most shot attempt in a 40 point game all-time

Wilt Chamberlain has the most shot attempts in a game, with 63 attempts versus the Knicks on March 2, 1962.

Interpreted as:
most shot by a player attempt in a 40 point regular-season game all-time
NAMEFGAPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
63
100
3/2/1962
48
25
2
36
57.1
28
32
87.5
64.9
2
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
62
78
12/8/1961
vs
63
43
1
31
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
60
53
10/28/1962
@
53
27
2
23
38.3
7
17
41.2
39.3
2
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
63
11/26/1964
@
48
32
3
27
46.6
9
20
45.0
47.2
2
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
57
61
12/11/1962
vs
48
26
1
27
47.4
7
11
63.6
49.3
0
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
56
55
1/24/1962
48
32
5
23
41.1
9
11
81.8
45.2
1
7Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
56
63
2/10/1949
vs
0
27
48.2
9
14
64.3
50.7
3
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
55
63
12/8/1961
@
31
7
23
41.8
17
24
70.8
48.0
4
9Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
55
35
3/18/1948
vs
13
23.6
9
10
90.0
29.5
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
61
12/18/1962
vs
45
27
2
26
49.1
9
14
64.3
51.6
0
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
51
12/26/1961
48
29
1
21
39.6
9
14
64.3
43.1
2
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
52
61
11/21/1962
vs
48
22
3
27
51.9
7
15
46.7
52.0
3
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
51
59
11/18/1962
@
48
17
0
24
47.1
11
16
68.8
50.8
2
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
51
57
11/10/1962
vs
48
28
3
24
47.1
9
12
75.0
50.6
1
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
51
45
12/30/1959
vs
46
32
3
19
37.3
7
11
63.6
40.3
3
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
50
60
4/13/2016
vs
42
4
4
1
1
22
44.0
6
21
28.6
10
12
83.3
54.3
0
4
2
1
+7
17Rick Barry
R. Barry
50
48
2/5/1967
@
53
9
3
17
34.0
14
16
87.5
42.1
4
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
59
2/11/1964
@
53
18
4
25
50.0
9
21
42.9
49.8
4
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
54
1/18/1962
vs
48
31
3
22
44.0
10
16
62.5
47.3
0
20Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
50
37
12/3/1946
vs
16
32.0
5
8
62.5
34.6
2
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
64
1/16/1993
vs
47
6
1
5
0
27
55.1
1
5
20.0
9
11
81.8
59.4
4
2
2
5
22George Gervin
G. Gervin
49
63
4/9/1978
@
33
2
1
2
1
23
46.9
17
20
85.0
54.5
3
23Rick Barry
R. Barry
49
55
1/23/1975
vs
46
5
5
7
1
23
46.9
9
10
90.0
51.5
2
3
0
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
49
49
1/26/1964
@
48
19
2
18
36.7
13
24
54.2
41.1
4
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
56
12/1/1964
vs
58
29
3
22
45.8
12
20
60.0
49.3
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts going back to the 1982-83 season.

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