Adrian Dantley has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 50+ points, with 17 attempts against the Mavericks on October 31, 1980.
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least shots field goal taken by a player in a 50 or more point regular-season game| 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 |  | A. Dantley | 17 | 50 | 10/31/1980 | vs | 41 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 84.0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 2 |  | K. Irving | 19 | 50 | 3/8/2022 | @ | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 78.9 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 101.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +14 | ||
| 3 |  | W. Burton | 19 | 53 | 12/13/1994 | vs | 43 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 63.2 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 24 | 28 | 85.7 | 84.6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 4 |  | D. Lillard | 20 | 50 | 3/16/2021 | vs | 41 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 65.0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 89.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +9 | ||
| 5 |  | N. Jokić | 21 | 56 | 12/25/2025 | vs | 43 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 71.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 90.0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 6 |  | A. Gordon | 21 | 50 | 10/23/2025 | @ | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 81.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 105.8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 7 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 21 | 50 | 2/15/2022 | vs | 36 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 81.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 86.4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | +7 | ||
| 8 |  | A. Reaves | 22 | 51 | 10/26/2025 | @ | 39 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 54.5 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 80.5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | +22 | ||
| 9 |  | E. Gordon | 22 | 50 | 1/27/2020 | @ | 38 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 63.6 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 81.2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +12 | ||
| 10 |  | K. Martin | 22 | 50 | 4/1/2009 | @ | 46 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 50.0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 23 | 26 | 88.5 | 74.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -4 | ||
| 11 | | N. Jokić | 23 | 55 | 11/12/2025 | @ | 34 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 78.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 91.5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | +28 | ||
| 12 |  | J. Brunson | 23 | 50 | 12/15/2023 | @ | 35 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 73.9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 92.7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +7 | ||
| 13 |  | J. Tatum | 23 | 51 | 1/16/2023 | @ | 40 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 65.2 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 87.4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +15 | ||
| 14 |  | J. Embiid | 23 | 50 | 1/19/2022 | vs | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 73.9 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 82.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | +24 | ||
| 15 |  | F. VanVleet | 23 | 54 | 2/2/2021 | @ | 37 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 73.9 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 100.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +20 | ||
| 16 | | K. Irving | 23 | 54 | 1/31/2020 | vs | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 82.6 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 98.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +20 | ||
| 17 | | D. Lillard | 23 | 50 | 1/26/2020 | vs | 38 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 60.9 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 83.2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +19 | ||
| 18 |  | W. Chamberlain | 23 | 53 | 12/20/1967 | @ | 45 | 38 | 6 | 20 | 87.0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 76.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | J. Harden | 24 | 50 | 3/5/2025 | vs | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 58.3 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 76.2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 20 |  | L. Dončić | 24 | 53 | 1/30/2023 | vs | 36 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 70.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 83.0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +8 | ||
| 21 |  | S. Curry | 24 | 53 | 4/12/2021 | vs | 36 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 58.3 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 85.4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | +16 | ||
| 22 |  | J. Harden | 24 | 60 | 11/30/2019 | vs | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 66.7 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 87.9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | +50 | ||
| 23 | | S. Curry | 24 | 51 | 10/24/2018 | vs | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 62.5 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 89.8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +19 | ||
| 24 |  | J. Butler III | 24 | 52 | 1/2/2017 | vs | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 62.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 77.2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | +15 | ||
| 25 |  | C. Anthony | 24 | 50 | 2/7/2011 | vs | 39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 78.3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | -3 | ||
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