most shot attempt in a 40 point game all-time

Wilt Chamberlain has the most attempted shots in a game, with 63 attempts against the Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Interpreted as:

most shot by a player attempt in a 40 point regular-season game all-time

	NAME	FGA	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	100	3/2/1962	PHI		NYK	48	25	2			36	57.1				28	32	87.5	64.9				2
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	78	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	43	1			31	50.0				16	31	51.6	51.6				4
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	53	10/28/1962	SFW	@	CIN	53	27	2			23	38.3				7	17	41.2	39.3				2
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	63	11/26/1964	SFW	@	PHI	48	32	3			27	46.6				9	20	45.0	47.2				2
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	57	61	12/11/1962	SFW	vs	SYR	48	26	1			27	47.4				7	11	63.6	49.3				0
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	55	1/24/1962	PHI		CHI	48	32	5			23	41.1				9	11	81.8	45.2				1
7	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	56	63	2/10/1949	PHI	vs	IND			0			27	48.2				9	14	64.3	50.7				3
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31	7			23	41.8				17	24	70.8	48.0				4
9	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	55	35	3/18/1948	PHI	vs	PRO						13	23.6				9	10	90.0	29.5
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	61	12/18/1962	SFW	vs	STL	45	27	2			26	49.1				9	14	64.3	51.6				0
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	51	12/26/1961	PHI		SYR	48	29	1			21	39.6				9	14	64.3	43.1				2
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	61	11/21/1962	SFW	vs	CIN	48	22	3			27	51.9				7	15	46.7	52.0				3
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	59	11/18/1962	SFW	@	CIN	48	17	0			24	47.1				11	16	68.8	50.8				2
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	57	11/10/1962	SFW	vs	CHI	48	28	3			24	47.1				9	12	75.0	50.6				1
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	45	12/30/1959	PHI	vs	MIN	46	32	3			19	37.3				7	11	63.6	40.3				3
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	50	60	4/13/2016	LAL	vs	UTA	42	4	4	1	1	22	44.0	6	21	28.6	10	12	83.3	54.3	0	4	2	1	+7
17	Rick Barry R. Barry	50	48	2/5/1967	SFW	@	CHI	53	9	3			17	34.0				14	16	87.5	42.1				4
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	59	2/11/1964	SFW	@	DET	53	18	4			25	50.0				9	21	42.9	49.8				4
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	54	1/18/1962	PHI	vs	CIN	48	31	3			22	44.0				10	16	62.5	47.3				0
20	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	50	37	12/3/1946	PHI	vs	PRO						16	32.0				5	8	62.5	34.6				2
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	64	1/16/1993	CHI	vs	ORL	47	6	1	5	0	27	55.1	1	5	20.0	9	11	81.8	59.4	4	2	2	5
22	George Gervin G. Gervin	49	63	4/9/1978	SAS	@	NOJ	33	2	1	2	1	23	46.9				17	20	85.0	54.5				3
23	Rick Barry R. Barry	49	55	1/23/1975	GSW	vs	PHI	46	5	5	7	1	23	46.9				9	10	90.0	51.5	2	3		0
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	49	1/26/1964	SFW	@	LAL	48	19	2			18	36.7				13	24	54.2	41.1				4
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	56	12/1/1964	SFW	vs	BAL	58	29	3			22	45.8				12	20	60.0	49.3				4