fewest shots to score 54 points in a game

Nikola Jokić has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 54+ points, with 21 attempts versus the Timberwolves last Thursday.

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fewest shots by a player to score 54 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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	21	56	12/25/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	43	16	15	0	2	15	71.4	4	6	66.7	22	23	95.7	90.0	5	11	5	2	+15
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	23	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	56	2/27/2025	GSW	@	ORL	34	4	3	2	0	16	64.0	12	19	63.2	12	12	100.0	92.5	0	4	4	0	+15
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	25	54	11/9/2023	MIL	@	IND	36	12	3	0	0	19	76.0	0	1	0.0	16	18	88.9	82.0	2	10	8	4	+6
8	James Harden J. Harden	25	56	11/5/2017	HOU	vs	UTA	35	2	13	2	0	19	76.0	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	92.5	0	2	7	3	+25
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25	58	2/26/1987	CHI	vs	NJN	37	8	3	3	2	16	64.0	0	0		26	27	96.3	78.6	1	7	3	4
10	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	26	55	12/28/2025	LAC	vs	DET	39	11	2	5	3	17	65.4	5	10	50.0	16	17	94.1	82.1	1	10	3	2	+20
11	James Harden J. Harden	26	55	11/22/2025	LAC	@	CHA	35	3	7	1	0	17	65.4	10	16	62.5	11	14	78.6	85.5	1	2	2	1	+22
12	Trae Young T. Young	26	56	1/3/2022	ATL	@	POR	37	4	14	0	0	17	65.4	7	12	58.3	15	15	100.0	85.9	1	3	4	1	+10
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	26	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	80.8	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
14	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	26	56	1/29/1983	DET	vs	CHI	37	6	4			18	69.2	0	0		20	22	90.9	78.5				4
15	Glen Rice G. Rice	27	56	4/15/1995	MIA	vs	ORL	45	4	0	0	0	20	74.1	7	8	87.5	9	10	90.0	89.2	1	3	2	4
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27	59	4/3/1988	CHI	@	DET	42	4	6	2	2	21	77.8	0	1	0.0	17	19	89.5	83.4	2	2	1	4
17	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	27	57	12/4/1982	UTA	vs	CHI	38	9	3	0	0	20	74.1	0	0		17	22	77.3	77.7	3	6	2	5
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	28	64	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	37	14	3	4	1	20	71.4	0	3	0.0	24	32	75.0	76.0	3	11	4	1	+29
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28	59	11/13/2022	PHI	vs	UTA	37	11	8	1	7	19	67.9	1	5	20.0	20	24	83.3	76.5	1	10	5	3	+25
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28	55	4/2/2022	BKN	@	ATL	42	7	3	1	0	19	67.9	8	10	80.0	9	11	81.8	83.7	0	7	4	1	+1
21	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	28	55	12/20/2016	SAC	vs	POR	41	14	1	1	3	17	60.7	5	8	62.5	16	17	94.1	77.5	1	13	5	5	+3
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28	54	1/17/2014	OKC	vs	GSW	44	4	6	2	1	19	67.9	5	9	55.6	11	13	84.6	80.1	1	3	5	1	+7
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28	54	2/27/2013	GSW	@	NYK	48	6	7	3	0	18	64.3	11	13	84.6	7	7	100.0	86.9	0	6	4	3	-4
24	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	28	55	1/4/2005	IND	vs	MIL	36	11	3	0	2	18	64.3	0	0		19	25	76.0	70.5	3	8	3	3	+22
25	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	28	57	12/10/1986	ATL	vs	CHI	40	9	4	2	1	19	67.9	0	1	0.0	19	21	90.5	76.5	4	5	2	1

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

125.0

1st

DRTG

117.9

23rd

NETRTG

7.1

3rd

3P%

40.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Mon 1/5	DEN	@	PHI	8:30 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	ATL	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

23 - 10

106

Final

103

Raptors

20 - 15

Wed 31 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.9

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.5

Ayton

69.7

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.0

123.1

122.6

121.7

120.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

106.0

111.4

112.3

113.0

113.1

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

9.3

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.0

Tank Leaderboard

6-28

8-27

8-25

8-24

10-21

11-22

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,725.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,602.5

Cunningham

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,728.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,675.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.2

Dončić

35.9

Brown

32.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

36.5

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-11

19-12-1

21-14

20-14

18-13

19-14

Worst Record ATS

12-23

12-21

13-21

13-19

14-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	1.5
3	Celtics	20	12	.625	4.0
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	5.5
5	76ers	18	14	.563	6.0
6	Magic	19	15	.559	6.0
7	Heat	19	15	.559	6.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	8.5
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	9.5
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.0
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	13.5
13	Nets	10	21	.323	13.5
14	Wizards	8	24	.250	16.0
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.5
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	15.0
11	Jazz	12	20	.375	16.0
12	Clippers	11	21	.344	17.0
13	Mavericks	12	23	.343	17.5
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.5
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/30	ATL	@	DET	98-99
Sun 11/30	CLE	@	IND	135-119
Sun 11/30	LAC	@	MIA	123-140
Sun 11/30	CHI	@	ORL	120-125
Sun 11/30	CHA	@	BKN	103-116

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	SAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	BKN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/2	ATL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	ORL	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Nikola Jokić has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 54+ points, with 21 attempts versus the Timberwolves last Thursday.

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