	3	1	+4
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	20	43	12/14/2022	DEN	vs	WAS	33	14	8	5	1	17	85.0	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	88.1	2	12	8	2	+28
12	Jerami Grant J. Grant	20	44	11/25/2022	POR	@	NYK	40	1	2	0	1	10	50.0	3	7	42.9	21	28	75.0	68.1	0	1	2	4	-1
13	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	20	44	10/28/2022	PHI	@	TOR	40	8	4	1	0	15	75.0	9	12	75.0	5	6	83.3	97.2	0	8	2	3	+29
14	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	21	42	1/30/2023	POR	vs	ATL	38	2	6	0	0	10	47.6	5	12	41.7	17	17	100.0	73.7	1	1	0	3	+6
15	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	21	43	12/28/2022	NOP	vs	MIN	34	3	5	1	1	14	66.7	1	1	100.0	14	19	73.7	73.2	0	3	4	3	+3
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	21	44	10/22/2022	MIL	vs	HOU	28	12	3	0	0	17	81.0	2	3	66.7	8	13	61.5	82.3	2	10	4	2	+23
17	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	22	44	3/26/2023	BKN	@	ORL	34	6	1	1	1	13	59.1	6	9	66.7	12	12	100.0	80.6	1	5	2	1	-11
18	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	22	43	3/8/2023	WAS	vs	ATL	38	5	5	0	0	17	77.3	7	10	70.0	2	3	66.7	92.2	0	5	1	5	+8
19	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22	42	3/2/2023	DAL	vs	PHI	40	4	12	1	0	13	59.1	7	13	53.8	9	11	81.8	78.2	1	3	5	2	+20
20	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	22	44	2/24/2023	LAC	vs	SAC	46	4	4	3	2	16	72.7	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	89.3	0	4	2	4	-7
21	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	22	42	2/6/2023	GSW	vs	OKC	33	3	1	0	0	15	68.2	12	16	75.0	0	0		95.5	0	3	4	1	+10
22	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	22	42	2/1/2023	POR	@	MEM	40	8	10	0	1	11	50.0	5	13	38.5	15	16	93.8	72.3	1	7	2	2	+6
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22	43	1/10/2023	DAL	@	LAC	43	11	7	2	0	12	54.5	3	9	33.3	16	21	76.2	68.8	0	11	3	2	-9
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	22	44	1/4/2023	BKN	@	CHI	38	4	5	1	2	15	68.2	5	10	50.0	9	9	100.0	84.7	0	4	3	2	-3
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	22	43	12/18/2022	BKN	@	DET	36	6	2	1	2	14	63.6	3	5	60.0	12	13	92.3	77.6	1	5	6	3	-3