fewest field goal made to score 40 points in a game

Anthony Davis and Kobe Bryant are tied for the fewest shots in a game with 40+ points, with 7 made.

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fewest field goal made by a player to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game

	NAME	FGM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Anthony Davis A. Davis	7	40	10/29/2019	LAL	vs	MEM	31	20	2	0	2	17	41.2	0	2	0.0	26	27	96.3	69.3	8	12	0	2	+19
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	7	40	1/31/2006	LAL	@	NYK	34	3	3	4	0	17	41.2	3	8	37.5	23	26	88.5	70.3	1	2	3	4	+18
3	James Harden J. Harden	8	40	10/28/2019	HOU	vs	OKC	37	3	7	1	1	21	38.1	3	14	21.4	21	22	95.5	65.2	0	3	4	5	-2
4	James Harden J. Harden	8	43	12/31/2018	HOU	vs	MEM	41	10	13	2	0	19	42.1	6	12	50.0	21	27	77.8	69.6	1	9	9	3	+21
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	9	41	11/15/2025	LAL	@	MIL	38	9	6	1	2	19	47.4	5	11	45.5	18	20	90.0	73.7	1	8	3	1	+25
6	James Harden J. Harden	9	42	2/11/2020	HOU	vs	BOS	39	8	7	1	1	19	47.4	7	16	43.8	17	18	94.4	78.0	0	8	6	5	+24
7	James Harden J. Harden	9	41	1/8/2020	HOU	@	ATL	40	10	10	2	3	34	26.5	4	20	20.0	19	23	82.6	46.5	2	8	8	2	-3
8	James Harden J. Harden	9	40	11/11/2018	HOU	vs	IND	38	7	9	1	1	20	45.0	8	18	44.4	14	15	93.3	75.2	0	7	9	5	+13
9	James Harden J. Harden	9	40	2/11/2017	HOU	vs	PHX	29	6	8	0	0	17	52.9	8	15	53.3	14	16	87.5	83.2	1	5	8	2	+26
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	9	42	10/30/2013	OKC	@	UTA	39	6	1	3	0	24	37.5	2	8	25.0	22	24	91.7	60.8	0	6	5	1	+3
11	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	9	41	2/1/2007	MIA	vs	CLE	42	4	5	3	2	20	45.0	0	1	0.0	23	24	95.8	67.1	0	4	12	0	+12
12	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	9	43	4/5/2005	WAS	vs	BOS	48	9	4	1	1	21	42.9	4	10	40.0	21	25	84.0	67.2	2	7	3	1	-8
13	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	9	41	3/10/1997	GSW	@	LAC	40	2	2	3	1	17	52.9	1	4	25.0	22	25	88.0	73.2	0	2	2	5	-6
14	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	9	42	12/8/1992	ATL	vs	CHI	44	3	5	4	0	22	40.9	1	4	25.0	23	23	100.0	65.4	2	1	2	1
15	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	9	46	1/4/1984	UTA	vs	HOU	40	9	5	1	0	15	60.0	0	0		28	29	96.6	82.9	5	4	2	3
16	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	9	41	1/21/1975	KCO	vs	POR	43	5	6	2	0	22	40.9				23	25	92.0	62.1	1	4		1
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	9	40	11/20/1966	CIN	vs	BAL		5	14			20	45.0				22	23	95.7	66.4				4
18	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	9	40	2/11/1961	NYK	@	BOS	45		8			27	33.3				22	23	95.7	53.9				5
19	Frank Selvy F. Selvy	9	42	12/2/1954	MIL		MIN											24	26	92.3					4
20	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	9	41	1/17/1952	SYR	vs	MIN	59	25									23	27	85.2					5
21	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	10	41	11/30/2025	ATL	@	PHI	45	14	7	1	1	21	47.6	4	8	50.0	17	22	77.3	66.8	0	14	6	1	-3
22	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	10	41	3/5/2023	POR	@	ORL	37	9	6	2	1	25	40.0	4	16	25.0	17	20	85.0	60.7	3	6	5	2	+10
23	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	10	42	1/30/2023	POR	vs	ATL	38	2	6	0	0	21	47.6	5	12	41.7	17	17	100.0	73.7	1	1	0	3	+6
24	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	10	40	1/15/2023	POR	vs	DAL	37	3	6	1	0	17	58.8	4	9	44.4	16	16	100.0	83.2	0	3	1	1	+25
25	Jerami Grant J. Grant	10	44	11/25/2022	POR	@	NYK	40	1	2	0	1	20	50.0	3	7	42.9	21	28	75.0	68.1	0	1	2	4	-1

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1	Thunder	24	2	.923
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3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	LAL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 12/20	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Tue 12/23	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sun 12/28	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM

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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	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	7.0
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	10.0
11	Bucks	11	16	.407	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

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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	10	.630	7.5
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
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
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123
Sat 11/15	BKN	@	WAS	129-106
Sat 11/15	GSW	@	NOP	124-106

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Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Thu 12/18	LAC	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	WAS	@	SAS	8:00 PM

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