highest fg% by a player scoring 40+ points in a single game last 50 years

Between June 21, 1975 and June 21, 2025, Scottie Pippen has the best field-goal percentage in a game with 40+ points, at 94.1 percent against the Hornets on February 23, 1991.

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highest fg% by a player scoring 40+ points in a single regular-season game last 50 years

	NAME	FG%	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	94.1	43	2/23/1991	CHI	vs	CHA	31	4	6	6	0	16	17	0	0		11	15	73.3	91.1	2	2	2	2
2	Cedric Ceballos C. Ceballos	93.3	40	3/9/1993	PHX	@	SAC	42	12	2	1	3	14	15	0	0		12	12	100.0	98.6	5	7	3	4
3	George Gervin G. Gervin	93.3	41	1/23/1977	SAS	vs	POR	34	4	2	1	2	14	15				13	14	92.9	96.9	0	4		6
4	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	92.9	43	2/23/2000	MIA	vs	NJN	33	16	0	0	5	13	14	0	0		17	24	70.8	87.5	7	9	2	2	+6
5	Mike Woodson M. Woodson	91.7	48	2/20/1983	KCK	vs	HOU	32	3	2	1	1	22	24	1	1	100.0	3	6	50.0	90.1			0	2
6	Larry Wright L. Wright	90.0	43	10/28/1977	WAS	@	IND	41	4	5			18	20				7	8	87.5	91.4				3
7	Gary Trent Jr. G. Trent Jr.	89.5	44	4/10/2021	TOR	@	CLE	33	7	4	1	0	17	19	7	9	77.8	3	3	100.0	108.3	0	7	1	2	+31
8	Bernard King B. King	89.5	43	12/8/1982	NYK	@	DET	38	9	4			17	19	0	0		9	11	81.8	90.2	3	6		3
9	Jim Paxson J. Paxson	88.9	40	1/15/1985	POR	vs	HOU	37	1	5	3	0	16	18	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	92.9	0	1	1	2
10	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	87.5	44	3/19/2010	PHX	vs	UTA	35	7	0	1	2	14	16	0	0		16	18	88.9	92.0	2	5	5	4	+15
11	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	87.5	40	2/20/2008	TOR	vs	ORL	39	5	5	1	1	14	16	1	1	100.0	11	11	100.0	96.0	3	2	1	3	+28
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	87.0	42	11/20/2023	MIL	@	WAS	34	13	8	1	1	20	23	0	0		2	6	33.3	81.9	6	7	5	2	+10
13	Myles Turner M. Turner	86.7	40	2/23/2023	IND	vs	BOS	37	10	2	0	1	13	15	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	110.6	3	7	5	5	+9
14	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	86.4	44	3/2/1990	ATL	vs	MIL	35	9	3	1	0	19	22	1	1	100.0	5	5	100.0	90.9	3	6	1	1
15	Gene Banks G. Banks	86.4	44	4/13/1983	SAS	vs	LAL	42	11	4	1	0	19	22	0	0		6	6	100.0	89.3	5	6	1	1
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	85.7	47	4/2/2021	MIL	@	POR	33	12	2	1	3	18	21	0	3	0.0	11	13	84.6	87.9	1	11	4	2	+17
17	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	85.7	42	3/3/1988	POR	@	PHX	39	13	2	4	0	18	21	0	0		6	8	75.0	85.6	5	8	4	2
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	85.0	43	12/14/2022	DEN	vs	WAS	33	14	8	5	1	17	20	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	88.1	2	12	8	2	+28
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	85.0	44	2/8/2022	MIL	@	LAL	35	14	8	1	2	17	20	2	2	100.0	8	13	61.5	85.5	4	10	0	5	+23
20	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	85.0	40	4/15/2021	BOS	@	LAL	32	9	3	1	0	17	20	3	5	60.0	3	3	100.0	93.8	0	9	6	2	+36
21	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	85.0	44	1/21/2019	GSW	@	LAL	27	3	2	0	1	17	20	10	11	90.9	0	0		110.0	0	3	2	2	+29
22	Eddy Curry E. Curry	85.0	43	4/7/2007	NYK	@	MIL	50	13	1	2	0	17	20	1	1	100.0	8	12	66.7	85.0	4	9	4	1	-1
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	84.6	41	11/19/1999	LAL	vs	CHI	43	17	1	1	7	11	13	0	0		19	31	61.3	77.0	7	10	2	4	+14
24	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	84.2	42	2/24/2025	SAC	vs	CHA	31	3	2	1	0	16	19	8	9	88.9	2	3	66.7	103.3	0	3	3	0	+36
25	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	84.2	41	3/14/2007	PHX	@	DAL	45	10	1	0	2	16	19	0	0		9	12	75.0	84.4	4	6	6	4	+2