Trae Young has the worst field-goal percentage in a game with exactly 42 points, at 36.7 percent against the Rockets on January 8, 2020.
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lowest shooting percentage by a player while scoring exactly 42 points in a regular-season game| NAME | FG% | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | T. Young | 36.7 | 42 | 1/8/2020 | vs | 39 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 55.4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | +4 | ||
| 2 |  | K. Durant | 37.5 | 42 | 10/30/2013 | @ | 39 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 60.8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | +3 | ||
| 3 |  | K. Bryant | 37.9 | 42 | 3/3/2006 | @ | 42 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 56.9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +23 | ||
| 4 |  | D. Mitchell | 38.7 | 42 | 4/10/2021 | vs | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 54.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Harden | 39.3 | 42 | 2/9/2019 | vs | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 60.7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -9 | ||
| 6 |  | A. Iverson | 39.3 | 42 | 4/15/2003 | @ | 43 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 58.5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -17 | ||
| 7 | | J. Harden | 39.4 | 42 | 2/3/2017 | vs | 44 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 53.6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | -11 | ||
| 8 |  | F. VanVleet | 40.0 | 42 | 4/11/2024 | @ | 40 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 61.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +12 | ||
| 9 |  | J. Butler III | 40.0 | 42 | 1/7/2017 | vs | 44 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 62.1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +8 | ||
| 10 |  | Z. Randolph | 40.0 | 42 | 1/27/2007 | @ | 47 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 46.8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | -1 | ||
| 11 | | K. Bryant | 40.0 | 42 | 12/25/2004 | vs | 50 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 58.8 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | D. Wilkins | 40.0 | 42 | 3/2/1993 | @ | 45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 60.6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 13 | | K. Bryant | 40.6 | 42 | 4/6/2006 | @ | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 55.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -5 | ||
| 14 |  | D. Rose | 40.7 | 42 | 3/18/2011 | @ | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 57.9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -9 | ||
| 15 | | D. Wilkins | 40.9 | 42 | 12/8/1992 | vs | 44 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 65.4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 16 |  | K. Leonard | 41.7 | 42 | 12/13/2019 | @ | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 64.9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | +16 | ||
| 17 | | K. Bryant | 41.7 | 42 | 11/16/2005 | vs | 44 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 49.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +6 | ||
| 18 | | A. Iverson | 42.3 | 42 | 12/23/1999 | @ | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 60.3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -5 | ||
| 19 |  | A. Walker | 42.4 | 42 | 12/11/2001 | @ | 44 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 56.8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +16 | ||
| 20 | | A. Iverson | 43.2 | 42 | 3/3/2002 | @ | 44 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 50.7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +14 | ||
| 21 |  | J. Mashburn | 43.2 | 42 | 4/11/1995 | @ | 53 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 47.7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 22 | | J. Harden | 43.3 | 42 | 1/9/2019 | vs | 41 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 60.3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | +2 | ||
| 23 |  | V. Carter | 43.3 | 42 | 12/7/2001 | vs | 51 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 57.4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | +3 | ||
| 24 | | D. Mitchell | 43.8 | 42 | 4/12/2021 | vs | 39 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 56.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 25 | | D. Wilkins | 43.8 | 42 | 3/7/1986 | @ | 42 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 54.4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
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| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
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| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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