Grayson Allen has the fewest attempted shots in a game with 40+ points this season, with 17 attempts against the Pelicans on November 10.

Interpreted as:

least shots by a player in a 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	Grayson Allen G. Allen	17	42	11/10/2025	PHX	vs	NOP	28	2	4	3	0	12	70.6	10	15	66.7	8	10	80.0	98.1	1	1	1	0	+22
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19	40	11/26/2025	OKC	vs	MIN	37	6	6	3	0	12	63.2	1	2	50.0	15	17	88.2	75.5	0	6	1	3	+12
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	19	41	11/15/2025	LAL	@	MIL	38	9	6	1	2	9	47.4	5	11	45.5	18	20	90.0	73.7	1	8	3	1	+25
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	20	40	10/26/2025	MIL	@	CLE	33	14	9	2	2	14	70.0	1	1	100.0	11	16	68.8	74.0	5	9	2	1	-5
5	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	21	40	12/8/2025	MIN	vs	PHX	38	9	2	1	0	15	71.4	3	7	42.9	7	9	77.8	80.1	0	9	1	2	+4
6	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	21	44	12/4/2025	LAL	@	TOR	41	5	10	0	0	13	61.9	5	11	45.5	13	15	86.7	79.7	0	5	5	3	+6
7	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	21	41	11/30/2025	ATL	@	PHI	45	14	7	1	1	10	47.6	4	8	50.0	17	22	77.3	66.8	0	14	6	1	-3
8	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	21	46	11/5/2025	CLE	vs	PHI	35	4	8	1	0	15	71.4	6	11	54.5	10	10	100.0	90.6	0	4	2	0	+17
9	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	21	50	10/23/2025	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
10	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21	40	10/22/2025	SAS	@	DAL	30	15	1	1	3	15	71.4	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	77.4	1	14	0	4	+31
11	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	22	42	11/30/2025	BOS	@	CLE	31	3	3	0	0	15	68.2	6	11	54.5	6	6	100.0	85.2	0	3	2	3	+10
12	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	22	41	11/8/2025	NOP	@	SAS	38	9	3	1	0	15	68.2	5	11	45.5	6	6	100.0	83.2	3	6	1	1	-14
13	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	22	41	10/27/2025	LAL	vs	POR	39	4	5	3	0	13	59.1	3	8	37.5	12	14	85.7	72.8	0	4	8	2	0
14	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	22	51	10/26/2025	LAL	@	SAC	39	11	9	2	0	12	54.5	6	10	60.0	21	22	95.5	80.5	1	10	2	1	+22
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	23	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
16	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	23	49	10/24/2025	LAL	vs	MIN	35	11	8	0	0	14	60.9	5	12	41.7	16	19	84.2	78.1	1	10	3	4	+18
17	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	24	42	12/6/2025	SAC	@	MIA	39	5	1	1	0	12	50.0	8	13	61.5	10	11	90.9	72.8	0	5	0	3	+15
18	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	24	42	12/2/2025	BOS	vs	NYK	40	4	4	1	0	16	66.7	2	6	33.3	8	9	88.9	75.1	0	4	4	3	+15
19	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	24	41	11/21/2025	MIN	@	PHX	40	5	4	4	1	14	58.3	5	11	45.5	8	12	66.7	70.0	0	5	5	4	-3
20	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	24	40	10/22/2025	PHI	@	BOS	41	2	6	2	1	13	54.2	7	9	77.8	7	8	87.5	72.7	0	2	1	5	+3
21	Jamal Murray J. Murray	25	52	12/3/2025	DEN	@	IND	36	6	4	1	0	19	76.0	10	11	90.9	4	5	80.0	95.6	0	6	1	0	+23
22	CJ McCollum	25	46	11/25/2025	WAS	vs	ATL	37	5	4	1	0	17	68.0	10	13	76.9	2	4	50.0	85.9	0	5	2	1	+19
23	James Harden J. Harden	25	41	11/14/2025	LAC	@	DAL	51	14	11	1	2	13	52.0	6	12	50.0	9	11	81.8	68.7	2	12	3	3	+8
24	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	25	40	11/13/2025	UTA	vs	ATL	36	7	2	1	0	15	60.0	6	12	50.0	4	4	100.0	74.7	4	3	4	3	+4
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	25	46	11/12/2025	GSW	@	SAS	34	5	5	2	0	13	52.0	5	16	31.3	15	16	93.8	71.8	0	5	1	2	+5