fewest shots to score 40 points in a game since 2000

Since 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 40+ points, with 13 attempts versus the Bulls on November 19, 1999.

Interpreted as:

fewest shots by a player to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game since 2000

	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	13	41	11/19/1999	LAL	vs	CHI	43	17	1	1	7	11	84.6	0	0		19	31	61.3	77.0	7	10	2	4	+14
2	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	14	43	2/23/2000	MIA	vs	NJN	33	16	0	0	5	13	92.9	0	0		17	24	70.8	87.5	7	9	2	2	+6
3	Myles Turner M. Turner	15	40	2/23/2023	IND	vs	BOS	37	10	2	0	1	13	86.7	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	110.6	3	7	5	5	+9
4	Allen Crabbe A. Crabbe	15	41	4/9/2018	BKN	vs	CHI	34	5	4	1	1	12	80.0	8	11	72.7	9	9	100.0	108.1	0	5	1	2	+14
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	16	42	3/6/2023	PHI	@	IND	37	5	3	2	1	11	68.8	1	2	50.0	19	19	100.0	86.2	1	4	4	4	-4
6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16	44	2/10/2023	OKC	@	POR	39	3	7	2	1	13	81.3	0	1	0.0	18	19	94.7	90.3	0	3	4	1	+22
7	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	16	46	1/30/2017	SAC	@	PHI	32	15	5	1	1	11	68.8	4	6	66.7	20	22	90.9	89.6	4	11	8	6	-6
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	16	40	1/18/2017	GSW	vs	OKC	34	12	4	0	3	13	81.3	5	7	71.4	9	10	90.0	98.0	2	10	2	2	+31
9	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	16	41	1/1/2017	TOR	@	LAL	39	9	7	0	0	12	75.0	6	7	85.7	11	11	100.0	98.4	1	8	4	3	+12
10	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	16	44	12/20/2016	BOS	@	MEM	38	3	6	2	1	10	62.5	7	10	70.0	17	17	100.0	93.7	0	3	1	1	+9
11	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	16	40	12/19/2012	BOS	vs	CLE	34	8	5	3	1	13	81.3	6	7	85.7	8	8	100.0	102.5	0	8	1	2	+29
12	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	16	44	3/19/2010	PHX	vs	UTA	35	7	0	1	2	14	87.5	0	0		16	18	88.9	92.0	2	5	5	4	+15
13	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	16	40	2/20/2008	TOR	vs	ORL	39	5	5	1	1	14	87.5	1	1	100.0	11	11	100.0	96.0	3	2	1	3	+28
14	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	16	46	2/25/2006	WAS	vs	NYK	30	1	2	4	0	13	81.3	7	10	70.0	13	14	92.9	103.8	0	1	1	2	+20
15	Yao Ming Y. Ming	16	40	12/20/2004	HOU	vs	TOR	33	10	1	0	1	13	81.3	0	0		14	18	77.8	83.6	4	6	2	4	+13
16	James Harden J. Harden	17	41	12/16/2024	LAC	vs	UTA	31	1	6	1	1	11	64.7	7	11	63.6	12	14	85.7	88.5	0	1	4	2	+27
17	LeBron James L. James	17	40	3/31/2024	LAL	@	BKN	37	7	5	0	0	13	76.5	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	101.8	1	6	4	0	+22
18	Anthony Davis A. Davis	17	41	1/9/2024	LAL	vs	TOR	40	11	6	0	1	13	76.5	2	2	100.0	13	14	92.9	88.5	1	10	3	4	0
19	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	17	40	1/15/2023	POR	vs	DAL	37	3	6	1	0	10	58.8	4	9	44.4	16	16	100.0	83.2	0	3	1	1	+25
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	17	42	12/19/2022	MIL	@	NOP	34	10	1	0	1	12	70.6	1	3	33.3	17	22	77.3	78.7	1	9	2	4	+1
21	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	17	41	4/9/2022	PHI	vs	IND	37	20	4	2	1	14	82.4	2	2	100.0	11	15	73.3	86.9	5	15	5	4	+11
22	Anthony Davis A. Davis	17	40	10/29/2019	LAL	vs	MEM	31	20	2	0	2	7	41.2	0	2	0.0	26	27	96.3	69.3	8	12	0	2	+19
23	Bradley Beal B. Beal	17	40	3/16/2019	WAS	vs	MEM	39	5	7	2	0	12	70.6	9	12	75.0	7	9	77.8	95.4	1	4	1	2	+14
24	James Harden J. Harden	17	40	2/11/2017	HOU	vs	PHX	29	6	8	0	0	9	52.9	8	15	53.3	14	16	87.5	83.2	1	5	8	2	+26
25	Eric Bledsoe E. Bledsoe	17	40	1/22/2017	PHX	@	TOR	42	6	13	0	0	11	64.7	4	7	57.1	14	14	100.0	86.4	0	6	4	3	+23