Bill Cartwright has dropped the most points in a game with 8 or fewer field-goal attempts, with 31 points against the Kansas City Kings on November 17, 1981.
| 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 |  | B. Cartwright | 31 | 7 | 11/17/1981 | vs | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 100.9 | 2 | |||||||
| 2 |  | C. Billups | 29 | 7 | 11/25/2006 | @ | 37 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 18 | 19 | 94.7 | 94.4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -6 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Maxwell | 29 | 6 | 1/14/1979 | vs | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 83.3 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 98.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 4 |  | J. Butler III | 28 | 8 | 4/9/2025 | vs | 38 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 62.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 90.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -9 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Butler III | 28 | 8 | 2/25/2023 | @ | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 83.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +11 | |||
| 6 |  | G. Hayward | 28 | 7 | 2/23/2016 | vs | 40 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 85.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 102.9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -3 | ||
| 7 |  | D. Howard | 28 | 8 | 4/12/2013 | vs | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 63.6 | 79.2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | -8 | |||
| 8 |  | B. Miller | 28 | 8 | 11/5/2002 | @ | 40 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 87.9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | +10 | |||
| 9 |  | D. Twardzik | 28 | 7 | 3/5/1977 | vs | 36 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 85.7 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 96.7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 10 |  | D. Gallinari | 27 | 8 | 11/17/2010 | @ | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 87.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +13 | ||
| 11 |  | M. Okur | 27 | 8 | 3/22/2005 | vs | 39 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 87.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 101.7 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | +10 | ||
| 12 |  | M. Sandiford-Artest | 27 | 8 | 4/13/2001 | vs | 34 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 62.5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 89.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | ||
| 13 |  | M. Johnson | 27 | 8 | 3/27/1996 | @ | 39 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 92.5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 14 |  | R. Miller | 27 | 8 | 1/24/1996 | @ | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 98.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 15 |  | J. Stockton | 27 | 7 | 12/26/1991 | vs | 40 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 96.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 16 |  | C. Barkley | 27 | 8 | 11/4/1989 | vs | 45 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 74.5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 17 |  | M. Malone | 27 | 8 | 2/20/1988 | @ | 29 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 78.3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | | K. Tripucka | 27 | 8 | 3/11/1987 | @ | 45 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 105.1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 19 | | A. Dantley | 27 | 8 | 12/23/1983 | vs | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 71.1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | | A. Dantley | 27 | 6 | 11/3/1983 | vs | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 91.2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 21 | | C. Maxwell | 27 | 7 | 11/9/1979 | vs | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 80.9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 22 |  | M. Malone | 27 | 8 | 1/3/1979 | vs | 44 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 87.5 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 87.2 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 | | C. Maxwell | 27 | 7 | 12/15/1978 | vs | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 85.7 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 93.2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 24 |  | A. Dantley | 27 | 8 | 11/28/1976 | @ | 40 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 75.0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 84.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | N. Jokić | 26 | 7 | 11/29/2025 | @ | 31 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 109.8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | +16 | ||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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