fewest field goal attempts to score 45 points in game

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray are tied for the fewest shot attempts in a game with 45+ points this season, with 19 attempts.

Interpreted as:
fewest field goal attempts by a player to score 45 or more points in regular-season game this season
NAMEFGAPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
19
47
3/30/2026
vs
41
5
3
2
0
12
63.2
2
3
66.7
21
25
84.0
78.3
2
3
4
4
+8
2Jamal Murray
J. Murray
19
45
3/2/2026
@
38
2
8
2
0
13
68.4
8
13
61.5
11
12
91.7
92.7
0
2
7
3
0
3Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
20
45
3/11/2026
vs
32
5
5
2
0
15
75.0
6
9
66.7
9
10
90.0
92.2
1
4
1
0
+41
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
21
56
12/25/2025
vs
43
16
15
0
2
15
71.4
4
6
66.7
22
23
95.7
90.0
5
11
5
2
+15
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
21
46
11/5/2025
vs
35
4
8
1
0
15
71.4
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
90.6
0
4
2
0
+17
6Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
21
50
10/23/2025
@
39
8
2
0
1
17
81.0
10
11
90.9
6
6
100.0
105.8
0
8
2
1
-1
7Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
22
51
10/26/2025
@
39
11
9
2
0
12
54.5
6
10
60.0
21
22
95.5
80.5
1
10
2
1
+22
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
23
55
11/12/2025
@
34
12
6
1
1
18
78.3
5
6
83.3
14
16
87.5
91.5
2
10
2
1
+28
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
23
49
10/24/2025
vs
35
11
8
0
0
14
60.9
5
12
41.7
16
19
84.2
78.1
1
10
3
4
+18
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25
45
1/26/2026
vs
35
4
4
1
0
15
60.0
5
8
62.5
10
12
83.3
74.3
0
4
4
2
+23
11Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25
46
1/26/2026
@
38
7
12
0
0
15
60.0
8
14
57.1
8
12
66.7
76.0
0
7
3
2
+6
12Jamal Murray
J. Murray
25
52
12/3/2025
@
36
6
4
1
0
19
76.0
10
11
90.9
4
5
80.0
95.6
0
6
1
0
+23
13CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
25
46
11/25/2025
vs
37
5
4
1
0
17
68.0
10
13
76.9
2
4
50.0
85.9
0
5
2
1
+19
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25
46
11/12/2025
@
34
5
5
2
0
13
52.0
5
16
31.3
15
16
93.8
71.8
0
5
1
2
+5
15Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
26
46
1/7/2026
vs
42
6
6
1
1
14
53.8
1
8
12.5
17
19
89.5
66.9
0
6
0
1
+9
16Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
26
50
1/3/2026
@
35
3
5
0
0
18
69.2
6
10
60.0
8
10
80.0
82.2
1
2
2
3
+21
17Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
26
55
12/28/2025
vs
39
11
2
5
3
17
65.4
5
10
50.0
16
17
94.1
82.1
1
10
3
2
+20
18Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
26
47
12/21/2025
vs
38
3
8
0
0
15
57.7
6
13
46.2
11
11
100.0
76.2
0
3
0
5
+10
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26
48
12/14/2025
@
35
3
2
3
1
16
61.5
12
19
63.2
4
4
100.0
86.5
0
3
3
0
-8
20James Harden
J. Harden
26
55
11/22/2025
@
35
3
7
1
0
17
65.4
10
16
62.5
11
14
78.6
85.5
1
2
2
1
+22
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26
49
11/14/2025
@
36
4
2
2
0
16
61.5
9
17
52.9
8
8
100.0
83.0
0
4
3
2
+9
22Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
27
45
4/5/2026
vs
39
8
9
2
1
14
51.9
2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
65.3
0
8
2
2
+11
23Jamal Murray
J. Murray
28
53
3/25/2026
vs
41
6
4
0
0
19
67.9
9
14
64.3
6
6
100.0
86.5
2
4
4
2
+10
24Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
28
47
1/23/2026
vs
35
4
4
1
1
17
60.7
1
4
25.0
12
12
100.0
70.6
1
3
1
2
+4
25Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28
45
12/18/2025
@
40
11
14
5
0
14
50.0
4
12
33.3
13
16
81.3
64.2
2
9
1
2
-5

More Thunder Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.4

Hartenstein

Isaiah Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

7th

DRTG

107.4

1st

NETRTG

11.7

1st

3P%

36.4

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
17
.790
2
62
19
.765
2.0
3
53
28
.654
11.0
4
52
29
.642
12.0
5
51
30
.630
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

64 - 17

107

Final

127

DEN Nuggets

53 - 28

Fri 10 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
59
22
.728
2
55
26
.679
4.0
3
53
28
.654
6.0
4
51
30
.630
8.0
5
Hawks Hawks - x
46
35
.568
13.0
6
45
36
.556
14.0
7
45
36
.556
14.0
8
44
37
.543
15.0
9
43
38
.531
16.0
10
42
39
.519
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
49
.395
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
50
.383
28.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
61
.247
39.0
14
19
62
.235
40.0
15
17
64
.210
42.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
17
.790
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
19
.765
2.0
3
53
28
.654
11.0
4
52
29
.642
12.0
5
51
30
.630
13.0
6
48
33
.593
16.0
7
44
37
.543
20.0
8
41
40
.506
23.0
9
41
40
.506
23.0
10
37
44
.457
27.0
11
26
55
.321
38.0
12
25
56
.309
39.0
13
25
56
.309
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
59
.272
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
59
.272
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/15
@
112-120
Sun
3/15
@
107-132
Sun
3/15
@
100-92
Sun
3/15
@
119-115
Mon
3/16
@
106-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM