James Harden had the fewest shot attempts in a game with 40+ points this season, with 17 attempts versus the Jazz on December 16.

Interpreted as:

least shot by a player attempts for 40 or more point regular-season game this season

	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	James Harden J. Harden	17	41	12/16/2024	LAC	vs	UTA	31	1	6	1	1	11	64.7	7	11	63.6	12	14	85.7	88.5	0	1	4	2	+27
2	Jalen Green J. Green	18	42	1/13/2025	HOU	vs	MEM	40	3	4	1	0	13	72.2	5	6	83.3	11	11	100.0	91.9	0	3	3	1	+8
3	Devin Booker D. Booker	18	40	10/31/2024	PHX	@	LAC	38	5	8	3	0	11	61.1	5	9	55.6	13	15	86.7	81.3	1	4	2	1	+20
4	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19	44	4/10/2025	MIN	@	MEM	38	5	3	1	1	13	68.4	7	11	63.6	11	13	84.6	89.0	1	4	5	3	+15
5	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	19	42	2/24/2025	SAC	vs	CHA	31	3	2	1	0	16	84.2	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	103.3	0	3	3	0	+36
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	20	40	3/6/2025	GSW	@	BKN	36	4	4	0	0	12	60.0	7	13	53.8	9	9	100.0	83.5	2	2	5	3	-16
7	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	20	43	3/5/2025	BOS	vs	POR	43	10	5	0	0	14	70.0	10	16	62.5	5	5	100.0	96.8	4	6	0	2	+12
8	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	20	41	3/4/2025	ORL	vs	TOR	40	8	8	4	1	14	70.0	4	5	80.0	9	10	90.0	84.0	0	8	3	2	-6
9	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	20	40	1/31/2025	NOP	vs	BOS	39	5	4	1	0	15	75.0	8	12	66.7	2	3	66.7	93.8	0	5	4	5	+3
10	Jalen Green J. Green	20	41	11/27/2024	HOU	@	PHI	41	7	2	2	1	12	60.0	4	6	66.7	13	14	92.9	78.4	1	6	5	1	+3
11	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	21	42	3/23/2025	MIA	vs	CHA	35	3	5	2	1	16	76.2	6	8	75.0	4	7	57.1	87.2	0	3	2	2	+22
12	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	21	40	2/8/2025	NOP	@	SAC	28	4	4	2	0	16	76.2	0	0		8	11	72.7	77.4	1	3	3	4	+4
13	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	21	41	2/3/2025	NOP	@	DEN	38	3	3	2	1	13	61.9	8	12	66.7	7	7	100.0	85.1	1	2	0	1	-9
14	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	21	45	11/11/2024	OKC	vs	LAC	39	3	9	5	2	13	61.9	4	8	50.0	15	16	93.8	80.2	0	3	1	3	+8
15	Ja Morant J. Morant	22	44	3/14/2025	MEM	vs	CLE	35	8	7	1	0	17	77.3	1	4	25.0	9	10	90.0	83.3	0	8	2	3	-6
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	22	44	3/2/2025	MIN	@	PHX	36	5	7	2	0	12	54.5	6	14	42.9	14	14	100.0	78.1	0	5	1	0	+22
17	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	22	42	2/10/2025	SAC	@	DAL	39	7	3	0	0	15	68.2	4	6	66.7	8	8	100.0	82.3	0	7	1	2	+21
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	22	40	2/10/2025	DEN	vs	POR	31	7	8	3	1	15	68.2	2	7	28.6	8	8	100.0	78.4	1	6	5	2	+22
19	Darius Garland D. Garland	22	40	1/9/2025	CLE	vs	TOR	36	2	9	2	0	14	63.6	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	77.0	0	2	3	0	+18
20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	22	45	12/26/2024	OKC	@	IND	38	7	8	1	2	15	68.2	4	5	80.0	11	11	100.0	83.8	0	7	1	2	+10
21	Anthony Davis A. Davis	22	40	12/15/2024	LAL	vs	MEM	33	16	2	2	1	15	68.2	1	4	25.0	9	12	75.0	73.3	4	12	4	4	+14
22	James Harden J. Harden	22	43	11/27/2024	LAC	@	WAS	32	4	7	3	0	13	59.1	7	11	63.6	10	11	90.9	80.1	1	3	4	0	+25
23	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	22	43	11/15/2024	BKN	@	NYK	39	2	3	1	1	16	72.7	7	10	70.0	4	6	66.7	87.3	0	2	4	2	-1
24	Jordan Poole J. Poole	22	42	11/13/2024	WAS	@	SAS	33	2	6	2	0	15	68.2	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	85.2	0	2	3	5	-6
25	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	22	43	11/10/2024	DAL	@	DEN	35	5	5	1	1	17	77.3	6	8	75.0	3	3	100.0	92.2	0	5	1	1	-6