Adrian Dantley has the fewest attempted shots in a game with 46+ points, with 15 attempts against the Rockets on January 4, 1984.
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fewest shots by a player to score 46 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | 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 | ||||
| 2 |  | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | 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 | ||
| 4 | | 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 | ||||
| 5 | | 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 | ||||||
| 6 |  | K. Walker | 18 | 46 | 3/22/2018 | vs | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 72.2 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 102.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +47 | ||
| 7 |  | W. B. Free | 18 | 46 | 1/13/1979 | @ | 44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 66.7 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 74.8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 8 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 19 | 47 | 3/30/2026 | vs | 41 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 63.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 78.3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 9 |  | K. Irving | 19 | 50 | 3/8/2022 | @ | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 78.9 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 101.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +14 | ||
| 10 |  | J. Harden | 19 | 46 | 2/20/2013 | vs | 44 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 73.7 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 94.7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Howard | 19 | 47 | 12/8/2007 | vs | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 73.7 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 88.7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +19 | ||
| 12 |  | W. Burton | 19 | 53 | 12/13/1994 | vs | 43 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 63.2 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 24 | 28 | 85.7 | 84.6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 13 |  | D. Garland | 20 | 46 | 12/26/2022 | vs | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 70.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 86.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +6 | ||
| 14 |  | T. Young | 20 | 47 | 3/13/2022 | vs | 35 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 65.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 89.8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 15 |  | D. Lillard | 20 | 50 | 3/16/2021 | vs | 41 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 65.0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 89.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +9 | ||
| 16 | | J. Harden | 20 | 49 | 7/31/2020 | @ | 43 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 70.0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 83.8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | +8 | ||
| 17 |  | B. Beal | 20 | 46 | 10/30/2019 | vs | 41 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 70.0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 91.0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 18 |  | J. Embiid | 20 | 46 | 11/15/2017 | @ | 34 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 70.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 81.1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | +19 | ||
| 19 |  | M. Ginobili | 20 | 46 | 2/13/2008 | @ | 41 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 75.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 96.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 20 |  | N. Archibald | 20 | 47 | 3/13/1971 | vs | 3 | 15 | 75.0 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 80.4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | N. Jokić | 21 | 56 | 12/25/2025 | vs | 43 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 71.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 90.0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 22 |  | D. Mitchell | 21 | 46 | 11/5/2025 | vs | 35 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 71.4 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 90.6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +17 | ||
| 23 |  | A. Gordon | 21 | 50 | 10/23/2025 | @ | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 81.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 105.8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 24 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 21 | 50 | 2/15/2022 | vs | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 81.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 86.4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | +7 | ||
| 25 | | G. Antetokounmpo | 21 | 47 | 4/2/2021 | @ | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 85.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 87.9 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | +17 | ||
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