Cedric Maxwell has dropped the most points in a game with exactly 6 field-goal attempts, with 29 points versus the New Jersey Nets on January 14, 1979.
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NBA most points by a player with exactly 6 field goal attempted in a regular-season game| NAME | PTS | FGA | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | C. Maxwell | 29 | 6 | 1/14/1979 | vs | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 83.3 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 98.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 2 |  | A. Dantley | 27 | 6 | 11/3/1983 | vs | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 91.2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 3 |  | D. Schrempf | 26 | 6 | 11/5/1994 | vs | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 87.8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 4 |  | D. Howard | 25 | 6 | 11/16/2013 | vs | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 75.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | +12 | |||
| 5 |  | C. Maggette | 25 | 6 | 2/5/2002 | @ | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 92.7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | +4 | ||
| 6 |  | M. Bogues | 24 | 6 | 3/3/2000 | vs | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 126.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | ||
| 7 |  | S. Harris | 24 | 6 | 3/10/1988 | vs | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 89.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | C. Maxwell | 24 | 6 | 11/3/1979 | @ | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 98.7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 9 |  | S. Kilpatrick | 23 | 6 | 3/6/2017 | @ | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 85.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +21 | ||
| 10 |  | D. Anderson | 23 | 6 | 12/21/1997 | vs | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 88.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +5 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Teague | 22 | 6 | 1/18/2017 | @ | 34 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 101.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +4 | ||
| 12 |  | D. Jordan | 22 | 6 | 12/14/2016 | @ | 35 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 79.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | +1 | |||
| 13 |  | P. Pierce | 22 | 6 | 3/28/2014 | vs | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 83.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 121.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 14 |  | D. Schrempf | 22 | 6 | 11/23/1999 | @ | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 90.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -6 | ||
| 15 |  | M. Geiger | 22 | 6 | 12/27/1997 | @ | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 101.5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | +4 | |||
| 16 |  | J. Ruland | 22 | 6 | 11/16/1984 | vs | 36 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 87.3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 17 |  | S. May | 22 | 6 | 3/27/1982 | @ | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 97.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 |  | P. Banchero | 21 | 6 | 3/13/2024 | vs | 35 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 105.4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +18 | ||
| 19 |  | J. Poeltl | 21 | 6 | 10/21/2022 | @ | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 68.9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +12 | |||
| 20 |  | D. Bertans | 21 | 6 | 1/7/2017 | vs | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 83.3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 110.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +19 | ||
| 21 |  | G. Hill | 21 | 6 | 3/3/2013 | vs | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 101.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +13 | ||
| 22 |  | G. Hill | 21 | 6 | 1/7/2007 | vs | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 86.3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +9 | |||
| 23 | | B. Cardinal | 21 | 6 | 2/21/2004 | vs | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 86.3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 24 |  | Z. Rebraca | 21 | 6 | 12/15/2002 | vs | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 93.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +25 | |||
| 25 |  | K. Reeves | 21 | 6 | 3/17/1998 | vs | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 96.9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +15 | ||
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