player with the fewest field goal attempts to score 41 points in a game

Shaquille O'Neal and Rolando Blackman are tied for the fewest shot attempts in a game with 41+ points, with 13 attempts.

Interpreted as:
player with the fewest field goal attempts to score 41 or more points in a regular-season game
NAME FGA PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
13
41
11/19/1999
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
43
17
1
1
7
11
84.6
0
0
19
31
61.3
77.0
7
10
2
4
+14
2 Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
13
42
2/17/1986
DAL DAL
@
NJN NJN
40
2
0
0
2
10
76.9
0
1
0.0
22
23
95.7
90.8
1
1
5
0
3 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
14
43
2/23/2000
MIA MIA
vs
NJN NJN
33
16
0
0
5
13
92.9
0
0
17
24
70.8
87.5
7
9
2
2
+6
4 Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
14
42
3/18/1977
CHI CHI
vs
KCK KCK
39
15
9
1
4
11
78.6
20
25
80.0
84.0
5
10
5
5 Kenny Sears
K. Sears
14
41
11/7/1958
NYK NYK
@
DET DET
17
12
85.7
17
18
94.4
93.5
3
6 Allen Crabbe
A. Crabbe
15
41
4/9/2018
BKN BKN
vs
CHI CHI
34
5
4
1
1
12
80.0
8
11
72.7
9
9
100.0
108.1
0
5
1
2
+14
7 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
15
46
1/4/1984
UTA UTA
vs
HOU HOU
40
9
5
1
0
9
60.0
0
0
28
29
96.6
82.9
5
4
2
3
8 George Gervin
G. Gervin
15
41
1/23/1977
SAS SAS
vs
POR POR
34
4
2
1
2
14
93.3
13
14
92.9
96.9
0
4
6
9 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
16
42
3/6/2023
PHI PHI
@
IND IND
37
5
3
2
1
11
68.8
1
2
50.0
19
19
100.0
86.2
1
4
4
4
-4
10 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
16
44
2/10/2023
OKC OKC
@
POR POR
39
3
7
2
1
13
81.3
0
1
0.0
18
19
94.7
90.3
0
3
4
1
+22
11 DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
16
46
1/30/2017
SAC SAC
@
PHI PHI
32
15
5
1
1
11
68.8
4
6
66.7
20
22
90.9
89.6
4
11
8
6
-6
12 Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
16
41
1/1/2017
TOR TOR
@
LAL LAL
39
9
7
0
0
12
75.0
6
7
85.7
11
11
100.0
98.4
1
8
4
3
+12
13 Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
16
44
12/20/2016
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
38
3
6
2
1
10
62.5
7
10
70.0
17
17
100.0
93.7
0
3
1
1
+9
14 Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
16
44
3/19/2010
PHX PHX
vs
UTA UTA
35
7
0
1
2
14
87.5
0
0
16
18
88.9
92.0
2
5
5
4
+15
15 Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
16
46
2/25/2006
WAS WAS
vs
NYK NYK
30
1
2
4
0
13
81.3
7
10
70.0
13
14
92.9
103.8
0
1
1
2
+20
16 Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
16
42
12/10/1994
SEA SEA
@
LAC LAC
46
14
1
0
1
11
68.8
0
0
20
22
90.9
81.8
9
5
5
5
17 Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
16
41
11/30/1988
PHI PHI
vs
POR POR
41
22
5
6
1
13
81.3
0
1
0.0
15
20
75.0
82.7
9
13
3
2
18 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
16
47
11/25/1983
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
40
8
6
0
0
10
62.5
0
0
27
31
87.1
79.3
4
4
4
2
19 James Harden
J. Harden
17
41
12/16/2024
LAC LAC
vs
UTA UTA
31
1
6
1
1
11
64.7
7
11
63.6
12
14
85.7
88.5
0
1
4
2
+27
20 Anthony Davis
A. Davis
17
41
1/9/2024
LAL LAL
vs
TOR TOR
40
11
6
0
1
13
76.5
2
2
100.0
13
14
92.9
88.5
1
10
3
4
0
21 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
17
42
12/19/2022
MIL MIL
@
NOP NOP
34
10
1
0
1
12
70.6
1
3
33.3
17
22
77.3
78.7
1
9
2
4
+1
22 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
17
41
4/9/2022
PHI PHI
vs
IND IND
37
20
4
2
1
14
82.4
2
2
100.0
11
15
73.3
86.9
5
15
5
4
+11
23 Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
17
41
3/10/1997
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
40
2
2
3
1
9
52.9
1
4
25.0
22
25
88.0
73.2
0
2
2
5
-6
24 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
17
43
2/23/1991
CHI CHI
vs
CHA CHA
31
4
6
6
0
16
94.1
0
0
11
15
73.3
91.1
2
2
2
2
25 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
17
42
1/21/1990
CHI CHI
vs
NYK NYK
41
10
7
4
2
10
58.8
4
5
80.0
18
20
90.0
81.4
1
9
4
4
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
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
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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
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
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38
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ORL ORL
91-121
Fri
3/28
BKN BKN
@
WAS WAS
115-112
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/21
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM