highest field goal percentage in a 40 point game michael jordan

Michael Jordan had his highest field-goal percentage in a game with 40+ points versus the 76ers on November 16, 1988, at 82.8 percent.

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highest field goal percentage in a 40 or more point regular-season game Michael Jordan

	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	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
2	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
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	77.3	40	11/5/1991	CHI	vs	GSW	46	7	4	1	1	17	22	1	2	50.0	5	8	62.5	78.4	2	5	5	5
4	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
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	73.9	45	1/9/1988	CHI	vs	UTA	38	3	8	4	3	17	23	0	0		11	14	78.6	77.2	1	2	1	3
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	72.4	45	4/20/1990	CHI	@	BOS	35	8	9	3	0	21	29	0	2	0.0	3	3	100.0	74.2	1	7	3	5
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	71.4	40	2/2/1989	CHI	vs	SAC	40	7	8	4	0	15	21	0	0		10	12	83.3	76.1	1	6	6	2
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	71.4	53	1/21/1989	CHI	vs	PHX	41	14	8	2	1	20	28	0	0		13	15	86.7	76.6	1	13	4	4
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	70.8	45	1/26/1985	CHI	vs	ATL	43	8	10	0	4	17	24	0	0		11	11	100.0	78.0	1	7	5	3
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	70.4	52	11/26/1988	CHI	@	DEN	44	11	7	1	0	19	27	3	5	60.0	11	14	78.6	78.4	2	9	6	3
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	70.4	49	2/19/1988	CHI	vs	SAC	38	3	3	3	3	19	27	0	0		11	14	78.6	73.9	2	1	5	2
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	70.4	53	4/12/1987	CHI	vs	IND	42	4	8	4	2	19	27	0	0		15	18	83.3	75.9	2	2	3	2
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	69.2	47	12/27/1997	CHI	vs	ATL	36	4	2	3	1	18	26	0	0		11	13	84.6	74.1	2	2	4	2	+11
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	69.0	43	3/24/1993	CHI	@	PHI	39	2	4	3	0	20	29	2	4	50.0	1	2	50.0	72.0	0	2	5	2
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	69.0	47	4/1/1990	CHI	vs	MIA	41	6	7	3	3	20	29	1	2	50.0	6	9	66.7	71.3	2	4	5	2
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	69.0	44	12/27/1986	CHI	vs	IND	36	4	3	0	2	20	29	0	0		4	4	100.0	71.5	2	2	4	1
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	68.8	56	3/24/1987	CHI	vs	PHI	44	7	3	8	0	22	32	0	1	0.0	12	15	80.0	72.5	1	6	7	2
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	68.2	44	1/2/1998	CHI	vs	MIL	43	5	1	2	0	15	22	1	1	100.0	13	15	86.7	76.9	1	4	0	1	+15
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	68.2	41	4/19/1991	CHI	@	CHA	39	5	5	4	2	15	22	0	1	0.0	11	13	84.6	74.0	3	2	4	5
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	68.2	40	12/5/1987	CHI	@	SAS	40	2	8	1	0	15	22	0	2	0.0	10	12	83.3	73.3	1	1	6	3
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	68.0	42	12/27/1990	CHI	vs	GSW	34	14	7	3	1	17	25	1	2	50.0	7	7	100.0	74.8	1	13	1	3
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	68.0	41	11/9/1990	CHI	@	BOS	34	5	6	2	0	17	25	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	71.9	1	4	3	3
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	68.0	42	1/22/1988	CHI	vs	PHX	38	4	13	4	2	17	25	0	0		8	8	100.0	73.6	0	4	2	2
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	67.9	45	2/2/1997	CHI	@	SEA	45	7	3	1	0	19	28	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	73.4	3	4	1	2	+4
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	67.9	45	1/12/1990	CHI	@	CHA	40	4	6	1	0	19	28	0	1	0.0	7	9	77.8	70.4	2	2	2	4

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