fewest field goal attempts to score 48 points in a game

Adrian Dantley has the fewest attempted shots in a game with 48+ points, with 17 attempts against the Mavericks on October 31, 1980.

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  • Data note: Field-Goal Attempts: player game data may be incomplete before 1982-83
NAMEFGAPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
17
50
10/31/1980
vs
41
4
4
2
0
12
70.6
0
0
26
29
89.7
84.0
3
4
2Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
19
50
3/8/2022
@
37
3
6
1
1
15
78.9
9
12
75.0
11
13
84.6
101.1
0
3
3
4
+14
3Willie Burton
W. Burton
19
53
12/13/1994
vs
43
8
3
1
2
12
63.2
5
8
62.5
24
28
85.7
84.6
4
4
1
2
4Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
20
50
3/16/2021
vs
41
6
10
0
0
13
65.0
6
13
46.2
18
18
100.0
89.5
1
5
4
3
+9
5James Harden
J. Harden
20
49
7/31/2020
@
43
9
8
3
3
14
70.0
3
9
33.3
18
21
85.7
83.8
0
9
1
5
+8
6Nikola 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
7Aaron 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
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
21
50
2/15/2022
vs
36
14
4
0
0
17
81.0
2
3
66.7
14
18
77.8
86.4
4
10
3
3
+7
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
21
49
3/19/2017
@
36
1
5
0
1
14
66.7
9
12
75.0
12
12
100.0
93.2
0
1
3
1
+14
10Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
21
48
3/9/2009
vs
50
6
12
4
3
15
71.4
5
6
83.3
13
18
72.2
83.0
1
5
5
0
+20
11Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
21
49
11/5/2008
@
44
11
6
5
2
17
81.0
0
2
0.0
15
15
100.0
88.8
1
10
4
3
+11
12Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
21
48
12/28/2007
vs
52
7
11
3
3
16
76.2
0
0
16
23
69.6
77.1
0
7
5
4
-2
13Austin 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
14Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
22
50
1/27/2020
@
38
6
3
2
1
14
63.6
6
11
54.5
16
20
80.0
81.2
0
6
2
0
+12
15James Harden
J. Harden
22
48
11/16/2017
@
35
2
7
2
1
12
54.5
6
11
54.5
18
18
100.0
80.2
0
2
5
3
+15
16Kevin Martin
K. Martin
22
50
4/1/2009
@
46
3
3
2
0
11
50.0
5
11
45.5
23
26
88.5
74.8
1
2
5
3
-4
17Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
22
48
1/21/2005
@
44
5
6
1
0
16
72.7
5
7
71.4
11
12
91.7
88.0
1
4
3
4
+16
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
22
49
3/29/1990
@
41
14
4
0
0
17
77.3
0
0
15
21
71.4
78.4
4
10
4
5
19Nikola 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
20Luka 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
21Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
23
50
12/15/2023
@
35
6
9
5
0
17
73.9
9
9
100.0
7
9
77.8
92.7
1
5
2
0
+7
22Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23
51
1/16/2023
@
40
9
5
0
0
15
65.2
7
12
58.3
14
14
100.0
87.4
1
8
4
3
+15
23Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
23
50
1/19/2022
vs
27
12
2
1
3
17
73.9
1
4
25.0
15
17
88.2
82.0
1
11
2
3
+24
24Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
23
48
5/7/2021
vs
39
8
2
2
0
16
69.6
8
11
72.7
8
8
100.0
90.5
1
7
5
4
+4
25Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
23
54
2/2/2021
@
37
3
2
3
3
17
73.9
11
14
78.6
9
9
100.0
100.1
0
3
1
2
+20

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