least amount of field goal attempts in a 60 point game before 2020

Before 2019-20, Karl Malone had the fewest attempted shots in a game with 60+ points, with 26 attempts versus the Bucks on January 27, 1990.

Interpreted as:
least amount of field goal attempts by a player in a 60 or more point regular-season game before 2020
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 Karl Malone
K. Malone
26
61
1/27/1990
UTA UTA
vs
MIL MIL
33
18
2
3
0
21
80.8
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
2 James Harden
J. Harden
30
60
1/30/2018
HOU HOU
vs
ORL ORL
46
10
11
4
1
19
63.3
5
14
35.7
17
18
94.4
79.1
2
8
5
2
+7
3 Bernard King
B. King
30
60
12/25/1984
NYK NYK
vs
NJN NJN
41
7
4
0
0
19
63.3
0
0
22
26
84.6
72.4
2
5
5
2
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
61
2/2/2009
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
37
0
3
0
1
19
61.3
3
6
50.0
20
20
100.0
76.6
0
0
2
1
+19
5 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
62
12/20/2005
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
33
8
0
3
0
18
58.1
4
10
40.0
22
25
88.0
73.8
3
5
2
3
+35
6 Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
32
60
12/17/2006
WAS WAS
@
LAL LAL
49
8
8
2
0
17
53.1
5
12
41.7
21
27
77.8
68.4
0
8
3
3
+10
7 Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
32
60
3/24/1990
PHX PHX
vs
SEA SEA
42
6
4
1
2
22
68.8
0
0
16
18
88.9
75.2
1
5
1
5
8 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
33
60
12/5/2016
GSW GSW
vs
IND IND
29
2
1
0
0
21
63.6
8
14
57.1
10
11
90.9
79.3
0
2
0
0
+37
9 LeBron James
L. James
33
61
3/3/2014
MIA MIA
vs
CHA CHA
41
7
4
0
0
22
66.7
8
10
80.0
9
12
75.0
79.7
3
4
2
2
+16
10 James Harden
J. Harden
34
61
3/22/2019
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
37
7
1
3
0
19
55.9
9
13
69.2
14
17
82.4
73.5
2
5
3
3
+18
11 Kemba Walker
K. Walker
34
60
11/17/2018
CHA CHA
vs
PHI PHI
45
7
4
4
0
21
61.8
6
14
42.9
12
12
100.0
76.4
0
7
9
2
+1
12 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
35
62
1/24/2014
NYK NYK
vs
CHA CHA
39
13
0
0
0
23
65.7
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
78.7
1
12
0
1
+34
13 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
35
61
3/6/2000
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
45
23
3
0
0
24
68.6
0
0
13
22
59.1
68.3
7
16
4
2
+16
14 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
66
2/9/1969
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
48
27
4
29
82.9
8
18
44.4
76.9
1
15 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
36
60
2/12/2005
PHI PHI
vs
ORL ORL
42
4
6
5
1
17
47.2
2
5
40.0
24
27
88.9
62.7
1
3
3
1
+27
16 Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
60
3/12/1985
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
43
7
3
0
0
22
61.1
1
4
25.0
15
16
93.8
69.7
4
3
3
3
17 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36
60
1/26/1969
LAL LAL
CIN CIN
21
22
61.1
16
24
66.7
64.4
1
18 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36
61
2/22/1962
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
48
26
1
21
58.3
19
34
55.9
59.9
0
19 Jerry West
J. West
36
63
1/17/1962
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
39
3
3
22
61.1
19
22
86.4
69.0
5
20 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
37
60
3/22/2007
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
45
5
4
0
0
20
54.1
3
7
42.9
17
18
94.4
66.8
2
3
2
4
+2
21 Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
37
62
3/10/2004
ORL ORL
vs
WAS WAS
46
10
5
1
0
20
54.1
5
14
35.7
17
26
65.4
64.0
3
7
6
1
+10
22 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37
69
3/28/1990
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
50
18
6
4
1
23
62.2
2
6
33.3
21
23
91.3
73.2
7
11
2
5
23 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37
67
3/9/1961
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
31
1
27
73.0
13
17
76.5
75.3
1
24 James Harden
J. Harden
38
61
1/23/2019
HOU HOU
@
NYK NYK
40
15
4
5
0
17
44.7
5
20
25.0
22
25
88.0
62.2
6
9
5
3
+19
25 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
61
4/16/1987
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
41
10
1
4
1
22
57.9
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
64.6
5
5
3
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts going back to the 1982-83 season.

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SAC SAC
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Thu
3/27
CLE CLE
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Mon
5/12
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@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
5/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
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IND IND
@
CLE CLE
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Tue
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@
OKC OKC
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NYK NYK
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BOS BOS
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