highest fg% in a game with 50 points since 1980

Since 1979-80, Jamal Murray has the best field-goal percentage in a game with 50+ points, at 84.0 percent against the Cavaliers on February 19, 2021.

Interpreted as:
highest fg% by a player in a regular-season game with 50 or more points since 1980
NAMEFG%PTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jamal Murray
J. Murray
84.0
50
2/19/2021
@
38
6
2
2
0
21
25
8
10
80.0
0
0
100.0
0
6
1
4
+24
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
82.8
52
11/16/1988
@
43
9
1
4
2
24
29
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
84.5
3
6
4
2
3Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
82.6
54
1/31/2020
vs
32
5
5
1
0
19
23
7
9
77.8
9
10
90.0
98.5
0
5
4
3
+20
4Aaron Gordon
A. Gordon
81.0
50
10/23/2025
@
39
8
2
0
1
17
21
10
11
90.9
6
6
100.0
105.8
0
8
2
1
-1
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
81.0
50
2/15/2022
vs
36
14
4
0
0
17
21
2
3
66.7
14
18
77.8
86.4
4
10
3
3
+7
6Dana Barros
D. Barros
80.8
50
3/14/1995
vs
42
6
8
2
0
21
26
6
8
75.0
2
2
100.0
93.0
2
4
4
2
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
80.8
61
1/27/1990
vs
33
18
2
3
0
21
26
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
8Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
80.0
52
4/4/2023
vs
39
13
6
0
2
20
25
0
1
0.0
12
13
92.3
84.6
2
11
3
3
+17
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
80.0
51
11/30/2022
vs
31
4
6
1
0
20
25
6
7
85.7
5
6
83.3
92.3
0
4
2
3
+23
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
80.0
51
1/7/1981
@
45
5
7
2
0
20
25
0
0
11
11
100.0
85.5
2
3
3
1
11Bernard King
B. King
80.0
50
1/3/1981
vs
43
8
4
3
2
20
25
0
0
10
11
90.9
83.8
5
3
3
3
12Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
78.9
50
3/8/2022
@
37
3
6
1
1
15
19
9
12
75.0
11
13
84.6
101.1
0
3
3
4
+14
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
78.6
52
12/22/1989
@
43
17
3
2
0
22
28
0
0
8
12
66.7
78.1
3
14
2
3
14Kevin McHale
K. McHale
78.6
56
3/3/1985
vs
41
16
4
1
3
22
28
0
0
12
13
92.3
83.0
10
6
4
3
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
78.3
55
11/12/2025
@
34
12
6
1
1
18
23
5
6
83.3
14
16
87.5
91.5
2
10
2
1
+28
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
77.8
59
4/3/1988
@
42
4
6
2
2
21
27
0
1
0.0
17
19
89.5
83.4
2
2
1
4
17Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
77.8
50
11/27/1979
vs
45
9
2
2
0
21
27
0
0
8
10
80.0
79.6
2
7
3
3
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
76.9
50
1/29/2023
vs
30
13
4
0
0
20
26
3
4
75.0
7
12
58.3
79.9
3
10
3
5
+16
19Jamal Murray
J. Murray
76.0
52
12/3/2025
@
36
6
4
1
0
19
25
10
11
90.9
4
5
80.0
95.6
0
6
1
0
+23
20Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
76.0
54
11/9/2023
@
36
12
3
0
0
19
25
0
1
0.0
16
18
88.9
82.0
2
10
8
4
+6
21James Harden
J. Harden
76.0
56
11/5/2017
vs
35
2
13
2
0
19
25
7
8
87.5
11
12
91.7
92.5
0
2
7
3
+25
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
76.0
50
11/10/1989
vs
39
13
7
0
0
19
25
1
1
100.0
11
12
91.7
82.6
3
10
3
3
23Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
76.0
53
1/12/1987
vs
37
6
2
2
3
19
25
1
1
100.0
14
19
73.7
79.4
3
3
1
3
24Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
75.8
73
1/26/2024
@
45
10
7
1
0
25
33
8
13
61.5
15
16
93.8
91.2
0
10
4
1
+13
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
75.0
53
3/7/1996
vs
38
11
2
6
0
21
28
2
4
50.0
9
10
90.0
81.8
2
9
4
3
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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