fewest field goals made to score 50 points in a game

James Harden and Kevin Martin are tied for the fewest baskets in a game with 50+ points, with 11 made.

Interpreted as:
fewest field goals made by a player to score 50 or more points in a regular-season game
NAMEFGMPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
11
50
12/3/2019
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
49
9
6
4
0
37
29.7
4
20
20.0
24
24
100.0
52.6
3
6
5
4
-3
2Kevin Martin
K. Martin
11
50
4/1/2009
SAC SAC
@
GSW GSW
46
3
3
2
0
22
50.0
5
11
45.5
23
26
88.5
74.8
1
2
5
3
-4
3Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
12
51
10/26/2025
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
39
11
9
2
0
22
54.5
6
10
60.0
21
22
95.5
80.5
1
10
2
1
+22
4Trae Young
T. Young
12
50
2/20/2020
ATL ATL
vs
MIA MIA
40
2
8
2
1
25
48.0
8
15
53.3
18
19
94.7
74.9
0
2
7
4
+10
5James Harden
J. Harden
12
50
3/19/2015
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
40
10
4
1
0
27
44.4
4
12
33.3
22
25
88.0
65.8
1
9
4
2
+22
6Willie Burton
W. Burton
12
53
12/13/1994
PHI PHI
vs
MIA MIA
43
8
3
1
2
19
63.2
5
8
62.5
24
28
85.7
84.6
4
4
1
2
7Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
12
50
10/31/1980
UTA UTA
vs
DAL DAL
41
4
4
2
0
17
70.6
0
0
26
29
89.7
84.0
3
4
8Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
13
50
3/16/2021
POR POR
vs
NOP NOP
41
6
10
0
0
20
65.0
6
13
46.2
18
18
100.0
89.5
1
5
4
3
+9
9James Harden
J. Harden
13
50
3/30/2019
HOU HOU
vs
SAC SAC
38
11
10
0
0
31
41.9
7
23
30.4
17
18
94.4
64.2
1
10
3
1
+17
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
13
52
1/18/2013
OKC OKC
@
DAL DAL
50
9
1
2
0
31
41.9
5
9
55.6
21
21
100.0
64.6
0
9
4
2
-1
11Vince Carter
V. Carter
13
51
12/23/2005
NJN NJN
@
MIA MIA
44
8
4
0
0
25
52.0
2
5
40.0
23
24
95.8
71.7
2
6
2
3
+16
12Allan Houston
A. Houston
13
50
3/16/2003
NYK NYK
vs
MIL MIL
44
2
1
0
0
25
52.0
6
14
42.9
18
18
100.0
75.9
1
1
0
3
+8
13Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
14
51
10/27/2025
UTA UTA
vs
PHX PHX
45
14
3
0
0
32
43.8
6
13
46.2
17
17
100.0
64.6
5
9
1
2
+26
14James Harden
J. Harden
14
50
3/5/2025
LAC LAC
vs
DET DET
38
4
5
1
1
24
58.3
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
76.2
0
4
5
2
+13
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
14
50
11/8/2021
GSW GSW
vs
ATL ATL
35
7
10
4
1
28
50.0
9
19
47.4
13
13
100.0
74.1
2
5
2
0
+31
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
14
53
4/12/2021
GSW GSW
vs
DEN DEN
36
6
4
0
0
24
58.3
10
18
55.6
15
16
93.8
85.4
0
6
5
3
+16
17Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
14
50
1/27/2020
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
38
6
3
2
1
22
63.6
6
11
54.5
16
20
80.0
81.2
0
6
2
0
+12
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
14
50
1/26/2020
POR POR
vs
IND IND
38
6
13
1
0
23
60.9
8
12
66.7
14
16
87.5
83.2
0
6
1
0
+19
19James Harden
J. Harden
14
50
12/13/2018
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
35
10
11
2
0
26
53.8
4
12
33.3
18
19
94.7
72.8
2
8
6
4
+14
20James Harden
J. Harden
14
53
12/31/2016
HOU HOU
vs
NYK NYK
42
16
17
0
0
26
53.8
9
16
56.3
16
18
88.9
78.1
3
13
8
2
+13
21James Harden
J. Harden
14
50
11/27/2015
HOU HOU
vs
PHI PHI
40
9
8
0
0
28
50.0
6
12
50.0
16
20
80.0
67.9
2
7
9
2
+13
22Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
14
50
12/20/2008
GSW GSW
@
CHA CHA
46
2
5
0
1
26
53.8
5
8
62.5
17
18
94.4
73.7
0
2
1
2
+15
23Brandon Roy
B. Roy
14
52
12/18/2008
POR POR
vs
PHX PHX
44
5
6
0
1
27
51.9
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
71.7
1
4
0
1
+12
24Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
14
51
1/15/2007
WAS WAS
vs
UTA UTA
41
3
5
1
0
29
48.3
7
12
58.3
16
17
94.1
69.9
1
2
1
3
+10
25Vernon Maxwell
V. Maxwell
14
51
1/26/1991
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
46
5
1
2
0
25
56.0
4
10
40.0
19
22
86.4
73.5
0
5
5
0
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