fewest shots to score 42 points in a game

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.

Interpreted as:

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	Rolando Blackman R. Blackman	13	42	2/17/1986	DAL	@	NJN	40	2	0	0	2	10	76.9	0	1	0.0	22	23	95.7	90.8	1	1	5	0
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	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	14	42	3/18/1977	CHI	vs	KCK	39	15	9	1	4	11	78.6				20	25	80.0	84.0	5	10		5
4	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	15	46	1/4/1984	UTA	vs	HOU	40	9	5	1	0	9	60.0	0	0		28	29	96.6	82.9	5	4	2	3
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	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
9	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
10	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
11	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	16	42	12/10/1994	SEA	@	LAC	46	14	1	0	1	11	68.8	0	0		20	22	90.9	81.8	9	5	5	5
12	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	16	47	11/25/1983	UTA	vs	DEN	40	8	6	0	0	10	62.5	0	0		27	31	87.1	79.3	4	4	4	2
13	Grayson Allen G. Allen	17	42	11/10/2025	PHX	vs	NOP	28	2	4	3	0	12	70.6	10	15	66.7	8	10	80.0	98.1	1	1	1	0	+22
14	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
15	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	17	43	2/23/1991	CHI	vs	CHA	31	4	6	6	0	16	94.1	0	0		11	15	73.3	91.1	2	2	2	2
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	17	42	1/21/1990	CHI	vs	NYK	41	10	7	4	2	10	58.8	4	5	80.0	18	20	90.0	81.4	1	9	4	4
17	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	17	45	11/21/1987	DET	@	CHI	44	2	6	0	0	13	76.5	0	0		19	22	86.4	84.3	0	2	5	1
18	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	17	43	3/19/1984	UTA	vs	DET	41	2	7	1	0	14	82.4	0	0		15	18	83.3	86.3	0	2	0	2
19	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	17	43	11/19/1983	MIL	@	DEN	39	12	4	1	3	13	76.5	0	0		17	19	89.5	84.8	5	7	4	5
20	George Gervin G. Gervin	17	42	2/25/1983	SAS	@	KCK	39	2	0	2	0	12	70.6	0	0		18	22	81.8	78.7			2	3
21	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	17	43	11/10/1982	UTA	vs	DEN	36	4	2	1	0	14	82.4	0	0		15	17	88.2	87.8	0	4	2	2
22	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	17	50	10/31/1980	UTA	vs	DAL	41	4	4	2	0	12	70.6	0	0		26	29	89.7	84.0			3	4
23	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	17	43	1/9/1980	DEN	@	HOU	42	12	5	4	0	14	82.4	0	0		15	17	88.2	87.8	2	10	3	5
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	17	44	3/8/1970	MIL	@	BOS	48	14	2			12	70.6				20	25	80.0	78.6				2
25	Jerry West J. West	17	45	1/25/1967	LAL	vs	BAL	47	8	8			16	94.1				13	15	86.7	95.3				5

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