most points less than 3 fgm in a game ever

James Harden has the most points in a game with fewer than 3 field goals, with 27 points versus the Grizzlies on December 26, 2013.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player less than 3 fgm in a regular-season game ever
NAMEPTSFGMDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
27
2
12/26/2013
vs
44
6
5
0
1
9
22.2
1
5
20.0
22
25
88.0
67.5
1
5
2
2
+13
2Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
26
2
12/20/1995
vs
47
14
5
3
1
16
12.5
0
3
0.0
22
27
81.5
46.6
5
9
5
5
3Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
22
2
4/4/2006
@
31
8
2
1
0
10
20.0
0
3
0.0
18
24
75.0
53.5
2
6
5
2
+1
4Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
22
1
1/16/1980
vs
37
2
7
1
0
9
11.1
0
0
20
22
90.9
58.9
1
1
2
4
5Danilo Gallinari
D. Gallinari
21
2
3/24/2017
@
35
11
2
1
2
12
16.7
0
6
0.0
17
18
94.4
52.7
1
10
1
0
+14
6Desmond Mason
D. Mason
21
2
11/30/2001
vs
35
4
0
1
0
8
25.0
0
0
17
18
94.4
66.0
0
4
1
2
-7
7Cedric Ceballos
C. Ceballos
21
2
3/2/1998
@
38
7
6
3
0
8
25.0
0
3
0.0
17
18
94.4
66.0
1
6
2
2
-1
8Bill Hanzlik
B. Hanzlik
21
2
3/4/1986
vs
33
9
5
0
0
13
15.4
0
0
17
18
94.4
50.2
3
6
4
3
9Bailey Howell
B. Howell
21
2
12/27/1964
vs
10
7
28.6
17
20
85.0
66.5
3
10Danilo Gallinari
D. Gallinari
20
2
11/24/2015
vs
37
18
3
0
0
10
20.0
0
5
0.0
16
17
94.1
57.2
0
18
2
3
-11
11Kevin Martin
K. Martin
20
2
3/21/2008
@
37
2
1
1
0
12
16.7
1
4
25.0
15
17
88.2
51.3
0
2
2
2
-5
12Kevin Martin
K. Martin
20
1
3/17/2007
@
31
2
1
2
1
8
12.5
1
4
25.0
17
20
85.0
59.5
1
1
1
4
+1
13Michael Adams
M. Adams
20
2
3/30/1989
vs
35
2
7
3
1
9
22.2
2
4
50.0
14
18
77.8
59.1
0
2
1
1
14Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
20
2
11/22/1986
vs
36
8
2
2
0
6
33.3
0
0
16
16
100.0
76.7
2
6
1
6
15George Ratkovicz
G. Ratkovicz
20
2
11/13/1953
vs
16
18
88.9
5
16Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
20
2
2/3/1952
vs
42
2
7
28.6
16
16
100.0
71.2
2
17James Harden
J. Harden
19
2
10/24/2019
vs
36
7
14
1
1
13
15.4
1
8
12.5
14
14
100.0
49.6
2
5
7
5
-3
18Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
19
2
2/14/2017
vs
38
2
12
5
0
10
20.0
0
3
0.0
15
19
78.9
51.7
1
1
4
4
+13
19Corey Maggette
C. Maggette
19
2
2/2/2007
@
23
3
0
0
0
6
33.3
0
0
15
17
88.2
70.5
0
3
1
4
+16
20Earl Boykins
E. Boykins
19
2
2/25/2005
@
32
1
4
0
1
6
33.3
0
1
0.0
15
16
93.8
72.9
1
0
3
1
+3
21Doug Christie
D. Christie
19
2
3/6/2001
vs
42
6
3
4
0
12
16.7
1
3
33.3
14
16
87.5
49.9
3
3
2
1
+14
22Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
19
2
11/27/1996
@
38
14
1
0
3
8
25.0
0
0
15
18
83.3
59.7
2
12
1
4
+15
23Micheal Williams
M. Williams
19
2
1/23/1993
@
40
4
10
3
1
8
25.0
0
0
15
15
100.0
65.1
1
3
3
6
24Travis Mays
T. Mays
19
2
1/8/1991
@
39
2
2
0
0
7
28.6
1
2
50.0
14
14
100.0
72.2
1
1
2
3
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
19
2
12/11/1981
vs
41
17
5
3
11
18.2
0
1
0.0
15
17
88.2
51.4
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