lowest true shooting percentage in a 40 point game ever since 1976

Since 1975-76, Kobe Bryant has the worst true shooting percentage in a game with 40+ points, at 40.9 percent versus the Celtics on November 7, 2002.

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lowest true shooting percentage by a player in a 40 or more point regular-season game ever since 1976

	NAME	TS%	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	40.9	41	11/7/2002	LAL	@	BOS	46	9	4	4	0	17	47	36.2	0	8	0.0	7	7	100.0	2	7	5	3	-3
2	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	43.5	46	11/10/2025	DET	vs	WAS	45	12	11	5	2	14	45	31.1	2	11	18.2	16	18	88.9	5	7	2	4	+10
3	John Williamson J. Williamson	44.2	40	3/4/1978	NJN	@	BUF						14	40	35.0				12	12	100.0
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45.8	43	1/15/1987	CHI	vs	HOU	43	3	3	2	1	17	43	39.5	1	4	25.0	8	9	88.9	1	2	2	2
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45.8	41	11/28/1986	CHI	@	LAL	45	10	3	1	1	19	43	44.2	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	8	2	3	4
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	46.1	40	11/29/1991	CHI	@	POR	51	8	7	3	1	16	39	41.0	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	3	5	3	4
7	James Harden J. Harden	46.5	41	1/8/2020	HOU	@	ATL	40	10	10	2	3	9	34	26.5	4	20	20.0	19	23	82.6	2	8	8	2	-3
8	Zach Randolph Z. Randolph	46.8	42	1/27/2007	POR	@	MEM	47	12	2	2	0	16	40	40.0	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	4	8	4	4	-1
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	47.6	41	3/8/2002	PHI	vs	IND	45	3	8	2	1	13	36	36.1	1	4	25.0	14	16	87.5	0	3	4	5	+6
10	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	47.7	42	4/11/1995	DAL	@	HOU	53	5	5	5	0	16	37	43.2	1	6	16.7	9	16	56.3	1	4	3	5
11	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	47.9	43	2/1/1987	GSW	vs	NJN	55	24	6	3	4	15	37	40.5	0	0		13	18	72.2	10	14	2	4
12	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	47.9	43	11/2/1976	NOJ	vs	BOS	45	10	5			17	40	42.5				9	11	81.8				2
13	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	48.3	42	11/14/1981	DAL	vs	GSW	41	8	1	0	1	18	40	45.0	2	5	40.0	4	8	50.0	7	1	2	5
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	48.3	51	10/28/2016	OKC	vs	PHX	45	13	10	2	0	17	44	38.6	2	10	20.0	15	20	75.0	3	10	5	3	+7
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	48.3	43	12/5/1986	CHI	@	PHX	41	4	2	3	1	15	37	40.5	0	0		13	17	76.5	2	2	1	1
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	48.4	45	12/28/2022	MIL	@	CHI	42	22	7	1	0	17	39	43.6	0	3	0.0	11	17	64.7	7	15	5	5	-10
17	James Harden J. Harden	49.0	41	1/14/2020	HOU	@	MEM	39	6	6	0	1	13	37	35.1	5	19	26.3	10	11	90.9	3	3	1	3	+3
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	49.0	45	1/3/2000	PHI	vs	MIL	43	4	4	1	0	16	38	42.1	2	5	40.0	11	18	61.1	2	2	1	5	+2
19	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	49.0	44	3/28/2024	ATL	vs	BOS	47	7	7	2	1	18	44	40.9	6	19	31.6	2	2	100.0	0	7	3	2	+3
20	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	49.0	42	3/21/2017	TOR	vs	CHI	43	7	8	2	1	17	38	44.7	1	5	20.0	7	11	63.6	4	3	2	1	+6
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	49.5	43	3/20/2006	LAL	@	BOS	41	5	4	5	0	18	39	46.2	0	5	0.0	7	10	70.0	2	3	2	3	+6
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	49.6	45	12/28/2005	LAL	vs	MEM	47	7	4	2	1	13	37	35.1	4	8	50.0	15	19	78.9	2	5	2	5	-6
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	49.8	42	11/16/2005	LAL	vs	NYK	44	5	3	2	1	15	36	41.7	0	1	0.0	12	14	85.7	3	2	0	3	+6
24	Bernard King B. King	49.8	44	2/26/1991	WAS	@	NYK	56	12	6	4	0	16	38	42.1	0	3	0.0	12	14	85.7	4	8	4	3
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	50.0	40	3/8/2006	LAL	@	NOK	44	6	1	3	1	12	33	36.4	2	6	33.3	14	16	87.5	4	2	2	2	+9

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