Joe Fulks has the most attempted shots in a game with fewer than 40 points, with 55 attempts versus the Providence Steam Rollers on March 18, 1948.
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most fga by a player in a regular-season game while scoring less than 40 pts NBA| 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 |  | J. Fulks | 55 | 35 | 3/18/1948 | vs | 13 | 23.6 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 29.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | | J. Fulks | 50 | 37 | 12/3/1946 | vs | 16 | 32.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 34.6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | | J. Fulks | 47 | 31 | 12/30/1947 | @ | 12 | 25.5 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 30.7 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 |  | W. Chamberlain | 44 | 37 | 11/25/1964 | @ | 48 | 32 | 5 | 17 | 38.6 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 38.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | J. West | 43 | 37 | 1/20/1966 | @ | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25.6 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 37.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | | W. Chamberlain | 43 | 34 | 2/23/1963 | @ | 46 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 32.6 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 36.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | E. Baylor | 43 | 37 | 11/17/1961 | @ | 44 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 34.9 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 39.4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | W. Chamberlain | 43 | 34 | 11/24/1960 | vs | 48 | 55 | 4 | 15 | 34.9 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 35.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | G. Mikan | 43 | 32 | 11/17/1951 | vs | 8 | 18.6 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 30.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 |  | D. Wilkins | 42 | 38 | 2/19/1988 | vs | 48 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 40.5 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 43.9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 11 |  | J. Havlicek | 42 | 38 | 2/3/1965 | vs | 37 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 35.7 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 41.3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | W. Chamberlain | 42 | 35 | 1/10/1960 | @ | 48 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 31.0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 36.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | K. Bryant | 41 | 34 | 12/22/2012 | @ | 44 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 39.0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | B. Lanier | 41 | 35 | 12/25/1971 | vs | 21 | 3 | 16 | 39.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 40.5 | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | E. Hayes | 41 | 34 | 10/27/1970 | @ | 46 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 36.6 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 37.8 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | J. Fulks | 41 | 21 | 2/22/1949 | @ | 0 | 8 | 19.5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 24.1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | D. Cowens | 40 | 34 | 2/7/1973 | vs | 50 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 41.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | E. Hayes | 40 | 29 | 1/19/1971 | @ | 50 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 32.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 34.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | E. Hayes | 40 | 28 | 2/8/1969 | @ | 53 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 32.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 33.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | O. Robertson | 40 | 37 | 2/10/1965 | 53 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 37.5 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 42.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | | W. Chamberlain | 40 | 37 | 2/23/1964 | vs | 48 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 40.0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 41.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | E. Baylor | 40 | 35 | 3/4/1963 | vs | 12 | 14 | 35.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 39.8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 40 | 36 | 12/28/1962 | 48 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 42.5 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 40.9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | J. West | 40 | 36 | 2/22/1962 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 41.4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | W. Bellamy | 40 | 35 | 1/13/1962 | @ | 23 | 4 | 17 | 42.5 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 42.4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
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