Adrian Dantley has the fewest attempted shots in a game with 44+ points, with 15 attempts against the Rockets on January 4, 1984.
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NBA player who scored 44 or more points in one regular-season game with the fewest shots| NAME | FGA | PTS | 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 |  | A. Dantley | 15 | 46 | 1/4/1984 | vs | 40 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 96.6 | 82.9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 16 | 44 | 2/10/2023 | @ | 39 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 81.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 90.3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +22 | ||
| 3 |  | D. Cousins | 16 | 46 | 1/30/2017 | @ | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 68.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 89.6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | -6 | ||
| 4 |  | I. Thomas | 16 | 44 | 12/20/2016 | @ | 38 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 62.5 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 93.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 5 |  | A. Stoudemire | 16 | 44 | 3/19/2010 | vs | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 92.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +15 | |||
| 6 |  | G. Arenas | 16 | 46 | 2/25/2006 | vs | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 81.3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 103.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +20 | ||
| 7 | | A. Dantley | 16 | 47 | 11/25/1983 | vs | 40 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 79.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 8 |  | A. Dantley | 17 | 45 | 11/21/1987 | @ | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 76.5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 84.3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | | A. Dantley | 17 | 50 | 10/31/1980 | vs | 41 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 70.6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 84.0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 10 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 17 | 44 | 3/8/1970 | @ | 48 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 70.6 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 78.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | J. West | 17 | 45 | 1/25/1967 | vs | 47 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 94.1 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 95.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | K. Walker | 18 | 46 | 3/22/2018 | vs | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 72.2 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 102.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +47 | ||
| 13 |  | J. Harden | 18 | 45 | 1/19/2015 | vs | 40 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 66.7 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 91.5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +17 | ||
| 14 |  | K. Martin | 18 | 45 | 1/5/2011 | vs | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 72.2 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 91.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 15 |  | R. Sessions | 18 | 44 | 2/7/2009 | vs | 47 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 80.8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -9 | |||
| 16 |  | M. Ginobili | 18 | 44 | 2/21/2008 | @ | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 72.2 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 94.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | ||
| 17 |  | R. Lewis | 18 | 45 | 1/11/2006 | vs | 44 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 66.7 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 84.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +16 | ||
| 18 |  | W. B. Free | 18 | 46 | 1/13/1979 | @ | 44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 66.7 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 74.8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 19 | | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 19 | 47 | 3/30/2026 | vs | 41 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 63.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 78.3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 20 |  | J. Murray | 19 | 45 | 3/2/2026 | @ | 38 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 68.4 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 92.7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | A. Edwards | 19 | 44 | 4/10/2025 | @ | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 68.4 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 89.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | +15 | ||
| 22 |  | K. Irving | 19 | 50 | 3/8/2022 | @ | 37 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 78.9 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 101.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +14 | ||
| 23 |  | G. Trent Jr. | 19 | 44 | 4/10/2021 | @ | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 89.5 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 108.3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +31 | ||
| 24 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 19 | 44 | 12/14/2018 | @ | 38 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 73.7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 77.9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | +25 | |||
| 25 |  | L. James | 19 | 44 | 11/14/2018 | vs | 36 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 68.4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 85.9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | +4 | ||
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