Adrian Dantley has the most points in a game with 15 or fewer field-goal attempts, with 46 points against the Rockets on January 4, 1984.
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Which NBA player has the most points in a regular-season game on 15 or fewer shot attempts?| 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 |  | A. Dantley | 46 | 15 | 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 |  | A. Mourning | 43 | 14 | 2/23/2000 | vs | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 92.9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 87.5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +6 | |||
| 3 |  | R. Blackman | 42 | 13 | 2/17/1986 | @ | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 76.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 90.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 4 |  | A. Gilmore | 42 | 14 | 3/18/1977 | vs | 39 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 78.6 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 84.0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 |  | A. Crabbe | 41 | 15 | 4/9/2018 | vs | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 80.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 108.1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 6 |  | S. O'Neal | 41 | 13 | 11/19/1999 | vs | 43 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 77.0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | +14 | |||
| 7 |  | G. Gervin | 41 | 15 | 1/23/1977 | vs | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 93.3 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 96.9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 8 |  | K. Sears | 41 | 14 | 11/7/1958 | @ | 17 | 12 | 85.7 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 93.5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | I. Quickley | 40 | 13 | 1/20/2026 | @ | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 84.6 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 112.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +1 | ||
| 10 |  | M. Turner | 40 | 15 | 2/23/2023 | vs | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 86.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 110.6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | +9 | ||
| 11 |  | R. Miller | 40 | 15 | 3/15/1995 | vs | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 80.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 98.6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 12 |  | C. Ceballos | 40 | 15 | 3/9/1993 | @ | 42 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 93.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 98.6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 13 |  | G. Goodrich | 40 | 14 | 11/25/1973 | vs | 29 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 85.7 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 91.2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 14 |  | N. Jokić | 39 | 15 | 11/23/2022 | @ | 43 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 73.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 85.1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | +11 | ||
| 15 |  | D. Howard | 39 | 13 | 3/12/2013 | @ | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 64.1 | 64.7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | +16 | |||
| 16 |  | C. Maggette | 39 | 15 | 4/12/2007 | @ | 43 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 76.3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +13 | ||
| 17 |  | C. Barkley | 39 | 15 | 2/22/1989 | @ | 34 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 80.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 96.2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 18 |  | R. Hinson | 39 | 15 | 1/28/1986 | @ | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 73.3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 81.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 19 | | M. Johnson | 39 | 15 | 1/4/1978 | @ | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 73.3 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 81.9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 20 |  | A. Reaves | 38 | 15 | 11/28/2025 | vs | 41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 80.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 100.2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +3 | ||
| 21 |  | K. Durant | 38 | 15 | 3/18/2022 | vs | 38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 73.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 88.0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | J. Embiid | 38 | 15 | 1/22/2021 | vs | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 73.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 88.0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | +13 | ||
| 23 |  | C. Paul | 38 | 14 | 12/14/2013 | @ | 33 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 78.6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 100.8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +24 | ||
| 24 |  | D. Harris | 38 | 15 | 11/7/2008 | vs | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 20 | 24 | 83.3 | 74.3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +17 | ||
| 25 |  | A. Stoudemire | 38 | 15 | 3/22/2008 | vs | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | 79.8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | +9 | ||
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