highest fg percentage in a game while scoring 35 points

Nikola Jokić, Wilt Chamberlain and Bailey Howell are tied for the best field-goal percentage in a game with 35+ points, at 100.0 percent.

Interpreted as:
highest fg percentage in a regular-season game while scoring 35 or more points by a player
NAME FG% PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
100.0
35
10/20/2018
DEN DEN
vs
PHX PHX
31
11
11
4
1
11
11
3
3
100.0
10
11
90.9
110.5
0
11
0
3
+29
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
100.0
37
3/19/1967
PHI PHI
@
BAL BAL
41
30
4
16
16
5
7
71.4
97.0
2
3 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
100.0
42
2/24/1967
PHI PHI
BAL BAL
45
30
10
18
18
6
14
42.9
86.9
3
4 Bailey Howell
B. Howell
100.0
37
1/3/1965
BAL BAL
vs
SFW SFW
37
11
5
14
14
9
12
75.0
96.0
3
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
94.7
38
11/27/1963
SFW SFW
NYK NYK
33
17
4
18
19
2
3
66.7
93.5
3
6 George Gervin
G. Gervin
94.4
37
2/18/1978
SAS SAS
vs
CHI CHI
30
4
1
3
3
17
18
3
4
75.0
93.6
0
4
3
1
7 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
94.1
43
2/23/1991
CHI CHI
vs
CHA CHA
31
4
6
6
0
16
17
0
0
11
15
73.3
91.1
2
2
2
2
8 Jerry West
J. West
94.1
45
1/25/1967
LAL LAL
vs
BAL BAL
47
8
8
16
17
13
15
86.7
95.3
5
9 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
94.1
41
11/25/1966
PHI PHI
@
BAL BAL
43
19
4
16
17
9
11
81.8
93.9
1
10 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
94.1
37
2/19/1966
NYK NYK
vs
CIN CIN
48
15
5
16
17
5
8
62.5
90.2
3
11 Walter Davis
W. Davis
93.8
36
2/25/1983
PHX PHX
@
SEA SEA
33
5
5
1
0
15
16
0
0
6
6
100.0
96.6
3
2
1
4
12 Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
93.3
36
2/12/2021
NOP NOP
@
DAL DAL
37
2
4
2
0
14
15
0
1
0.0
8
11
72.7
90.7
0
2
1
2
-12
13 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
93.3
35
4/14/2007
ORL ORL
@
PHI PHI
43
11
5
3
0
14
15
0
0
7
10
70.0
90.2
5
6
5
3
+23
14 Cedric Ceballos
C. Ceballos
93.3
40
3/9/1993
PHX PHX
@
SAC SAC
42
12
2
1
3
14
15
0
0
12
12
100.0
98.6
5
7
3
4
15 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
93.3
38
11/18/1988
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
44
13
4
4
1
14
15
0
1
0.0
10
16
62.5
86.2
1
12
2
5
16 George Gervin
G. Gervin
93.3
41
1/23/1977
SAS SAS
vs
POR POR
34
4
2
1
2
14
15
13
14
92.9
96.9
0
4
6
17 Hal Greer
H. Greer
93.3
36
1/4/1966
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
40
7
5
14
15
8
9
88.9
94.9
5
18 Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
92.9
36
3/24/2024
NOP NOP
@
DET DET
36
7
6
2
0
13
14
0
0
10
14
71.4
89.3
1
6
4
2
+18
19 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
92.9
36
1/17/2023
DEN DEN
vs
POR POR
34
12
10
1
1
13
14
1
2
50.0
9
10
90.0
97.8
2
10
4
2
+19
20 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
92.9
43
2/23/2000
MIA MIA
vs
NJN NJN
33
16
0
0
5
13
14
0
0
17
24
70.8
87.5
7
9
2
2
+6
21 Taurean Prince
T. Prince
92.3
35
3/20/2023
MIN MIN
@
NYK NYK
32
5
2
0
0
12
13
8
8
100.0
3
4
75.0
118.6
0
5
2
5
+28
22 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
92.3
36
3/22/1995
IND IND
vs
LAC LAC
34
2
2
0
0
12
13
3
4
75.0
9
10
90.0
103.4
0
2
3
4
23 Mike Woodson
M. Woodson
91.7
48
2/20/1983
KCK KCK
vs
HOU HOU
32
3
2
1
1
22
24
1
1
100.0
3
6
50.0
90.1
0
2
24 Larry Wright
L. Wright
90.0
43
10/28/1977
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
41
4
5
18
20
7
8
87.5
91.4
3
25 Willis Reed
W. Reed
90.0
39
12/31/1968
NYK NYK
vs
BAL BAL
45
22
5
18
20
3
5
60.0
87.8
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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119.9

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116.0

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3.9

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37.6

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TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/5
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM
Last Game
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120

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101

LAC Clippers

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
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5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
3/24
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
140-103
Mon
3/24
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
121-105
Mon
3/24
CLE CLE
@
POR POR
122-111
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
119-114
Tue
3/25
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
120-119

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/4
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Sun
5/4
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:30 PM
Mon
5/5
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
5/5
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM