fewest field goal attempts to score 40 points in playoff game

Terry Porter has the fewest attempted shots with 40+ points in a playoff game, with 14 attempts in Game 2 of the 1992 Western Conference Finals against the Jazz.

Interpreted as:

fewest field goal attempts by a player to score 40 or more points in playoff 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	Terry Porter T. Porter	14	41	5/19/1992	POR	vs	UTA	38	6	7	3	0	12	85.7	4	5	80.0	13	14	92.9	101.7	3	3	1	1
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	15	48	5/17/2011	DAL	vs	OKC	41	6	4	0	4	12	80.0	0	0		24	24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12
3	James Harden J. Harden	18	41	5/28/2021	BKN	@	BOS	39	7	10	1	0	11	61.1	7	12	58.3	12	13	92.3	86.4	1	6	2	1	+13
4	Anthony Davis A. Davis	18	43	8/29/2020	LAL	vs	POR	36	9	4	1	0	14	77.8	4	6	66.7	11	13	84.6	90.6	2	7	1	2	+15
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	18	40	5/17/2011	OKC	@	DAL	42	8	5	1	2	10	55.6	2	5	40.0	18	19	94.7	75.9	0	8	3	3	-1
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	18	40	6/9/2000	LAL	vs	IND	46	24	4	0	3	11	61.1	0	0		18	39	46.2	56.9	5	19	2	5	+14
7	Reggie Miller R. Miller	18	40	5/6/2000	IND	vs	PHI	40	1	0	2	1	11	61.1	7	10	70.0	11	12	91.7	85.9	1	0	2	0	+27
8	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	18	41	5/5/1995	HOU	vs	UTA	41	9	6	1	0	12	66.7	4	8	50.0	13	14	92.9	84.9	3	6	1	3
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	18	44	5/3/1992	UTA	@	LAC	46	11	2	0	0	11	61.1	0	0		22	24	91.7	77.0	4	7	3	4
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	18	40	5/9/1991	UTA	@	POR	43	16	3	2	0	10	55.6	0	0		20	22	90.9	72.3	3	13	4	4
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	18	47	5/14/1989	CHI	vs	NYK	42	11	6	1	2	12	66.7	0	1	0.0	23	28	82.1	77.5	0	11	6	3
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	19	50	4/25/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	41	8	4	0	1	13	68.4	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	88.5	1	7	3	3	+16
13	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	19	41	5/17/2022	MIA	vs	BOS	41	9	5	4	3	12	63.2	0	2	0.0	17	18	94.4	76.2	5	4	2	3	+25
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	19	40	5/23/2015	GSW	@	HOU	35	5	7	2	1	12	63.2	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	85.5	3	2	4	2	+33
15	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	19	42	4/22/2010	PHX	@	POR	37	8	2	3	0	13	68.4	8	12	66.7	8	10	80.0	89.7	2	6	0	3	+15
16	Alex English A. English	19	40	5/5/1985	DEN	@	UTA	42	7	4	1	0	14	73.7	0	0		12	14	85.7	79.5	1	6	3	2
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	19	40	3/26/1965	CIN	@	PHI	48	4	13			13	68.4				14	14	100.0	79.5				4
18	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	20	40	5/21/2022	BOS	vs	MIA	42	9	1	1	1	14	70.0	3	9	33.3	9	12	75.0	79.1	2	7	7	2	-6
19	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	20	40	5/8/2022	MIA	@	PHI	42	3	6	2	2	13	65.0	2	6	33.3	12	13	92.3	77.8	0	3	1	1	-2
20	Paul George P. George	20	41	6/28/2021	LAC	@	PHX	41	13	6	3	0	15	75.0	3	6	50.0	8	8	100.0	87.2	0	13	6	2	+14
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20	42	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	40	4	5	1	2	14	70.0	3	3	100.0	11	11	100.0	84.5	1	3	1	4	+3
22	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	20	40	10/4/2020	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	13	2	2	14	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
23	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	20	40	8/31/2020	MIA	@	MIL	36	4	2	2	1	13	65.0	2	2	100.0	12	13	92.3	77.8	2	2	3	1	+7
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	20	40	5/23/2011	DAL	@	OKC	45	5	3	0	0	12	60.0	2	3	66.7	14	15	93.3	75.2	0	5	4	2	+11
25	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	20	40	5/19/2003	SAS	vs	DAL	45	15	7	1	1	14	70.0	0	0		12	19	63.2	70.5	3	12	2	5	+5