fewest shot attempts to reach 30 points in a game

Bill Cartwright has the fewest attempted shots in a game with 30+ points, with 7 attempts versus the Kansas City Kings on November 17, 1981.

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fewest shot by a player attempts to reach 30 or more points in a regular-season game

	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	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	7	31	11/17/1981	NYK	vs	KCK	36	8	0	0	1	6	85.7	0	0		19	19	100.0	100.9				2
2	Andres Nocioni A. Nocioni	9	30	12/3/2007	CHI	vs	DAL	31	5	0	3	0	6	66.7	3	4	75.0	15	16	93.8	93.5	1	4	3	5	+6
3	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	10	31	1/12/2022	HOU	@	SAS	32	3	3	1	0	9	90.0	6	7	85.7	7	10	70.0	107.6	1	2	2	2	+11
4	Paul George P. George	10	31	12/10/2018	OKC	vs	UTA	30	3	3	4	0	8	80.0	5	6	83.3	10	12	83.3	101.4	0	3	2	3	+17
5	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	10	30	2/29/2016	MIL	vs	HOU	44	3	4	5	1	7	70.0	1	3	33.3	15	15	100.0	90.4	1	2	2	3	+4
6	Deron Williams D. Williams	10	32	3/14/2008	UTA	@	BOS	42	5	8	1	1	7	70.0	1	1	100.0	17	18	94.4	89.3	1	4	3	2	+20
7	Stephen Jackson S. Jackson	10	30	2/10/2006	IND	vs	GSW	39	6	5	2	0	8	80.0	3	3	100.0	11	13	84.6	95.4	0	6	3	5	+17
8	Kendall Gill K. Gill	10	31	12/27/1996	NJN	vs	IND	40	8	4	1	0	7	70.0	2	4	50.0	15	16	93.8	91.0	6	2	5	2	+14
9	Brian Grant B. Grant	10	32	3/31/1996	SAC	vs	CLE	38	10	2	2	1	9	90.0	0	0		14	17	82.4	91.5	2	8	2	2
10	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	10	30	11/16/1995	ORL	vs	IND	35	3	7	1	0	8	80.0	1	1	100.0	13	14	92.9	92.8	0	3	3	1
11	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	10	31	3/24/1989	PHI	vs	SAS	33	7	6	3	1	10	100.0	2	2	100.0	9	9	100.0	111.0	2	5	5	1
12	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	10	36	3/16/1988	PHI	vs	NYK	43	9	5	1	1	8	80.0	0	0		20	24	83.3	87.5	4	5	7	2
13	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	10	33	2/1/1983	MIL	@	POR	39	8	8	1	1	8	80.0	0	0		17	18	94.4	92.1	3	5	5	3
14	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	11	30	2/3/2024	MIL	@	DAL	38	3	8	0	1	10	90.9	5	5	100.0	5	6	83.3	110.0	0	3	6	3	+16
15	Luke Kennard L. Kennard	11	30	3/24/2023	MEM	vs	HOU	24	0	3	1	0	10	90.9	10	11	90.9	0	0		136.4	0	0	0	1	+28
16	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	11	30	2/5/2023	NOP	vs	SAC	36	4	2	1	0	9	81.8	6	8	75.0	6	7	85.7	106.5	0	4	1	3	+34
17	Alec Burks A. Burks	11	32	12/28/2022	DET	vs	ORL	31	2	4	2	1	10	90.9	6	7	85.7	6	6	100.0	117.3	0	2	0	2	+12
18	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	11	30	10/21/2022	NOP	@	CHA	29	17	4	1	1	8	72.7	1	3	33.3	13	14	92.9	87.4	4	13	1	1	+19
19	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	11	30	4/1/2022	IND	@	BOS	26	1	2	3	0	10	90.9	6	6	100.0	4	4	100.0	117.6	0	1	2	6	-8
20	Harrison Barnes H. Barnes	11	30	2/9/2022	SAC	vs	MIN	36	8	3	0	0	8	72.7	4	5	80.0	10	10	100.0	97.4	0	8	1	1	+8
21	Keita Bates-Diop K. Bates-Diop	11	30	12/23/2021	SAS	@	LAL	27	7	0	1	0	11	100.0	3	3	100.0	5	7	71.4	106.5	1	6	1	2	+20
22	Davis Bertans D. Bertans	11	35	2/17/2021	WAS	vs	DEN	30	3	1	1	1	9	81.8	9	11	81.8	8	8	100.0	120.5	0	3	0	3	+10
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	11	35	10/20/2018	DEN	vs	PHX	31	11	11	4	1	11	100.0	3	3	100.0	10	11	90.9	110.5	0	11	0	3	+29
24	Garrett Temple G. Temple	11	30	10/19/2018	MEM	vs	ATL	34	4	2	1	1	10	90.9	5	6	83.3	5	7	71.4	106.5	0	4	1	1	+37
25	Tobias Harris T. Harris	11	30	12/26/2017	DET	vs	IND	29	6	1	1	0	10	90.9	7	8	87.5	3	4	75.0	117.6	0	6	1	1	+29

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