fewest field goal attempts to score 45 points in game

Donovan Mitchell and Aaron Gordon are tied for the fewest shot attempts in a game with 45+ points this season, with 21 attempts.

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fewest field goal attempts by a player to score 45 or more points in regular-season game this season

	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	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	21	46	11/5/2025	CLE	vs	PHI	35	4	8	1	0	15	71.4	6	11	54.5	10	10	100.0	90.6	0	4	2	0	+17
2	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	21	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
3	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	22	51	10/26/2025	LAL	@	SAC	39	11	9	2	0	12	54.5	6	10	60.0	21	22	95.5	80.5	1	10	2	1	+22
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	23	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	23	49	10/24/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	35	11	8	0	0	14	60.9	5	12	41.7	16	19	84.2	78.1	1	10	3	4	+18
6	Jamal Murray J. Murray	25	52	12/3/2025	DEN	@	IND	36	6	4	1	0	19	76.0	10	11	90.9	4	5	80.0	95.6	0	6	1	0	+23
7	CJ McCollum	25	46	11/25/2025	WAS	vs	ATL	37	5	4	1	0	17	68.0	10	13	76.9	2	4	50.0	85.9	0	5	2	1	+19
8	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	46	11/12/2025	GSW	@	SAS	34	5	5	2	0	13	52.0	5	16	31.3	15	16	93.8	71.8	0	5	1	2	+5
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26	48	12/14/2025	GSW	@	POR	35	3	2	3	1	16	61.5	12	19	63.2	4	4	100.0	86.5	0	3	3	0	-8
10	James Harden J. Harden	26	55	11/22/2025	LAC	@	CHA	35	3	7	1	0	17	65.4	10	16	62.5	11	14	78.6	85.5	1	2	2	1	+22
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26	49	11/14/2025	GSW	@	SAS	36	4	2	2	0	16	61.5	9	17	52.9	8	8	100.0	83.0	0	4	3	2	+9
12	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	30	54	11/20/2025	PHI	@	MIL	47	5	9	3	3	18	60.0	6	15	40.0	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	5	5	3	+18
13	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	31	48	12/12/2025	CLE	@	WAS	35	4	4	2	0	17	54.8	8	15	53.3	6	6	100.0	71.3	0	4	3	1	+9
14	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31	55	10/23/2025	OKC	@	IND	45	8	5	2	1	15	48.4	2	7	28.6	23	26	88.5	64.8	0	8	2	4	+9
15	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	32	51	10/27/2025	UTA	vs	PHX	45	14	3	0	0	14	43.8	6	13	46.2	17	17	100.0	64.6	5	9	1	2	+26
16	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	33	47	11/16/2025	UTA	vs	CHI	46	7	2	2	2	15	45.5	6	17	35.3	11	13	84.6	60.7	2	5	1	3	+4
17	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	45	46	11/10/2025	DET	vs	WAS	45	12	11	5	2	14	31.1	2	11	18.2	16	18	88.9	43.5	5	7	2	4	+10

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Team Leaders

PPG

30.7

Mitchell

RPG

9.3

Mobley

APG

5.5

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.7

10th

DRTG

114.0

10th

NETRTG

2.7

11th

3P%

33.9

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 12/22	CHA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Thu 12/25	CLE	@	NYK	12:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

8 - 18

119

Final

111

Cavaliers

15 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.1

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-19

8-18

8-16

10-16

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	OKC	@	CHA	109-96
Fri 11/14	DEN	@	MIN	123-112
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Donovan Mitchell and Aaron Gordon are tied for the fewest shot attempts in a game with 45+ points this season, with 21 attempts.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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