least shots to score 50 points in a playoff game

Joel Embiid has the fewest shot attempts with 50+ points in a playoff game, with 19 attempts in Game 3 of the 2024 First Round against the Knicks.

Interpreted as:

least shots by a player to score 50 or more points in a playoff 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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	19	50	4/25/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	41	8	4	0	1	13	68.4	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	88.5	1	7	3	3	+16
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	22	50	3/21/1953	BOS	vs	SYR	66	3	2			10	45.5				30	32	93.8	69.3				5
3	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	24	55	6/1/2021	POR	@	DEN	52	6	10	1	3	17	70.8	12	17	70.6	9	10	90.0	96.8	1	5	1	0	+2
4	Jamal Murray J. Murray	24	50	8/30/2020	DEN	@	UTA	43	5	6	0	0	17	70.8	9	12	75.0	7	9	77.8	89.4	1	4	5	5	+12
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	25	50	7/20/2021	MIL	vs	PHX	42	14	2	0	5	16	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	19	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	26	50	4/26/2019	GSW	@	LAC	42	6	5	1	1	15	57.7	6	14	42.9	14	15	93.3	76.7	0	6	4	4	+18
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	26	50	6/1/2006	DAL	vs	PHX	43	12	3	1	0	14	53.8	5	6	83.3	17	18	94.4	73.7	1	11	1	2	+22
8	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	26	51	5/10/1987	GSW	vs	LAL	44	3	10	4	0	18	69.2	2	3	66.7	13	14	92.9	79.3	1	2	2	2
9	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	27	51	8/23/2020	UTA	vs	DEN	38	4	7	0	0	15	55.6	4	7	57.1	17	18	94.4	73.0	1	3	4	2	+5
10	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	28	51	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	42	13	5	2	0	17	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
11	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	28	56	4/24/2023	MIA	vs	MIL	41	9	2	0	1	19	67.9	3	8	37.5	15	18	83.3	78.0	4	5	1	0	+4
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28	50	5/5/1989	CHI	vs	CLE	43	3	4	3	0	14	50.0	0	1	0.0	22	27	81.5	62.7	0	3	1	6
13	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	28	50	4/19/1986	ATL	vs	DET	43	5	3	1	0	19	67.9	0	0		12	15	80.0	72.3	0	5	6	2
14	Vince Carter V. Carter	29	50	5/11/2001	TOR	vs	PHI	45	6	7	1	4	19	65.5	9	13	69.2	3	3	100.0	82.5	3	3	1	3	+24
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	30	53	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	11	0	1	20	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
16	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30	50	5/28/2021	BOS	vs	BKN	41	6	7	2	1	16	53.3	5	11	45.5	13	15	86.7	68.3	0	6	1	3	+1
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	54	5/31/1993	CHI	vs	NYK	39	6	2	2	1	18	60.0	6	9	66.7	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	6	2	5
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	56	4/29/1992	CHI	@	MIA	43	5	5	4	2	20	66.7	0	0		16	18	88.9	73.8	1	4	2	3
19	Sam Jones S. Jones	30	51	3/28/1967	BOS	@	NYK	43	4	1			19	63.3				13	17	76.5	68.0				3
20	Jamal Murray J. Murray	31	50	8/23/2020	DEN	@	UTA	43	11	7	0	1	18	58.1	9	15	60.0	5	5	100.0	75.3	4	7	0	2	+5
21	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	31	56	5/4/1994	PHX	@	GSW	41	14	4	3	1	23	74.2	3	4	75.0	7	9	77.8	80.1	5	9	2	2
22	LeBron James L. James	32	51	5/31/2018	CLE	@	GSW	48	8	8	1	1	19	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
23	Ray Allen R. Allen	32	51	4/30/2009	BOS	@	CHI	59	5	3	3	0	18	56.3	9	18	50.0	6	7	85.7	72.7	2	3	3	1	+1
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	32	55	4/20/2003	PHI	vs	NOH	47	4	8	2	0	21	65.6	3	5	60.0	10	11	90.9	74.6	0	4	4	2	+13
25	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	32	52	5/16/2001	PHI	vs	TOR	43	2	7	4	0	21	65.6	8	14	57.1	2	2	100.0	79.1	0	2	1	3	+30