most points in a game player nba playoffs less than 22 field goal attempts

Joel Embiid has scored the most points with fewer than 22 field-goal attempts in a playoff game, with 50 points in Game 3 of the 2024 First Round against the Knicks.

	NAME	PTS	FGA	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	50	19	4/25/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	41	8	4	0	1	13	68.4	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	88.5	1	7	3	3	+16
2	Devin Booker D. Booker	49	21	4/28/2024	PHX	vs	MIN	45	5	6	2	1	13	61.9	3	5	60.0	20	21	95.2	81.0	0	5	2	5	+1
3	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	48	15	5/17/2011	DAL	vs	OKC	41	6	4	0	4	12	80.0	0	0		24	24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	47	18	5/14/1989	CHI	vs	NYK	42	11	6	1	2	12	66.7	0	1	0.0	23	28	82.1	77.5	0	11	6	3
5	James Harden J. Harden	44	21	4/21/2017	HOU	@	OKC	38	6	6	0	1	11	52.4	4	12	33.3	18	18	100.0	76.1	1	5	7	5	+1
6	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	44	20	6/5/1993	PHX	vs	SEA	46	24	1	1	1	12	60.0	1	1	100.0	19	22	86.4	74.1	10	14	1	3
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	18	5/3/1992	UTA	@	LAC	46	11	2	0	0	11	61.1	0	0		22	24	91.7	77.0	4	7	3	4
8	Anthony Davis A. Davis	43	18	8/29/2020	LAL	vs	POR	36	9	4	1	0	14	77.8	4	6	66.7	11	13	84.6	90.6	2	7	1	2	+15
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	20	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	40	4	5	1	2	14	70.0	3	3	100.0	11	11	100.0	84.5	1	3	1	4	+3
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	42	21	8/17/2020	DAL	@	LAC	38	7	9	3	0	13	61.9	2	6	33.3	14	15	93.3	76.1	0	7	11	4	-14
11	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	42	19	4/22/2010	PHX	@	POR	37	8	2	3	0	13	68.4	8	12	66.7	8	10	80.0	89.7	2	6	0	3	+15
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	42	20	4/25/2003	DAL	@	POR	47	10	3	2	1	15	75.0	5	6	83.3	7	9	77.8	87.6	1	9	2	4	+14
13	George Mikan G. Mikan	42	21	4/4/1949	MIN	vs	WAS						14	66.7				14	17	82.4	73.7				4
14	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	41	19	5/17/2022	MIA	vs	BOS	41	9	5	4	3	12	63.2	0	2	0.0	17	18	94.4	76.2	5	4	2	3	+25
15	Paul George P. George	41	20	6/28/2021	LAC	@	PHX	41	13	6	3	0	15	75.0	3	6	50.0	8	8	100.0	87.2	0	13	6	2	+14
16	James Harden J. Harden	41	18	5/28/2021	BKN	@	BOS	39	7	10	1	0	11	61.1	7	12	58.3	12	13	92.3	86.4	1	6	2	1	+13
17	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	41	21	5/25/2021	LAC	vs	DAL	41	6	4	2	0	14	66.7	4	7	57.1	9	10	90.0	80.7	2	4	2	2	-7
18	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	41	21	5/2/2016	SAS	vs	OKC	43	8	3	0	2	15	71.4	1	1	100.0	10	10	100.0	80.7	3	5	0	0	-4
19	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	41	21	5/22/2005	PHX	vs	SAS	36	9	1	0	1	13	61.9	0	0		15	18	83.3	70.9	6	3	2	2	-9
20	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	41	18	5/5/1995	HOU	vs	UTA	41	9	6	1	0	12	66.7	4	8	50.0	13	14	92.9	84.9	3	6	1	3
21	Terry Porter T. Porter	41	14	5/19/1992	POR	vs	UTA	38	6	7	3	0	12	85.7	4	5	80.0	13	14	92.9	101.7	3	3	1	1
22	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	41	21	5/8/1991	GSW	@	LAL	47	4	5	2	1	16	76.2	4	4	100.0	5	6	83.3	86.7	1	3	1	5
23	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	40	20	5/21/2022	BOS	vs	MIA	42	9	1	1	1	14	70.0	3	9	33.3	9	12	75.0	79.1	2	7	7	2	-6
24	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	40	20	5/8/2022	MIA	@	PHI	42	3	6	2	2	13	65.0	2	6	33.3	12	13	92.3	77.8	0	3	1	1	-2
25	LeBron James L. James	40	21	10/9/2020	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	7	3	0	15	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7