Bill Cartwright has put up the most points in a game with fewer than 8 field-goal attempts, with 31 points against the Kansas City Kings on November 17, 1981.
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most points by a player in a regular-season game with fewer than 8 fga| 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 |  | B. Cartwright | 31 | 7 | 11/17/1981 | vs | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 100.9 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 |  | C. Billups | 29 | 7 | 11/25/2006 | @ | 37 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 94.4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -6 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Maxwell | 29 | 6 | 1/14/1979 | vs | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 83.3 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 98.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 4 |  | G. Hayward | 28 | 7 | 2/23/2016 | vs | 40 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 85.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 102.9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -3 | ||
| 5 |  | D. Twardzik | 28 | 7 | 3/5/1977 | vs | 36 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 85.7 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 96.7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 |  | J. Stockton | 27 | 7 | 12/26/1991 | vs | 40 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 96.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 7 |  | A. Dantley | 27 | 6 | 11/3/1983 | vs | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 91.2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | | C. Maxwell | 27 | 7 | 11/9/1979 | vs | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 80.9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | | C. Maxwell | 27 | 7 | 12/15/1978 | vs | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 85.7 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 93.2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 10 |  | N. Jokić | 26 | 7 | 11/29/2025 | @ | 31 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 109.8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | +16 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Schrempf | 26 | 6 | 11/5/1994 | vs | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 87.8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 12 |  | C. Barkley | 26 | 7 | 4/1/1988 | vs | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 77.9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 13 | | D. Schlueter | 26 | 7 | 12/17/1971 | vs | 35 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 100.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 95.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | R. Gobert | 25 | 7 | 2/1/2019 | vs | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 91.9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | +11 | |||
| 15 |  | D. Howard | 25 | 6 | 11/16/2013 | vs | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 75.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | +12 | |||
| 16 |  | S. O'Neal | 25 | 7 | 12/12/2003 | vs | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 71.2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | -6 | |||
| 17 |  | C. Maggette | 25 | 6 | 2/5/2002 | @ | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 92.7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | +4 | ||
| 18 |  | S. Marciulionis | 25 | 7 | 3/29/1996 | vs | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 91.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 19 |  | M. Jackson | 25 | 7 | 3/26/1992 | @ | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 95.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 20 |  | A. Dantley | 25 | 7 | 12/12/1987 | vs | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 86.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 21 |  | P. Hubbard | 25 | 7 | 4/14/1984 | @ | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 91.9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 22 |  | J. Sikma | 25 | 7 | 2/9/1982 | vs | 43 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 86.3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 23 |  | A. Drummond | 24 | 7 | 11/3/2017 | vs | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 85.5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | -8 | |||
| 24 |  | J. Valančiūnas | 24 | 7 | 4/3/2013 | vs | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 80.4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | +17 | |||
| 25 |  | J. Dyson | 24 | 7 | 4/18/2012 | @ | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 85.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +13 | |||
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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 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
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| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
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