fewest shots to score 50 points in a single nba game

Adrian Dantley has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 50+ points, with 17 attempts versus the Mavericks on October 31, 1980.

Interpreted as:

fewest shots by a player to score 50 or more points in a single NBA 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	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
2	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	19	50	3/8/2022	BKN	@	CHA	37	3	6	1	1	15	78.9	9	12	75.0	11	13	84.6	101.1	0	3	3	4	+14
3	Willie Burton W. Burton	19	53	12/13/1994	PHI	vs	MIA	43	8	3	1	2	12	63.2	5	8	62.5	24	28	85.7	84.6	4	4	1	2
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	20	50	3/16/2021	POR	vs	NOP	41	6	10	0	0	13	65.0	6	13	46.2	18	18	100.0	89.5	1	5	4	3	+9
5	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	21	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	21	50	2/15/2022	MIL	vs	IND	36	14	4	0	0	17	81.0	2	3	66.7	14	18	77.8	86.4	4	10	3	3	+7
7	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	22	51	10/26/2025	LAL	@	SAC	39	11	9	2	0	12	54.5	6	10	60.0	21	22	95.5	80.5	1	10	2	1	+22
8	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	22	50	1/27/2020	HOU	@	UTA	38	6	3	2	1	14	63.6	6	11	54.5	16	20	80.0	81.2	0	6	2	0	+12
9	Kevin Martin K. Martin	22	50	4/1/2009	SAC	@	GSW	46	3	3	2	0	11	50.0	5	11	45.5	23	26	88.5	74.8	1	2	5	3	-4
10	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	23	50	12/15/2023	NYK	@	PHX	35	6	9	5	0	17	73.9	9	9	100.0	7	9	77.8	92.7	1	5	2	0	+7
11	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23	51	1/16/2023	BOS	@	CHA	40	9	5	0	0	15	65.2	7	12	58.3	14	14	100.0	87.4	1	8	4	3	+15
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	23	50	1/19/2022	PHI	vs	ORL	27	12	2	1	3	17	73.9	1	4	25.0	15	17	88.2	82.0	1	11	2	3	+24
13	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	23	54	2/2/2021	TOR	@	ORL	37	3	2	3	3	17	73.9	11	14	78.6	9	9	100.0	100.1	0	3	1	2	+20
14	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	23	54	1/31/2020	BKN	vs	CHI	32	5	5	1	0	19	82.6	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	98.5	0	5	4	3	+20
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	23	50	1/26/2020	POR	vs	IND	38	6	13	1	0	14	60.9	8	12	66.7	14	16	87.5	83.2	0	6	1	0	+19
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23	53	12/20/1967	PHI	@	SEA	45	38	6			20	87.0				13	26	50.0	76.9				2
17	James Harden J. Harden	24	50	3/5/2025	LAC	vs	DET	38	4	5	1	1	14	58.3	6	13	46.2	16	20	80.0	76.2	0	4	5	2	+13
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24	53	1/30/2023	DAL	vs	DET	36	8	5	2	0	17	70.8	5	11	45.5	14	18	77.8	83.0	0	8	4	2	+8
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	24	53	4/12/2021	GSW	vs	DEN	36	6	4	0	0	14	58.3	10	18	55.6	15	16	93.8	85.4	0	6	5	3	+16
20	James Harden J. Harden	24	60	11/30/2019	HOU	vs	ATL	31	3	8	3	1	16	66.7	8	14	57.1	20	23	87.0	87.9	0	3	5	3	+50
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	24	51	10/24/2018	GSW	vs	WAS	32	4	3	0	1	15	62.5	11	16	68.8	10	10	100.0	89.8	0	4	2	1	+19
22	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	24	52	1/2/2017	CHI	vs	CHA	38	12	6	3	1	15	62.5	1	4	25.0	21	22	95.5	77.2	3	9	2	0	+15
23	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	24	50	2/7/2011	DEN	vs	HOU	39	11	0	1	3	16	66.7	2	3	66.7	16	18	88.9	78.3	1	10	4	2	-3
24	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	24	51	3/23/2006	DAL	vs	GSW	41	9	5	2	1	16	66.7	3	4	75.0	16	17	94.1	81.0	3	6	5	3	+3
25	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	24	50	3/29/1996	MIA	vs	WAS	39	12	1	0	2	17	70.8	0	0		16	17	94.1	79.4	6	6	4	3