most points in a game with less than 16 fga by an active player

Myles Turner has the most points by an active player in a game with fewer than 16 field-goal attempts, with 40 points against the Celtics on February 23, 2023.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game with less than 16 fga by an active player

	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	Myles Turner M. Turner	40	15	2/23/2023	IND	vs	BOS	37	10	2	0	1	13	86.7	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	110.6	3	7	5	5	+9
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	39	15	11/23/2022	DEN	@	OKC	43	10	9	0	0	11	73.3	1	3	33.3	16	18	88.9	85.1	3	7	4	5	+11
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	15	3/18/2022	BKN	vs	POR	38	6	6	0	1	11	73.3	2	3	66.7	14	15	93.3	88.0	0	6	8	4	0
4	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	38	15	1/22/2021	PHI	vs	BOS	30	11	3	1	0	11	73.3	2	2	100.0	14	15	93.3	88.0	3	8	5	5	+13
5	Chris Paul C. Paul	38	14	12/14/2013	LAC	@	WAS	33	3	12	3	0	11	78.6	5	7	71.4	11	11	100.0	100.8	1	2	2	2	+24
6	Trae Young T. Young	37	12	12/23/2020	ATL	@	CHI	26	6	7	0	0	10	83.3	5	6	83.3	12	14	85.7	101.9	2	4	4	1	+30
7	Seth Curry S. Curry	37	15	2/28/2020	DAL	@	MIA	36	2	2	0	0	13	86.7	8	9	88.9	3	4	75.0	110.4	0	2	1	4	+11
8	James Harden J. Harden	37	14	12/5/2016	HOU	vs	BOS	35	8	7	3	0	8	57.1	3	5	60.0	18	18	100.0	84.4	1	7	10	2	+3
9	James Harden J. Harden	37	15	3/22/2014	HOU	@	CLE	29	3	10	4	1	9	60.0	5	8	62.5	14	14	100.0	87.4	0	3	1	1	+20
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	37	15	11/8/2013	OKC	@	DET	44	8	7	3	1	9	60.0	2	3	66.7	17	19	89.5	79.2	2	6	3	3	+6
11	Kevin Love K. Love	37	13	2/27/2011	MIN	vs	GSW	41	23	1	2	0	8	61.5	3	4	75.0	18	23	78.3	80.0	7	16	3	3	+18
12	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	36	14	3/24/2024	NOP	@	DET	36	7	6	2	0	13	92.9	0	0		10	14	71.4	89.3	1	6	4	2	+18
13	Bradley Beal B. Beal	36	15	3/14/2023	WAS	vs	DET	33	6	7	2	1	13	86.7	4	6	66.7	6	6	100.0	102.0	0	6	3	3	+38
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	36	14	1/17/2023	DEN	vs	POR	34	12	10	1	1	13	92.9	1	2	50.0	9	10	90.0	97.8	2	10	4	2	+19
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	36	15	3/31/2021	DAL	@	BOS	35	8	5	0	0	11	73.3	7	11	63.6	7	11	63.6	90.7	0	8	8	3	-2
16	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	36	15	2/12/2021	NOP	@	DAL	37	2	4	2	0	14	93.3	0	1	0.0	8	11	72.7	90.7	0	2	1	2	-12
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	36	14	3/7/2018	DEN	vs	CLE	34	13	6	0	0	12	85.7	2	3	66.7	10	11	90.9	95.5	4	9	5	2	+1
18	LeBron James L. James	36	15	3/15/2005	CLE	vs	UTA	35	9	2	0	1	11	73.3	2	5	40.0	12	16	75.0	81.7	2	7	1	1	+22
19	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	35	15	10/23/2024	UTA	vs	MEM	35	9	2	0	0	9	60.0	4	7	57.1	13	14	92.9	82.7	1	8	2	2	+16
20	Devin Booker D. Booker	35	15	1/3/2024	PHX	vs	LAC	37	2	6	0	0	11	73.3	5	8	62.5	8	9	88.9	92.3	0	2	6	4	-12
21	Taurean Prince T. Prince	35	13	3/20/2023	MIN	@	NYK	32	5	2	0	0	12	92.3	8	8	100.0	3	4	75.0	118.6	0	5	2	5	+28
22	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	35	14	3/19/2023	LAL	vs	ORL	30	6	6	0	0	9	64.3	1	4	25.0	16	18	88.9	79.8	1	5	3	3	+25
23	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	35	13	1/12/2023	TOR	vs	CHA	38	7	3	0	1	11	84.6	3	3	100.0	10	12	83.3	95.7	1	6	4	2	+6
24	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	35	15	12/10/2022	IND	vs	BKN	37	1	9	3	1	12	80.0	7	8	87.5	4	4	100.0	104.4	0	1	5	1	-3
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35	15	11/4/2022	DAL	vs	TOR	37	8	6	3	1	10	66.7	3	6	50.0	12	14	85.7	82.7	1	7	4	4	+8