highest fg% by a point guard while scoring 45 points in a game

Jamal Murray has the highest field-goal percentage by a point guard in a game with 45+ points, at 84.0 percent versus the Cavaliers on February 19, 2021.

Interpreted as:
highest fg% by a point guard while scoring 45 or more points in a regular-season game
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 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
84.0
50
2/19/2021
DEN DEN
@
CLE CLE
38
6
2
2
0
21
25
8
10
80.0
0
0
100.0
0
6
1
4
+24
2 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
82.6
54
1/31/2020
BKN BKN
vs
CHI CHI
32
5
5
1
0
19
23
7
9
77.8
9
10
90.0
98.5
0
5
4
3
+20
3 Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
81.3
46
2/25/2006
WAS WAS
vs
NYK NYK
30
1
2
4
0
13
16
7
10
70.0
13
14
92.9
103.8
0
1
1
2
+20
4 Dana Barros
D. Barros
80.8
50
3/14/1995
PHI PHI
vs
HOU HOU
42
6
8
2
0
21
26
6
8
75.0
2
2
100.0
93.0
2
4
4
2
5 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
78.9
50
3/8/2022
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
37
3
6
1
1
15
19
9
12
75.0
11
13
84.6
101.1
0
3
3
4
+14
6 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
75.8
73
1/26/2024
DAL DAL
@
ATL ATL
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
7 Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
75.0
47
3/13/1971
CIN CIN
vs
ATL ATL
3
15
20
17
21
81.0
80.4
4
8 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
74.1
51
2/25/2016
GSW GSW
@
ORL ORL
34
7
8
0
1
20
27
10
15
66.7
1
1
100.0
92.9
0
7
5
1
+11
9 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
74.1
50
2/5/1972
ATL ATL
vs
CLE CLE
44
4
2
20
27
10
13
76.9
76.4
4
10 Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
73.9
50
12/15/2023
NYK NYK
@
PHX PHX
35
6
9
5
0
17
23
9
9
100.0
7
9
77.8
92.7
1
5
2
0
+7
11 Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
73.9
54
2/2/2021
TOR TOR
@
ORL ORL
37
3
2
3
3
17
23
11
14
78.6
9
9
100.0
100.1
0
3
1
2
+20
12 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
73.9
45
4/9/2015
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
35
2
10
0
0
17
23
8
13
61.5
3
3
100.0
92.5
1
1
4
2
+21
13 Ja Morant
J. Morant
73.3
52
2/28/2022
MEM MEM
vs
SAS SAS
34
7
2
0
0
22
30
4
4
100.0
4
7
57.1
78.6
1
6
4
1
+23
14 LeBron James
L. James
73.1
46
1/25/2021
LAL LAL
@
CLE CLE
38
8
6
2
2
19
26
7
11
63.6
1
2
50.0
85.6
0
8
3
1
+11
15 Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
73.1
46
3/22/1972
CIN CIN
vs
DET DET
3
12
19
26
8
11
72.7
74.6
16 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
72.7
47
11/20/2017
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
39
3
6
1
0
16
22
5
7
71.4
10
11
90.9
87.6
1
2
3
3
+21
17 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
72.4
60
1/25/2023
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
40
7
8
3
0
21
29
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11
18 Kemba Walker
K. Walker
72.2
46
3/22/2018
CHA CHA
vs
MEM MEM
28
3
4
1
0
13
18
10
14
71.4
10
10
100.0
102.7
0
3
2
1
+47
19 Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
72.0
50
4/3/2024
DET DET
@
ATL ATL
34
6
5
3
0
18
25
5
9
55.6
9
12
75.0
82.6
0
6
4
2
+14
20 Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
72.0
45
12/28/1974
HOU HOU
vs
BUF BUF
2
8
18
25
9
10
90.0
76.5
2
21 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
71.4
50
3/15/2023
GSW GSW
@
LAC LAC
39
2
6
2
0
20
28
8
14
57.1
2
4
50.0
84.0
0
2
2
1
-11
22 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
71.4
46
3/19/2017
CLE CLE
@
LAL LAL
38
2
3
0
0
15
21
6
10
60.0
10
10
100.0
90.6
0
2
3
2
+9
23 Andre Miller
A. Miller
71.0
52
1/30/2010
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
42
5
2
2
0
22
31
1
1
100.0
7
8
87.5
75.3
1
4
2
2
+4
24 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
70.8
53
1/30/2023
DAL DAL
vs
DET DET
36
8
5
2
0
17
24
5
11
45.5
14
18
77.8
83.0
0
8
4
2
+8
25 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
70.8
47
11/7/2022
GSW GSW
vs
SAC SAC
38
8
8
0
0
17
24
7
12
58.3
6
7
85.7
86.8
0
8
0
2
+20
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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ORTG

119.9

4th

DRTG

116.0

22nd

NETRTG

3.9

9th

3P%

37.6

5th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM
Tue
5/13
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
1:00 PM
Thu
5/15
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

4 - 3

120

Final

101

LAC Clippers

3 - 4

Sat 3 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
119-114
Tue
3/25
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
120-119
Tue
3/25
LAC LAC
@
NYK NYK
126-113
Tue
3/25
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
116-86
Tue
3/25
MIL MIL
@
DEN DEN
117-127

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/6
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM