most missed shots in a game in nba history post merger

Joe Fulks has missed the most field goals by a big man in a game, with 42 misses against the Providence Steam Rollers on March 18, 1948.

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most missed shots in a regular-season game in NBA history post merger

	NAME	FG MISS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	42	3/18/1948	PHI	vs	PRO		35			13	55	23.6	9	10	90.0	29.5
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37	10/28/1962	SFW	@	CIN	53	53	27	2	23	60	38.3	7	17	41.2	39.3	2
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	35	11/17/1951	MIN	vs	FTW		32			8	43	18.6	16	21	76.2	30.6	3
4	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	35	12/30/1947	PHI	@	BOS		31			12	47	25.5	7	8	87.5	30.7
5	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	34	12/3/1946	PHI	vs	PRO		37			16	50	32.0	5	8	62.5	34.6	2
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33	1/24/1962	PHI		CHI	48	55	32	5	23	56	41.1	9	11	81.8	45.2	1
7	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	33	2/22/1949	PHI	@	ROC		21		0	8	41	19.5	5	6	83.3	24.1	3
8	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	33	11/27/1947	PHI	vs	NYK		24		0	7	40	17.5	10	13	76.9	26.2	5
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	12/26/1961	PHI		SYR	48	51	29	1	21	53	39.6	9	14	64.3	43.1	2
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	11/27/1960	PHI	@	LAL	48	41	27	4	16	48	33.3	9	17	52.9	37.0	3
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	12/30/1959	PHI	vs	MIN	46	45	32	3	19	51	37.3	7	11	63.6	40.3	3
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	11/26/1964	SFW	@	PHI	48	63	32	3	27	58	46.6	9	20	45.0	47.2	2
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	1/26/1964	SFW	@	LAL	48	49	19	2	18	49	36.7	13	24	54.2	41.1	4
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	78	43	1	31	62	50.0	16	31	51.6	51.6	4
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	30	12/11/1962	SFW	vs	SYR	48	61	26	1	27	57	47.4	7	11	63.6	49.3	0
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	2/23/1963	SFW	@	CHI	46	34	22	0	14	43	32.6	6	9	66.7	36.2	3
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	1/10/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	35	27	7	13	42	31.0	9	13	69.2	36.7	2
18	George Mikan G. Mikan	29	11/19/1949	MIN	@	AND		34			7	36	19.4	20	23	87.0	36.9	6
19	George Mikan G. Mikan	29	2/18/1949	MIN	@	BOS		28			10	39	25.6	8	11	72.7	31.9
20	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	29	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND		63		0	27	56	48.2	9	14	64.3	50.7	3
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28	1/18/1962	PHI	vs	CIN	48	54	31	3	22	50	44.0	10	16	62.5	47.3	0
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28	11/24/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	55	4	15	43	34.9	4	10	40.0	35.9	3
23	George Mikan G. Mikan	28	11/9/1948	MIN	@	BOS		29			11	39	28.2	7	10	70.0	33.4
24	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	28	12/18/1947	PHI	vs	NYK		18		1	4	32	12.5	10	13	76.9	23.9	5
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27	1/19/1971	SDR	@	NYK	50	29	35	1	13	40	32.5	3	5	60.0	34.4	2