James Harden has posted the most points in a game with 8 or fewer field goals, with 43 points against the Grizzlies on December 31, 2018.
| NAME | PTS | FGM | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | J. Harden | 43 | 8 | 12/31/2018 | vs | 41 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 42.1 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 69.6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | +21 | ||
| 2 |  | A. Davis | 40 | 7 | 10/29/2019 | vs | 31 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 69.3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | +19 | ||
| 3 | | J. Harden | 40 | 8 | 10/28/2019 | vs | 37 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 38.1 | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | 21 | 22 | 95.5 | 65.2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -2 | ||
| 4 |  | K. Bryant | 40 | 7 | 1/31/2006 | @ | 34 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 41.2 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 23 | 26 | 88.5 | 70.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +18 | ||
| 5 |  | D. Howard | 39 | 7 | 3/12/2013 | @ | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 64.1 | 64.7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | +16 | |||
| 6 | | J. Harden | 38 | 8 | 11/14/2017 | vs | 39 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 32.0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 57.0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | -2 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Westbrook | 38 | 8 | 2/3/2017 | vs | 38 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 40.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 69.1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | +17 | ||
| 8 |  | D. DeRozan | 38 | 7 | 3/4/2016 | vs | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 96.0 | 63.3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +2 | |||
| 9 |  | M. Johnson | 38 | 8 | 4/9/1990 | vs | 41 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 61.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 83.8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 10 |  | F. Wagner | 37 | 8 | 2/1/2025 | @ | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 38.1 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 62.1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -6 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Embiid | 37 | 7 | 2/27/2022 | @ | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 38.9 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 23 | 27 | 85.2 | 61.9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | +18 | ||
| 12 | | J. Embiid | 37 | 8 | 3/20/2019 | vs | 41 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 47.1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 70.5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 4 | +12 | ||
| 13 | | J. Harden | 37 | 8 | 12/5/2016 | vs | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 84.4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | +3 | ||
| 14 | | J. Harden | 37 | 8 | 3/15/2013 | vs | 43 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 50.0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 77.3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | +7 | ||
| 15 |  | K. Durant | 37 | 7 | 1/20/2013 | @ | 49 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 35.0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 20 | 21 | 95.2 | 63.3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | -1 | ||
| 16 |  | K. Love | 37 | 8 | 2/27/2011 | vs | 41 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 61.5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 80.0 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | +18 | ||
| 17 |  | P. Pierce | 37 | 8 | 11/17/2004 | @ | 43 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 54.7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +3 | ||
| 18 |  | R. Allen | 37 | 8 | 11/25/2000 | @ | 40 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 44.4 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 69.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | ||
| 19 |  | K. Johnson | 37 | 7 | 4/9/1990 | vs | 47 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 95.8 | 69.7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 20 |  | M. Malone | 37 | 8 | 2/13/1985 | vs | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 76.7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 21 |  | K. Towns | 36 | 8 | 12/27/2025 | @ | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 53.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 78.5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | -7 | ||
| 22 |  | J. Tatum | 36 | 8 | 11/4/2022 | vs | 40 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 34.8 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 56.6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | +11 | ||
| 23 |  | J. Harden | 36 | 7 | 11/19/2021 | vs | 41 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 28.0 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 53.3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | +10 | ||
| 24 |  | F. VanVleet | 36 | 8 | 8/3/2020 | @ | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 50.0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 82.9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +1 | ||
| 25 | | R. Westbrook | 36 | 8 | 3/20/2015 | vs | 44 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 33.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 17 | 17 | 100.0 | 57.2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | +14 | ||
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