nba players score 50 points in a game on less than 30 field goal attempts

Nikola Jokić had 61 points when attempting <30 shots against the Timberwolves on April 1.

Interpreted as:
NBA players score 50 or more points in a regular-season game on less than 30 field goal attempts
NAME DATE PTS FGA TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
4/1/2025
61
29
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
53
10
10
2
0
18
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
2 James Harden
J. Harden
3/5/2025
50
24
LAC LAC
vs
DET DET
38
4
5
1
1
14
58.3
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
76.2
0
4
5
2
+13
3 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2/27/2025
56
25
GSW GSW
@
ORL ORL
34
4
3
2
0
16
64.0
12
19
63.2
12
12
100.0
92.5
0
4
4
0
+15
4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
2/5/2025
50
29
OKC OKC
vs
PHX PHX
34
8
5
2
1
18
62.1
3
7
42.9
11
12
91.7
72.9
2
6
1
3
+42
5 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1/29/2025
52
29
OKC OKC
@
GSW GSW
39
3
4
1
0
16
55.2
2
6
33.3
18
21
85.7
68.0
0
3
3
4
+1
6 CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
1/3/2025
50
27
NOP NOP
vs
WAS WAS
31
3
2
0
0
18
66.7
10
16
62.5
4
4
100.0
86.9
1
2
1
2
+21
7 Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
11/13/2024
50
29
SAS SAS
vs
WAS WAS
32
6
2
1
3
18
62.1
8
16
50.0
6
9
66.7
75.8
1
5
1
3
+13
8 Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
10/28/2024
50
26
ORL ORL
vs
IND IND
40
13
9
1
2
16
61.5
3
9
33.3
15
22
68.2
70.1
4
9
4
4
+3
9 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
4/9/2024
51
29
MIN MIN
vs
WAS WAS
38
6
7
0
0
17
58.6
6
13
46.2
11
11
100.0
75.4
1
5
2
0
+6
10 Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
4/3/2024
50
25
DET DET
@
ATL ATL
34
6
5
3
0
18
72.0
5
9
55.6
9
12
75.0
82.6
0
6
4
2
+14
11 Devin Booker
D. Booker
4/1/2024
52
28
PHX PHX
@
NOP NOP
39
3
9
0
1
19
67.9
8
16
50.0
6
7
85.7
83.7
1
2
3
3
+8
12 Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
2/1/2024
51
27
PHI PHI
@
UTA UTA
41
2
1
0
1
17
63.0
7
9
77.8
10
11
90.9
80.1
0
2
0
4
-2
13 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
12/25/2023
50
25
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
44
6
15
4
3
15
60.0
8
16
50.0
12
12
100.0
82.6
1
5
4
2
+16
14 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
12/20/2023
51
25
PHI PHI
vs
MIN MIN
36
12
3
2
1
17
68.0
0
1
0.0
17
18
94.4
77.5
2
10
2
5
+4
15 Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
12/15/2023
50
23
NYK NYK
@
PHX PHX
35
6
9
5
0
17
73.9
9
9
100.0
7
9
77.8
92.7
1
5
2
0
+7
16 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
12/13/2023
64
28
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
37
14
3
4
1
20
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
17 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
12/6/2023
50
29
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
38
13
7
1
1
19
65.5
1
2
50.0
11
13
84.6
72.0
6
7
6
2
+8
18 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
11/9/2023
54
25
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
36
12
3
0
0
19
76.0
0
1
0.0
16
18
88.9
82.0
2
10
8
4
+6
19 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
4/4/2023
52
25
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
39
13
6
0
2
20
80.0
0
1
0.0
12
13
92.3
84.6
2
11
3
3
+17
20 Julius Randle
J. Randle
3/20/2023
57
29
NYK NYK
vs
MIN MIN
37
4
1
0
0
19
65.5
8
14
57.1
11
13
84.6
82.1
0
4
4
4
-6
21 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
3/15/2023
50
28
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
39
2
6
2
0
20
71.4
8
14
57.1
2
4
50.0
84.0
0
2
2
1
-11
22 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1/30/2023
53
24
DAL DAL
vs
DET DET
36
8
5
2
0
17
70.8
5
11
45.5
14
18
77.8
83.0
0
8
4
2
+8
23 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
1/29/2023
50
26
MIL MIL
vs
NOP NOP
30
13
4
0
0
20
76.9
3
4
75.0
7
12
58.3
79.9
3
10
3
5
+16
24 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
1/25/2023
60
29
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
40
7
8
3
0
21
72.4
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11
25 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
1/16/2023
51
23
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
40
9
5
0
0
15
65.2
7
12
58.3
14
14
100.0
87.4
1
8
4
3
+15
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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TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
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32
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6
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33
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
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61
21
.744
3.0
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51
31
.622
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50
32
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48
34
.585
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44
38
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