most shot attempts in first game

John Drew had the most attempted shots in his first game, with 34 attempts against the Bulls on October 18, 1974.

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NAMEFGADATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Drew
J. Drew
34
10/18/1974
@
42
32
12
3
4
0
13
38.2
6
9
66.7
42.1
6
6
3
2Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
27
10/10/1980
vs
40
26
8
2
5
0
12
44.4
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
46.6
4
4
3
4
3Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
27
10/9/1973
vs
17
5
14
7
25.9
3
5
60.0
29.1
4
4Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
27
10/15/1971
vs
27
13
4
0
5
18.5
3
4
75.0
22.6
1
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27
10/18/1969
vs
48
29
12
6
12
44.4
5
8
62.5
47.5
5
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
10/24/1959
@
48
43
28
1
17
63.0
9
15
60.0
64.0
2
7VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
26
10/22/2025
@
42
34
7
3
1
0
13
50.0
5
13
38.5
3
6
50.0
59.4
1
6
2
1
-2
8Willie Anderson
W. Anderson
25
11/5/1988
vs
38
30
5
6
2
0
12
48.0
0
0
6
8
75.0
52.6
2
3
2
4
9Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
24
10/21/2026
@
35
12
3
3
3
0
5
20.8
0
7
0.0
2
5
40.0
22.9
1
2
4
2
-23
10Ron Harper
R. Harper
24
11/1/1986
vs
41
25
2
5
2
1
10
41.7
1
1
100.0
4
5
80.0
47.7
2
0
7
3
11Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
24
10/16/1970
vs
41
21
8
3
9
37.5
3
6
50.0
39.4
5
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
22
10/31/2007
@
32
18
5
1
3
1
7
31.8
2
7
28.6
2
4
50.0
37.9
0
5
2
3
-8
13Billy Knight
B. Knight
22
10/21/1976
vs
45
29
9
4
2
1
12
54.5
5
6
83.3
58.8
3
14Caleb Wilson
C. Wilson
21
10/21/2026
@
32
16
4
0
3
1
7
33.3
1
8
12.5
1
2
50.0
36.6
3
1
9
4
-45
15Rudy Gay
R. Gay
21
11/1/2006
vs
38
21
8
0
1
4
8
38.1
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
46.1
4
4
1
2
+3
16Luol Deng
L. Deng
21
11/5/2004
vs
38
18
10
3
0
1
8
38.1
1
5
20.0
1
2
50.0
41.1
6
4
1
3
+13
17Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
21
10/26/1985
vs
44
18
6
1
2
3
8
38.1
0
0
2
4
50.0
39.5
2
4
3
3
18Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
21
10/29/1983
vs
32
18
12
3
0
4
9
42.9
0
1
0.0
0
0
42.9
5
7
5
2
19Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
21
10/30/1981
@
39
19
11
4
0
7
33.3
0
2
0.0
5
9
55.6
38.1
4
2
20Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21
10/12/1979
@
41
26
8
4
1
4
10
47.6
0
0
6
10
60.0
51.2
4
4
3
3
21Mike Flynn
M. Flynn
21
10/21/1976
vs
35
17
11
1
0
0
7
33.3
3
4
75.0
37.3
3
22Elmore Smith
E. Smith
21
10/12/1971
vs
34
10
16
0
5
23.8
0
0
23.8
6
23Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
21
10/17/1968
vs
40
25
12
0
11
52.4
3
3
100.0
56.0
6
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
21
10/22/1958
vs
32
25
13
6
10
47.6
5
7
71.4
51.9
4
25O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
20
10/29/2008
@
40
10
5
2
2
0
5
25.0
0
7
0.0
0
0
25.0
2
3
3
2
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