most points in an nba game with under 7 fga

Cedric Maxwell has dropped the most points in a game with fewer than 7 field-goal attempts, with 29 points against the New Jersey Nets on January 14, 1979.

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most points by a player in an NBA regular-season game with under 7 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	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	29	6	1/14/1979	BOS	vs	NJN	40	10	3	1	2	5	83.3				19	20	95.0	98.0	1	9	3	6
2	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	27	6	11/3/1983	UTA	vs	GSW	26	8	5	1	0	4	66.7	0	0		19	20	95.0	91.2	1	7	3	3
3	Detlef Schrempf D. Schrempf	26	6	11/5/1994	SEA	vs	UTA	37	12	4	2	0	4	66.7	0	1	0.0	18	20	90.0	87.8	3	9	2	4
4	Dwight Howard D. Howard	25	6	11/16/2013	HOU	vs	DEN	29	7	1	0	1	4	66.7	0	0		17	24	70.8	75.5	0	7	4	5	+12
5	Corey Maggette C. Maggette	25	6	2/5/2002	LAC	@	NYK	38	5	2	1	1	6	100.0	1	1	100.0	12	17	70.6	92.7	1	4	4	5	+4
6	Muggsy Bogues M. Bogues	24	6	3/3/2000	TOR	vs	BOS	29	2	5	1	0	6	100.0	4	4	100.0	8	8	100.0	126.1	0	2	0	2	-4
7	Buck Williams B. Williams	24	5	4/21/1991	POR	@	PHX	28	6	3	1	0	5	100.0	0	0		14	14	100.0	107.5	2	4	2	4
8	Steve Harris S. Harris	24	6	3/10/1988	GSW	vs	NJN	28	1	1	1	1	4	66.7	0	0		16	17	94.1	89.0	0	1	0	0
9	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	24	5	11/29/1984	SAS	vs	DAL	39	14	5	0	4	5	100.0	0	0		14	16	87.5	99.7	2	12	2	4
10	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	24	6	11/3/1979	BOS	@	WAS	28	6	3	0	0	6	100.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	98.7	3	3	1	4
11	Sean Kilpatrick S. Kilpatrick	23	6	3/6/2017	BKN	@	MEM	28	5	3	1	1	3	50.0	1	1	100.0	16	17	94.1	85.3	0	5	0	2	+21
12	Steve Francis S. Francis	23	5	3/14/2003	HOU	vs	CHI	36	9	10	5	2	5	100.0	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	111.9	0	9	5	2	+33
13	Derek Anderson D. Anderson	23	6	12/21/1997	CLE	vs	UTA	31	5	5	1	0	3	50.0	1	3	33.3	16	16	100.0	88.2	2	3	0	4	+5
14	Jeff Teague J. Teague	22	6	1/18/2017	IND	@	SAC	34	7	11	2	0	5	83.3	1	1	100.0	11	11	100.0	101.5	0	7	3	3	+4
15	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	22	6	12/14/2016	LAC	@	ORL	35	13	2	0	3	5	83.3	0	0		12	18	66.7	79.0	4	9	0	2	+1
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	22	6	3/28/2014	BKN	vs	CLE	20	2	3	1	0	5	83.3	5	6	83.3	7	7	100.0	121.1	0	2	2	4	+10
17	Jason Thompson J. Thompson	22	5	1/16/2009	SAC	vs	MIL	35	11	2	0	1	4	80.0	0	0		14	15	93.3	94.8	1	10	2	4	+2
18	Detlef Schrempf D. Schrempf	22	6	11/23/1999	POR	@	CLE	25	6	1	0	0	4	66.7	1	2	50.0	13	14	92.9	90.5	3	3	3	3	-6
19	Matt Geiger M. Geiger	22	6	12/27/1997	CHA	@	ORL	27	9	0	0	1	6	100.0	0	0		10	11	90.9	101.5	3	6	2	6	+4
20	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	22	6	11/16/1984	WAS	vs	NYK	36	12	10	0	0	4	66.7	0	0		14	15	93.3	87.3	8	4	9	3
21	Scott May S. May	22	6	3/27/1982	MIL	@	SDC	15	5	1	2	0	5	83.3	0	0		12	12	100.0	97.5			0	0
22	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	21	6	3/13/2024	ORL	vs	BKN	35	3	9	0	0	6	100.0	1	1	100.0	8	9	88.9	105.4	0	3	2	4	+18
23	Onyeka Okongwu O. Okongwu	21	5	3/28/2023	ATL	vs	CLE	20	9	0	0	3	5	100.0	0	0		11	12	91.7	102.1	2	7	2	4	+15
24	Jakob Poeltl J. Poeltl	21	6	10/21/2022	SAS	@	IND	29	8	5	1	1	4	66.7	0	0		13	21	61.9	68.9	2	6	2	1	+12
25	Davis Bertans D. Bertans	21	6	1/7/2017	SAS	vs	CHA	18	1	2	1	0	5	83.3	4	5	80.0	7	8	87.5	110.3	0	1	0	2	+19

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