nba players to score 50 or more points in a game on 23 or less field goal attempts

Nikola Jokić put up 55 points when attempting 23 or fewer shots against the Clippers on November 12.

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NBA players to score 50 or more points in a regular-season game on 23 or less 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	11/12/2025	55	23	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	78.3	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
2	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	10/26/2025	51	22	LAL	@	SAC	39	11	9	2	0	12	54.5	6	10	60.0	21	22	95.5	80.5	1	10	2	1	+22
3	Aaron Gordon A. Gordon	10/23/2025	50	21	DEN	@	GSW	39	8	2	0	1	17	81.0	10	11	90.9	6	6	100.0	105.8	0	8	2	1	-1
4	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	12/15/2023	50	23	NYK	@	PHX	35	6	9	5	0	17	73.9	9	9	100.0	7	9	77.8	92.7	1	5	2	0	+7
5	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1/16/2023	51	23	BOS	@	CHA	40	9	5	0	0	15	65.2	7	12	58.3	14	14	100.0	87.4	1	8	4	3	+15
6	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	3/8/2022	50	19	BKN	@	CHA	37	3	6	1	1	15	78.9	9	12	75.0	11	13	84.6	101.1	0	3	3	4	+14
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	2/15/2022	50	21	MIL	vs	IND	36	14	4	0	0	17	81.0	2	3	66.7	14	18	77.8	86.4	4	10	3	3	+7
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1/19/2022	50	23	PHI	vs	ORL	27	12	2	1	3	17	73.9	1	4	25.0	15	17	88.2	82.0	1	11	2	3	+24
9	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	3/16/2021	50	20	POR	vs	NOP	41	6	10	0	0	13	65.0	6	13	46.2	18	18	100.0	89.5	1	5	4	3	+9
10	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	2/2/2021	54	23	TOR	@	ORL	37	3	2	3	3	17	73.9	11	14	78.6	9	9	100.0	100.1	0	3	1	2	+20
11	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	1/31/2020	54	23	BKN	vs	CHI	32	5	5	1	0	19	82.6	7	9	77.8	9	10	90.0	98.5	0	5	4	3	+20
12	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	1/27/2020	50	22	HOU	@	UTA	38	6	3	2	1	14	63.6	6	11	54.5	16	20	80.0	81.2	0	6	2	0	+12
13	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	1/26/2020	50	23	POR	vs	IND	38	6	13	1	0	14	60.9	8	12	66.7	14	16	87.5	83.2	0	6	1	0	+19
14	Kevin Martin K. Martin	4/1/2009	50	22	SAC	@	GSW	46	3	3	2	0	11	50.0	5	11	45.5	23	26	88.5	74.8	1	2	5	3	-4
15	Willie Burton W. Burton	12/13/1994	53	19	PHI	vs	MIA	43	8	3	1	2	12	63.2	5	8	62.5	24	28	85.7	84.6	4	4	1	2
16	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	10/31/1980	50	17	UTA	vs	DAL	41	4	4	2	0	12	70.6	0	0		26	29	89.7	84.0			3	4
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	12/20/1967	53	23	PHI	@	SEA	45	38	6			20	87.0				13	26	50.0	76.9				2

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 Leaders

PPG

29.4

Jokić

RPG

12.1

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

125.2

1st

DRTG

116.6

18th

NETRTG

8.6

3rd

3P%

39.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Tue 12/23	DEN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 12/25	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM
Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

17 - 8

115

Final

101

Nuggets

20 - 7

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.5

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.0

112.7

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.2

Tank Leaderboard

5-21

6-22

7-22

7-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,321.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.9

Reaves

36.7

Thompson

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.63

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.73

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

18-10

17-10

15-10

16-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

9-19

9-17

11-17

12-17

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Raptors	17	12	.586	5.5
6	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	7.0
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.5
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	11.0
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	14.0
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	21	.192	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Kings	6	22	.214	19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 11/18	DEN	@	NOP	125-118
Tue 11/18	SAC	@	OKC	99-113
Tue 11/18	WAS	@	MIN	109-120
Tue 11/18	NYK	@	DAL	113-111
Tue 11/18	CHI	@	POR	122-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	MIA	@	NYK	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	TOR	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	MIL	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 12/21	SAS	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sun 12/21	HOU	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Nikola Jokić put up 55 points when attempting 23 or fewer shots against the Clippers on November 12.

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9.2

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2.0

1.9

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

1,694.9

1,422.4

1,321.6

1,805.3

1,426.8

1,385.8

37.9

36.1

33.5

39.8

36.9

36.7

1.80

1.63

1.59

1.92

1.73

1.59

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