highest points scored in a game with less than 10 fgm

Adrian Dantley has posted the most points in a game with fewer than 10 field goals, with 46 points versus the Rockets on January 4, 1984.

Interpreted as:

highest points by a player scored in a regular-season game with less than 10 fgm

	NAME	PTS	FGM	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	46	9	1/4/1984	UTA	vs	HOU	40	9	5	1	0	15	60.0	0	0		28	29	96.6	82.9	5	4	2	3
2	James Harden J. Harden	43	8	12/31/2018	HOU	vs	MEM	41	10	13	2	0	19	42.1	6	12	50.0	21	27	77.8	69.6	1	9	9	3	+21
3	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	43	9	4/5/2005	WAS	vs	BOS	48	9	4	1	1	21	42.9	4	10	40.0	21	25	84.0	67.2	2	7	3	1	-8
4	James Harden J. Harden	42	9	2/11/2020	HOU	vs	BOS	39	8	7	1	1	19	47.4	7	16	43.8	17	18	94.4	78.0	0	8	6	5	+24
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	9	10/30/2013	OKC	@	UTA	39	6	1	3	0	24	37.5	2	8	25.0	22	24	91.7	60.8	0	6	5	1	+3
6	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	42	9	12/8/1992	ATL	vs	CHI	44	3	5	4	0	22	40.9	1	4	25.0	23	23	100.0	65.4	2	1	2	1
7	Frank Selvy F. Selvy	42	9	12/2/1954	MIL		MIN											24	26	92.3					4
8	James Harden J. Harden	41	9	1/8/2020	HOU	@	ATL	40	10	10	2	3	34	26.5	4	20	20.0	19	23	82.6	46.5	2	8	8	2	-3
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	41	9	2/1/2007	MIA	vs	CLE	42	4	5	3	2	20	45.0	0	1	0.0	23	24	95.8	67.1	0	4	12	0	+12
10	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	41	9	3/10/1997	GSW	@	LAC	40	2	2	3	1	17	52.9	1	4	25.0	22	25	88.0	73.2	0	2	2	5	-6
11	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	41	9	1/21/1975	KCO	vs	POR	43	5	6	2	0	22	40.9				23	25	92.0	62.1	1	4		1
12	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	41	9	1/17/1952	SYR	vs	MIN	59	25									23	27	85.2					5
13	Anthony Davis A. Davis	40	7	10/29/2019	LAL	vs	MEM	31	20	2	0	2	17	41.2	0	2	0.0	26	27	96.3	69.3	8	12	0	2	+19
14	James Harden J. Harden	40	8	10/28/2019	HOU	vs	OKC	37	3	7	1	1	21	38.1	3	14	21.4	21	22	95.5	65.2	0	3	4	5	-2
15	James Harden J. Harden	40	9	11/11/2018	HOU	vs	IND	38	7	9	1	1	20	45.0	8	18	44.4	14	15	93.3	75.2	0	7	9	5	+13
16	James Harden J. Harden	40	9	2/11/2017	HOU	vs	PHX	29	6	8	0	0	17	52.9	8	15	53.3	14	16	87.5	83.2	1	5	8	2	+26
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40	7	1/31/2006	LAL	@	NYK	34	3	3	4	0	17	41.2	3	8	37.5	23	26	88.5	70.3	1	2	3	4	+18
18	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	40	9	11/20/1966	CIN	vs	BAL		5	14			20	45.0				22	23	95.7	66.4				4
19	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	40	9	2/11/1961	NYK	@	BOS	45		8			27	33.3				22	23	95.7	53.9				5
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	39	9	10/26/2023	MIL	vs	PHI	37	8	4	0	0	20	45.0	4	12	33.3	17	17	100.0	71.0	0	8	0	2	+12
21	Trae Young T. Young	39	9	1/30/2020	ATL	vs	PHI	38	6	18	2	0	22	40.9	3	9	33.3	18	20	90.0	63.3	1	5	7	2	+17
22	Paul George P. George	39	9	2/5/2019	OKC	vs	ORL	36	8	3	3	0	26	34.6	6	15	40.0	15	16	93.8	59.0	1	7	5	5	+14
23	James Harden J. Harden	39	9	4/4/2014	HOU	vs	OKC	43	9	7	2	0	22	40.9	4	8	50.0	17	20	85.0	63.3	0	9	5	2	+5
24	Dwight Howard D. Howard	39	7	3/12/2013	LAL	@	ORL	38	16	2	1	3	13	53.8	0	0		25	39	64.1	64.7	3	13	0	3	+16
25	Mike James M. James	39	9	4/14/2006	TOR	vs	DET	41	4	6	1	0	16	56.3	3	5	60.0	18	18	100.0	81.5	2	2	4	1	+1