fewest shots to score 40 points in a playoffs game

Terry Porter has the fewest shot attempts with 40+ points in a playoff game, with 14 attempts in Game 2 of the 1992 Western Conference Finals against the Jazz.

Interpreted as:
fewest shots by a player to score 40 or more points in a playoffs game
NAMEFGAPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Terry Porter
T. Porter
14
41
5/19/1992
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
38
6
7
3
0
12
85.7
4
5
80.0
13
14
92.9
101.7
3
3
1
1
2Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
15
48
5/17/2011
DAL DAL
vs
OKC OKC
41
6
4
0
4
12
80.0
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
3James Harden
J. Harden
18
41
5/28/2021
BKN BKN
@
BOS BOS
39
7
10
1
0
11
61.1
7
12
58.3
12
13
92.3
86.4
1
6
2
1
+13
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
18
43
8/29/2020
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
36
9
4
1
0
14
77.8
4
6
66.7
11
13
84.6
90.6
2
7
1
2
+15
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
18
40
5/17/2011
OKC OKC
@
DAL DAL
42
8
5
1
2
10
55.6
2
5
40.0
18
19
94.7
75.9
0
8
3
3
-1
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
18
40
6/9/2000
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
46
24
4
0
3
11
61.1
0
0
18
39
46.2
56.9
5
19
2
5
+14
7Reggie Miller
R. Miller
18
40
5/6/2000
IND IND
vs
PHI PHI
40
1
0
2
1
11
61.1
7
10
70.0
11
12
91.7
85.9
1
0
2
0
+27
8Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
18
41
5/5/1995
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
41
9
6
1
0
12
66.7
4
8
50.0
13
14
92.9
84.9
3
6
1
3
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
18
44
5/3/1992
UTA UTA
@
LAC LAC
46
11
2
0
0
11
61.1
0
0
22
24
91.7
77.0
4
7
3
4
10Karl Malone
K. Malone
18
40
5/9/1991
UTA UTA
@
POR POR
43
16
3
2
0
10
55.6
0
0
20
22
90.9
72.3
3
13
4
4
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
18
47
5/14/1989
CHI CHI
vs
NYK NYK
42
11
6
1
2
12
66.7
0
1
0.0
23
28
82.1
77.5
0
11
6
3
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
19
50
4/25/2024
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
41
8
4
0
1
13
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
13Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
19
41
5/17/2022
MIA MIA
vs
BOS BOS
41
9
5
4
3
12
63.2
0
2
0.0
17
18
94.4
76.2
5
4
2
3
+25
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
19
40
5/23/2015
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
35
5
7
2
1
12
63.2
7
9
77.8
9
10
90.0
85.5
3
2
4
2
+33
15Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
19
42
4/22/2010
PHX PHX
@
POR POR
37
8
2
3
0
13
68.4
8
12
66.7
8
10
80.0
89.7
2
6
0
3
+15
16Alex English
A. English
19
40
5/5/1985
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
42
7
4
1
0
14
73.7
0
0
12
14
85.7
79.5
1
6
3
2
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
19
40
3/26/1965
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
48
4
13
13
68.4
14
14
100.0
79.5
4
18Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
20
40
5/21/2022
BOS BOS
vs
MIA MIA
42
9
1
1
1
14
70.0
3
9
33.3
9
12
75.0
79.1
2
7
7
2
-6
19Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
20
40
5/8/2022
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
42
3
6
2
2
13
65.0
2
6
33.3
12
13
92.3
77.8
0
3
1
1
-2
20Paul George
P. George
20
41
6/28/2021
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
41
13
6
3
0
15
75.0
3
6
50.0
8
8
100.0
87.2
0
13
6
2
+14
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20
42
5/30/2021
BKN BKN
@
BOS BOS
40
4
5
1
2
14
70.0
3
3
100.0
11
11
100.0
84.5
1
3
1
4
+3
22Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
20
40
10/4/2020
MIA MIA
vs
LAL LAL
45
11
13
2
2
14
70.0
0
0
12
14
85.7
76.5
1
10
5
0
+20
23Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
20
40
8/31/2020
MIA MIA
@
MIL MIL
36
4
2
2
1
13
65.0
2
2
100.0
12
13
92.3
77.8
2
2
3
1
+7
24Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
20
40
5/23/2011
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
45
5
3
0
0
12
60.0
2
3
66.7
14
15
93.3
75.2
0
5
4
2
+11
25Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
20
40
5/19/2003
SAS SAS
vs
DAL DAL
45
15
7
1
1
14
70.0
0
0
12
19
63.2
70.5
3
12
2
5
+5
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