Rolando Blackman has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 42+ points, with 13 attempts against the New Jersey Nets on February 17, 1986.
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fewest shots by a player to score 42 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 |  | R. Blackman | 13 | 42 | 2/17/1986 | @ | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 76.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 90.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | A. Mourning | 14 | 43 | 2/23/2000 | vs | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 92.9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 87.5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +6 | |||
| 3 |  | A. Gilmore | 14 | 42 | 3/18/1977 | vs | 39 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 78.6 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 84.0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| 4 |  | A. Dantley | 15 | 46 | 1/4/1984 | vs | 40 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 96.6 | 82.9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 5 |  | J. Embiid | 16 | 42 | 3/6/2023 | @ | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 68.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 86.2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -4 | ||
| 6 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 16 | 44 | 2/10/2023 | @ | 39 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 81.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 90.3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +22 | ||
| 7 |  | D. Cousins | 16 | 46 | 1/30/2017 | @ | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 68.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 89.6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | -6 | ||
| 8 |  | I. Thomas | 16 | 44 | 12/20/2016 | @ | 38 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 62.5 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 93.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 9 |  | A. Stoudemire | 16 | 44 | 3/19/2010 | vs | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 92.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +15 | |||
| 10 |  | G. Arenas | 16 | 46 | 2/25/2006 | vs | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 81.3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 103.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +20 | ||
| 11 |  | S. Kemp | 16 | 42 | 12/10/1994 | @ | 46 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 81.8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | | A. Dantley | 16 | 47 | 11/25/1983 | vs | 40 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 79.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 13 |  | G. Allen | 17 | 42 | 11/10/2025 | vs | 28 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 70.6 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 98.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +22 | ||
| 14 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 17 | 42 | 12/19/2022 | @ | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 70.6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 78.7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +1 | ||
| 15 |  | S. Pippen | 17 | 43 | 2/23/1991 | vs | 31 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 94.1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 91.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 16 |  | M. Jordan | 17 | 42 | 1/21/1990 | vs | 41 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 58.8 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 81.4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 17 |  | A. Dantley | 17 | 45 | 11/21/1987 | @ | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 76.5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 84.3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | | A. Dantley | 17 | 43 | 3/19/1984 | vs | 41 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 82.4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 86.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 19 |  | S. Moncrief | 17 | 43 | 11/19/1983 | @ | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 76.5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 84.8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 20 |  | G. Gervin | 17 | 42 | 2/25/1983 | @ | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 78.7 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 21 | | A. Dantley | 17 | 43 | 11/10/1982 | vs | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 82.4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 87.8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 22 | | A. Dantley | 17 | 50 | 10/31/1980 | vs | 41 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 84.0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 23 |  | G. McGinnis | 17 | 43 | 1/9/1980 | @ | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 82.4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 87.8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 24 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 17 | 44 | 3/8/1970 | @ | 48 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 70.6 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 78.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | J. West | 17 | 45 | 1/25/1967 | vs | 47 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 94.1 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 95.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
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