which nba players have missed the fewest shots while scoring at least 48 points in a playoff game

Dirk Nowitzki has missed the fewest field goals with 48+ points in a playoff game, with 3 misses in Game 1 of the 2011 Western Conference Finals against the Thunder.

NAMEFG MISSPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
3
48
5/17/2011
DAL DAL
vs
OKC OKC
41
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
6
50
4/25/2024
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
41
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
19
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
7
49
6/15/2021
BKN BKN
vs
MIL MIL
48
17
10
3
2
16
23
69.6
4
9
44.4
13
16
81.3
81.6
0
17
3
3
+6
4Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
7
55
6/1/2021
POR POR
@
DEN DEN
52
6
10
1
3
17
24
70.8
12
17
70.6
9
10
90.0
96.8
1
5
1
0
+2
5Jamal Murray
J. Murray
7
50
8/30/2020
DEN DEN
@
UTA UTA
43
5
6
0
0
17
24
70.8
9
12
75.0
7
9
77.8
89.4
1
4
5
5
+12
6Devin Booker
D. Booker
8
49
4/28/2024
PHX PHX
vs
MIN MIN
45
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
20
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
7LeBron James
L. James
8
49
5/12/2014
MIA MIA
@
BKN BKN
43
6
2
3
0
16
24
66.7
3
6
50.0
14
19
73.7
75.7
0
6
1
5
+13
8Steve Nash
S. Nash
8
48
5/15/2005
PHX PHX
@
DAL DAL
44
5
5
3
1
20
28
71.4
4
6
66.7
4
4
100.0
80.6
1
4
9
4
-8
9Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
8
56
5/4/1994
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
41
14
4
3
1
23
31
74.2
3
4
75.0
7
9
77.8
80.1
5
9
2
2
10Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
8
51
5/10/1987
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
44
3
10
4
0
18
26
69.2
2
3
66.7
13
14
92.9
79.3
1
2
2
2
11Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
9
56
4/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
MIL MIL
41
9
2
0
1
19
28
67.9
3
8
37.5
15
18
83.3
78.0
4
5
1
0
+4
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
9
50
7/20/2021
MIL MIL
vs
PHX PHX
42
14
2
0
5
16
25
64.0
1
3
33.3
17
19
89.5
74.9
4
10
6
2
+10
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
9
49
4/23/2008
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
42
4
10
1
1
18
27
66.7
5
9
55.6
8
9
88.9
79.1
1
3
2
4
+13
14Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
9
50
4/19/1986
ATL ATL
vs
DET DET
43
5
3
1
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
12
15
80.0
72.3
0
5
6
2
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
10
53
5/7/2023
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
39
4
11
0
1
20
30
66.7
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
74.2
1
3
6
2
+2
16LeBron James
L. James
10
49
5/20/2009
CLE CLE
vs
ORL ORL
41
6
8
2
3
20
30
66.7
3
6
50.0
6
10
60.0
71.2
3
3
2
1
+7
17Vince Carter
V. Carter
10
50
5/11/2001
TOR TOR
vs
PHI PHI
45
6
7
1
4
19
29
65.5
9
13
69.2
3
3
100.0
82.5
3
3
1
3
+24
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
10
56
4/29/1992
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
43
5
5
4
2
20
30
66.7
0
0
16
18
88.9
73.8
1
4
2
3
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10
50
4/10/1964
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
45
15
6
22
32
68.8
6
10
60.0
68.7
1
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
11
51
5/14/2023
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
11
50
4/26/2019
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
42
6
5
1
1
15
26
57.7
6
14
42.9
14
15
93.3
76.7
0
6
4
4
+18
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
11
55
4/20/2003
PHI PHI
vs
NOH NOH
47
4
8
2
0
21
32
65.6
3
5
60.0
10
11
90.9
74.6
0
4
4
2
+13
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
11
52
5/16/2001
PHI PHI
vs
TOR TOR
43
2
7
4
0
21
32
65.6
8
14
57.1
2
2
100.0
79.1
0
2
1
3
+30
24Sam Jones
S. Jones
11
51
3/28/1967
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
43
4
1
19
30
63.3
13
17
76.5
68.0
3
25Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
12
51
8/23/2020
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
38
4
7
0
0
15
27
55.6
4
7
57.1
17
18
94.4
73.0
1
3
4
2
+5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for missed field goals going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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12/18
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@
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8:30 PM
Sat
12/20
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
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@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
12/23
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@
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Tue
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@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
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Wed
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UTA UTA
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