fewest field goal attempts to score 26 points in game ever

Detlef Schrempf, Adrian Dantley and Cedric Maxwell are tied for the fewest shot attempts in a game with 26+ points, with 6 attempts.

Interpreted as:

fewest field goal attempts by a player to score 26 or more points in regular-season game ever

	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	Detlef Schrempf D. Schrempf	6	26	11/5/1994	SEA	vs	UTA	37	12	4	2	0	4	66.7	0	1	0.0	18	20	90.0	87.8	3	9	2	4
2	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	6	27	11/3/1983	UTA	vs	GSW	26	8	5	1	0	4	66.7	0	0		19	20	95.0	91.2	1	7	3	3
3	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	6	29	1/14/1979	BOS	vs	NJN	40	10	3	1	2	5	83.3				19	20	95.0	98.0	1	9	3	6
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	7	26	11/29/2025	DEN	@	PHX	31	9	10	0	0	7	100.0	2	2	100.0	10	11	90.9	109.8	3	6	5	1	+16
5	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	7	28	2/23/2016	UTA	vs	HOU	40	7	5	1	0	6	85.7	3	4	75.0	13	15	86.7	102.9	3	4	2	3	-3
6	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	7	29	11/25/2006	DET	@	WAS	37	5	7	2	0	4	57.1	3	5	60.0	18	19	94.7	94.4	1	4	1	2	-6
7	John Stockton J. Stockton	7	27	12/26/1991	UTA	vs	LAC	40	4	17	2	0	5	71.4	2	3	66.7	15	16	93.8	96.2	0	4	4	1
8	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	7	26	4/1/1988	PHI	vs	ATL	43	10	2	2	0	6	85.7	0	0		14	22	63.6	77.9	2	8	6	4
9	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	7	31	11/17/1981	NYK	vs	KCK	36	8	0	0	1	6	85.7	0	0		19	19	100.0	100.9				2
10	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	7	27	11/9/1979	BOS	vs	KCK	33	10	4	0	2	5	71.4	0	0		17	22	77.3	80.9	3	7	2	3
11	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	7	27	12/15/1978	BOS	vs	KCK	44	9	1	0		6	85.7				15	17	88.2	93.2	1	8	4	4
12	Dave Twardzik D. Twardzik	7	28	3/5/1977	POR	vs	SEA	36	3	3	5	3	6	85.7				16	17	94.1	96.7	1	2		4
13	Dale Schlueter D. Schlueter	7	26	12/17/1971	POR	vs	PHI	35	11	5			7	100.0				12	15	80.0	95.6				6
14	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	8	28	4/9/2025	GSW	vs	SAS	38	4	7	2	0	5	62.5	2	2	100.0	16	17	94.1	90.4	2	2	1	1	-9
15	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	8	28	2/25/2023	MIA	@	CHA	33	3	6	1	0	6	75.0	0	0		16	20	80.0	83.3	1	2	3	1	+11
16	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	8	26	11/24/2019	SAC	@	WAS	35	4	1	0	0	7	87.5	3	3	100.0	9	11	81.8	101.2	0	4	3	1	+16
17	Lou Williams L. Williams	8	26	3/4/2015	TOR	vs	CLE	29	2	6	0	0	7	87.5	4	4	100.0	8	8	100.0	112.8	0	2	2	4	+5
18	Dwight Howard D. Howard	8	28	4/12/2013	LAL	vs	GSW	38	7	1	0	1	7	87.5	0	0		14	22	63.6	79.2	1	6	2	5	-8
19	Danilo Gallinari D. Gallinari	8	27	11/17/2010	NYK	@	SAC	41	4	0	0	0	4	50.0	3	5	60.0	16	17	94.1	87.2	0	4	0	1	+13
20	Mehmet Okur M. Okur	8	27	3/22/2005	UTA	vs	LAL	39	16	5	0	0	7	87.5	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	101.7	2	14	3	1	+10
21	Brad Miller B. Miller	8	26	11/14/2004	SAC	vs	DEN	34	9	4	1	1	7	87.5	2	2	100.0	10	11	90.9	101.2	1	8	0	0	+27
22	Brad Miller B. Miller	8	28	11/5/2002	IND	@	MIA	40	8	2	3	1	6	75.0	0	0		16	18	88.9	87.9	1	7	4	3	+10
23	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	8	27	4/13/2001	CHI	vs	UTA	34	3	2	5	1	5	62.5	2	4	50.0	15	16	93.8	89.8	1	2	1	3	-6
24	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	8	26	1/15/1997	SEA	vs	TOR	23	3	0	3	1	8	100.0	8	8	100.0	2	2	100.0	146.4	0	3	2	3	+32
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	8	27	3/27/1996	LAL	@	MIA	39	9	9	1	0	6	75.0	0	0		15	15	100.0	92.5	1	8	4	1