most points scored by a player in an nba game ever with 15 or less field goals madd

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Kobe Bryant are tied for the most points in a game with 15 or fewer field goals, with 55 points.

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most points scored by a player in an NBA regular-season game ever with 15 or less field goals madd

	NAME	PTS	FGM	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	55	15	10/23/2025	OKC	@	IND	45	8	5	2	1	31	48.4	2	7	28.6	23	26	88.5	64.8	0	8	2	4	+9
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	55	15	3/28/2003	LAL	vs	WAS	41	5	3	3	0	29	51.7	9	13	69.2	16	18	88.9	74.5	0	5	3	5	+21
3	Stephen Curry S. Curry	53	14	4/12/2021	GSW	vs	DEN	36	6	4	0	0	24	58.3	10	18	55.6	15	16	93.8	85.4	0	6	5	3	+16
4	Bradley Beal B. Beal	53	15	2/23/2020	WAS	@	CHI	39	5	4	2	1	27	55.6	5	11	45.5	18	20	90.0	74.0	2	3	7	5	-4
5	James Harden J. Harden	53	14	12/31/2016	HOU	vs	NYK	42	16	17	0	0	26	53.8	9	16	56.3	16	18	88.9	78.1	3	13	8	2	+13
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	53	15	1/14/2016	CHI	@	PHI	49	10	6	3	0	30	50.0	2	4	50.0	21	25	84.0	64.6	4	6	4	4	+11
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	53	15	12/2/2004	DAL	vs	HOU	49	16	2	3	4	32	46.9	2	5	40.0	21	22	95.5	63.6	4	12	1	2	+12
8	Willie Burton W. Burton	53	12	12/13/1994	PHI	vs	MIA	43	8	3	1	2	19	63.2	5	8	62.5	24	28	85.7	84.6	4	4	1	2
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	52	15	3/17/2019	MIL	vs	PHI	36	16	7	2	1	26	57.7	3	8	37.5	19	21	90.5	73.8	1	15	1	1	+12
10	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	52	15	1/2/2017	CHI	vs	CHA	38	12	6	3	1	24	62.5	1	4	25.0	21	22	95.5	77.2	3	9	2	0	+15
11	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	52	15	12/30/2016	BOS	vs	MIA	37	2	0	1	0	26	57.7	9	13	69.2	13	13	100.0	82.0	1	1	2	2	+10
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	52	13	1/18/2013	OKC	@	DAL	50	9	1	2	0	31	41.9	5	9	55.6	21	21	100.0	64.6	0	9	4	2	-1
13	Brandon Roy B. Roy	52	14	12/18/2008	POR	vs	PHX	44	5	6	0	1	27	51.9	5	7	71.4	19	21	90.5	71.7	1	4	0	1	+12
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	52	15	3/2/2008	LAL	vs	DAL	51	11	4	1	2	27	55.6	2	3	66.7	20	27	74.1	66.9	1	10	5	2	+4
15	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	52	15	2/21/2003	ORL	vs	CHI	33	5	3	3	1	32	46.9	6	13	46.2	16	20	80.0	63.7	1	4	1	5	+20
16	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	51	14	10/27/2025	UTA	vs	PHX	45	14	3	0	0	32	43.8	6	13	46.2	17	17	100.0	64.6	5	9	1	2	+26
17	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	51	12	10/26/2025	LAL	@	SAC	39	11	9	2	0	22	54.5	6	10	60.0	21	22	95.5	80.5	1	10	2	1	+22
18	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	51	15	1/16/2023	BOS	@	CHA	40	9	5	0	0	23	65.2	7	12	58.3	14	14	100.0	87.4	1	8	4	3	+15
19	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	51	15	3/7/2019	POR	vs	OKC	47	5	9	1	2	28	53.6	3	10	30.0	18	20	90.0	69.3	1	4	3	3	-5
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	51	15	10/24/2018	GSW	vs	WAS	32	4	3	0	1	24	62.5	11	16	68.8	10	10	100.0	89.8	0	4	2	1	+19
21	James Harden J. Harden	51	15	12/22/2017	HOU	vs	LAC	41	4	8	3	0	28	53.6	6	14	42.9	15	16	93.8	72.8	0	4	8	6	-9
22	James Harden J. Harden	51	15	12/20/2017	HOU	vs	LAL	43	3	9	1	1	27	55.6	4	6	66.7	17	21	81.0	70.4	0	3	6	5	+4
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	51	15	3/21/2014	OKC	@	TOR	52	12	7	1	1	32	46.9	7	12	58.3	14	19	73.7	63.2	1	11	5	3	+4
24	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	51	14	1/15/2007	WAS	vs	UTA	41	3	5	1	0	29	48.3	7	12	58.3	16	17	94.1	69.9	1	2	1	3	+10
25	Vince Carter V. Carter	51	13	12/23/2005	NJN	@	MIA	44	8	4	0	0	25	52.0	2	5	40.0	23	24	95.8	71.7	2	6	2	3	+16