least shots to score 45 points in a game

Adrian Dantley has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 45+ points, with 15 attempts versus the Rockets on January 4, 1984.

Interpreted as:

least shots by a player to score 45 or more points in a 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	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	15	46	1/4/1984	UTA	vs	HOU	40	9	5	1	0	9	60.0	0	0		28	29	96.6	82.9	5	4	2	3
2	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	16	46	1/30/2017	SAC	@	PHI	32	15	5	1	1	11	68.8	4	6	66.7	20	22	90.9	89.6	4	11	8	6	-6
3	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	16	46	2/25/2006	WAS	vs	NYK	30	1	2	4	0	13	81.3	7	10	70.0	13	14	92.9	103.8	0	1	1	2	+20
4	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	16	47	11/25/1983	UTA	vs	DEN	40	8	6	0	0	10	62.5	0	0		27	31	87.1	79.3	4	4	4	2
5	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	17	45	11/21/1987	DET	@	CHI	44	2	6	0	0	13	76.5	0	0		19	22	86.4	84.3	0	2	5	1
6	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	17	50	10/31/1980	UTA	vs	DAL	41	4	4	2	0	12	70.6	0	0		26	29	89.7	84.0			3	4
7	Jerry West J. West	17	45	1/25/1967	LAL	vs	BAL	47	8	8			16	94.1				13	15	86.7	95.3				5
8	Kemba Walker K. Walker	18	46	3/22/2018	CHA	vs	MEM	28	3	4	1	0	13	72.2	10	14	71.4	10	10	100.0	102.7	0	3	2	1	+47
9	James Harden J. Harden	18	45	1/19/2015	HOU	vs	IND	40	1	7	4	1	12	66.7	7	12	58.3	14	15	93.3	91.5	1	0	5	0	+17
10	Kevin Martin K. Martin	18	45	1/5/2011	HOU	vs	POR	39	2	4	0	0	13	72.2	6	8	75.0	13	15	86.7	91.5	0	2	4	2	+6
11	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	18	45	1/11/2006	SEA	vs	ORL	44	5	2	2	1	12	66.7	4	5	80.0	17	20	85.0	84.0	1	4	3	2	+16
12	World B. Free W. B. Free	18	46	1/13/1979	SDC	@	ATL	44	7	3	1	0	12	66.7				22	29	75.9	74.8			5	3
13	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	19	50	3/8/2022	BKN	@	CHA	37	3	6	1	1	15	78.9	9	12	75.0	11	13	84.6	101.1	0	3	3	4	+14
14	James Harden J. Harden	19	46	2/20/2013	HOU	vs	OKC	44	7	6	2	1	14	73.7	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	94.7	1	6	2	2	+8
15	James Harden J. Harden	19	45	11/2/2012	HOU	@	ATL	40	7	2	0	0	14	73.7	2	4	50.0	15	17	88.2	85.0	1	6	5	3	+17
16	Josh Howard J. Howard	19	47	12/8/2007	DAL	vs	UTA	42	10	2	0	1	14	73.7	4	5	80.0	15	17	88.2	88.7	6	4	1	4	+19
17	Willie Burton W. Burton	19	53	12/13/1994	PHI	vs	MIA	43	8	3	1	2	12	63.2	5	8	62.5	24	28	85.7	84.6	4	4	1	2
18	Darius Garland D. Garland	20	46	12/26/2022	CLE	vs	BKN	40	3	8	1	0	14	70.0	5	7	71.4	13	15	86.7	86.5	1	2	1	1	+6
19	Trae Young T. Young	20	47	3/13/2022	ATL	vs	IND	35	3	5	2	0	13	65.0	7	10	70.0	14	14	100.0	89.8	0	3	4	3	+2
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	20	50	3/16/2021	POR	vs	NOP	41	6	10	0	0	13	65.0	6	13	46.2	18	18	100.0	89.5	1	5	4	3	+9
21	James Harden J. Harden	20	49	7/31/2020	HOU	@	DAL	43	9	8	3	3	14	70.0	3	9	33.3	18	21	85.7	83.8	0	9	1	5	+8
22	Bradley Beal B. Beal	20	46	10/30/2019	WAS	vs	HOU	41	6	8	3	0	14	70.0	7	12	58.3	11	12	91.7	91.0	2	4	5	4	+8
23	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	20	45	4/5/2019	DET	@	OKC	35	7	3	2	0	11	55.0	9	14	64.3	14	16	87.5	83.2	0	7	1	0	-11
24	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	20	46	11/15/2017	PHI	@	LAL	34	15	7	0	7	14	70.0	2	3	66.7	16	19	84.2	81.1	2	13	2	4	+19
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	20	45	1/27/2016	GSW	vs	DAL	32	5	1	0	2	14	70.0	7	12	58.3	10	10	100.0	92.2	0	5	1	1	+14