highest field goal percentage for an nba player to score 50 points in a game since 1980

Since 1979-80, Jamal Murray has the highest field-goal percentage in a game with 50+ points, at 84.0 percent against the Cavaliers on February 19, 2021.

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highest field goal percentage for an NBA player to score 50 or more points in a regular-season game since 1980

	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	Jamal Murray J. Murray	84.0	50	2/19/2021	DEN	@	CLE	38	6	2	2	0	21	25	8	10	80.0	0	0		100.0	0	6	1	4	+24
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	82.8	52	11/16/1988	CHI	@	PHI	43	9	1	4	2	24	29	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	84.5	3	6	4	2
3	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	82.6	54	1/31/2020	BKN	vs	CHI	32	5	5	1	0	19	23	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	98.5	0	5	4	3	+20
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	81.0	50	2/15/2022	MIL	vs	IND	36	14	4	0	0	17	21	2	3	66.7	14	18	77.8	86.4	4	10	3	3	+7
5	Dana Barros D. Barros	80.8	50	3/14/1995	PHI	vs	HOU	42	6	8	2	0	21	26	6	8	75.0	2	2	100.0	93.0	2	4	4	2
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	80.8	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	26	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
7	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	80.0	52	4/4/2023	PHI	vs	BOS	39	13	6	0	2	20	25	0	1	0.0	12	13	92.3	84.6	2	11	3	3	+17
8	Devin Booker D. Booker	80.0	51	11/30/2022	PHX	vs	CHI	31	4	6	1	0	20	25	6	7	85.7	5	6	83.3	92.3	0	4	2	3	+23
9	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	80.0	51	1/7/1981	UTA	@	DEN	45	5	7	2	0	20	25	0	0		11	11	100.0	85.5	2	3	3	1
10	Bernard King B. King	80.0	50	1/3/1981	GSW	vs	PHI	43	8	4	3	2	20	25	0	0		10	11	90.9	83.8	5	3	3	3
11	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	78.9	50	3/8/2022	BKN	@	CHA	37	3	6	1	1	15	19	9	12	75.0	11	13	84.6	101.1	0	3	3	4	+14
12	Karl Malone K. Malone	78.6	52	12/22/1989	UTA	@	CHA	43	17	3	2	0	22	28	0	0		8	12	66.7	78.1	3	14	2	3
13	Kevin McHale K. McHale	78.6	56	3/3/1985	BOS	vs	DET	41	16	4	1	3	22	28	0	0		12	13	92.3	83.0	10	6	4	3
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	77.8	59	4/3/1988	CHI	@	DET	42	4	6	2	2	21	27	0	1	0.0	17	19	89.5	83.4	2	2	1	4
15	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	77.8	50	11/27/1979	UTA	vs	LAL	45	9	2	2	0	21	27	0	0		8	10	80.0	79.6	2	7	3	3
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	76.9	50	1/29/2023	MIL	vs	NOP	30	13	4	0	0	20	26	3	4	75.0	7	12	58.3	79.9	3	10	3	5	+16
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	76.0	54	11/9/2023	MIL	@	IND	36	12	3	0	0	19	25	0	1	0.0	16	18	88.9	82.0	2	10	8	4	+6
18	James Harden J. Harden	76.0	56	11/5/2017	HOU	vs	UTA	35	2	13	2	0	19	25	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	92.5	0	2	7	3	+25
19	Larry Bird L. Bird	76.0	50	11/10/1989	BOS	vs	ATL	39	13	7	0	0	19	25	1	1	100.0	11	12	91.7	82.6	3	10	3	3
20	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	76.0	53	1/12/1987	ATL	vs	LAC	37	6	2	2	3	19	25	1	1	100.0	14	19	73.7	79.4	3	3	1	3
21	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	75.8	73	1/26/2024	DAL	@	ATL	45	10	7	1	0	25	33	8	13	61.5	15	16	93.8	91.2	0	10	4	1	+13
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	75.0	53	3/7/1996	CHI	vs	DET	38	11	2	6	0	21	28	2	4	50.0	9	10	90.0	81.8	2	9	4	3
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	74.1	51	2/25/2016	GSW	@	ORL	34	7	8	0	1	20	27	10	15	66.7	1	1	100.0	92.9	0	7	5	1	+11
24	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	74.1	50	1/2/2005	PHX	vs	POR	41	11	3	1	1	20	27	0	1	0.0	10	17	58.8	72.5	5	6	1	3	+25
25	Tony Delk T. Delk	74.1	53	1/2/2001	PHX	@	SAC	50	6	0	1	0	20	27	0	1	0.0	13	15	86.7	78.9	3	3	2	1	+7