least shots to score 58 points in a game

James Harden has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 58+ points, with 24 attempts versus the Hawks on November 30, 2019.

Interpreted as:

least shots by a player to score 58 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	James Harden J. Harden	24	60	11/30/2019	HOU	vs	ATL	31	3	8	3	1	16	66.7	8	14	57.1	20	23	87.0	87.9	0	3	5	3	+50
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25	58	2/26/1987	CHI	vs	NJN	37	8	3	3	2	16	64.0	0	0		26	27	96.3	78.6	1	7	3	4
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	26	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	80.8	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27	59	4/3/1988	CHI	@	DET	42	4	6	2	2	21	77.8	0	1	0.0	17	19	89.5	83.4	2	2	1	4
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	28	64	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	37	14	3	4	1	20	71.4	0	3	0.0	24	32	75.0	76.0	3	11	4	1	+29
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28	59	11/13/2022	PHI	vs	UTA	37	11	8	1	7	19	67.9	1	5	20.0	20	24	83.3	76.5	1	10	5	3	+25
7	Purvis Short P. Short	28	59	11/17/1984	GSW	vs	NJN	40	5	0	1	0	20	71.4	4	6	66.7	15	16	93.8	84.2	2	3	3	2
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29	61	4/1/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	53	10	10	2	0	18	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
9	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	29	60	1/25/2023	POR	vs	UTA	40	7	8	3	0	21	72.4	9	15	60.0	9	10	90.0	89.8	0	7	4	1	+11
10	James Harden J. Harden	30	60	1/30/2018	HOU	vs	ORL	46	10	11	4	1	19	63.3	5	14	35.7	17	18	94.4	79.1	2	8	5	2	+7
11	Bernard King B. King	30	60	12/25/1984	NYK	vs	NJN	41	7	4	0	0	19	63.3	0	0		22	26	84.6	72.4	2	5	5	2
12	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	31	60	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
13	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	31	60	3/15/2022	BKN	@	ORL	35	6	4	4	1	20	64.5	8	12	66.7	12	13	92.3	81.7	2	4	1	3	+36
14	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	31	60	3/14/2022	MIN	@	SAS	36	17	3	1	0	19	61.3	7	11	63.6	15	16	93.8	78.9	2	15	6	5	+16
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31	62	1/3/2021	GSW	vs	POR	36	5	4	0	0	18	58.1	8	16	50.0	18	19	94.7	78.8	1	4	5	0	+20
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31	61	2/2/2009	LAL	@	NYK	37	0	3	0	1	19	61.3	3	6	50.0	20	20	100.0	76.6	0	0	2	1	+19
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31	62	12/20/2005	LAL	vs	DAL	33	8	0	3	0	18	58.1	4	10	40.0	22	25	88.0	73.8	3	5	2	3	+35
18	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32	61	8/11/2020	POR	@	DAL	41	5	8	1	0	17	53.1	9	17	52.9	18	18	100.0	76.4	2	3	3	2	+8
19	James Harden J. Harden	32	59	10/30/2019	HOU	@	WAS	38	3	9	1	0	18	56.3	6	14	42.9	17	18	94.4	73.9	1	2	4	3	+6
20	James Harden J. Harden	32	58	2/28/2019	HOU	vs	MIA	44	7	10	4	1	16	50.0	8	18	44.4	18	18	100.0	72.6	2	5	4	1	+10
21	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	32	60	12/17/2006	WAS	@	LAL	49	8	8	2	0	17	53.1	5	12	41.7	21	27	77.8	68.4	0	8	3	3	+10
22	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	32	60	3/24/1990	PHX	vs	SEA	42	6	4	1	2	22	68.8	0	0		16	18	88.9	75.2	1	5	1	5
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33	73	1/26/2024	DAL	@	ATL	45	10	7	1	0	25	75.8	8	13	61.5	15	16	93.8	91.2	0	10	4	1	+13
24	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	33	60	11/8/2019	POR	vs	BKN	40	4	5	0	0	19	57.6	7	16	43.8	15	15	100.0	75.8	0	4	2	1	+4
25	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	33	60	12/5/2016	GSW	vs	IND	29	2	1	0	0	21	63.6	8	14	57.1	10	11	90.9	79.3	0	2	0	0	+37