highest fg% on 55 points in a game since 1980

Since 1979-80, Karl Malone has the best field-goal percentage in a game with 55+ points, at 80.8 percent against the Bucks on January 27, 1990.

Interpreted as:

highest fg% by a player on 55 or more points in a regular-season game since 1980

	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	Karl Malone K. Malone	80.8	61	1/27/1990	UTA	vs	MIL	33	18	2	3	0	21	26	0	0		19	23	82.6	84.4	9	9	2	2
2	Kevin McHale K. McHale	78.6	56	3/3/1985	BOS	vs	DET	41	16	4	1	3	22	28	0	0		12	13	92.3	83.0	10	6	4	3
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	78.3	55	11/12/2025	DEN	@	LAC	34	12	6	1	1	18	23	5	6	83.3	14	16	87.5	91.5	2	10	2	1	+28
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	77.8	59	4/3/1988	CHI	@	DET	42	4	6	2	2	21	27	0	1	0.0	17	19	89.5	83.4	2	2	1	4
5	James Harden J. Harden	76.0	56	11/5/2017	HOU	vs	UTA	35	2	13	2	0	19	25	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	92.5	0	2	7	3	+25
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	75.8	73	1/26/2024	DAL	@	ATL	45	10	7	1	0	25	33	8	13	61.5	15	16	93.8	91.2	0	10	4	1	+13
7	Glen Rice G. Rice	74.1	56	4/15/1995	MIA	vs	ORL	45	4	0	0	0	20	27	7	8	87.5	9	10	90.0	89.2	1	3	2	4
8	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	74.1	57	12/4/1982	UTA	vs	CHI	38	9	3	0	0	20	27	0	0		17	22	77.3	77.7	3	6	2	5
9	Anthony Davis A. Davis	73.3	55	12/4/2022	LAL	@	WAS	38	17	1	0	3	22	30	2	3	66.7	9	9	100.0	81.0	3	14	2	1	+17
10	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	72.4	60	1/25/2023	POR	vs	UTA	40	7	8	3	0	21	29	9	15	60.0	9	10	90.0	89.8	0	7	4	1	+11
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	71.4	64	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	37	14	3	4	1	20	28	0	3	0.0	24	32	75.0	76.0	3	11	4	1	+29
12	Purvis Short P. Short	71.4	59	11/17/1984	GSW	vs	NJN	40	5	0	1	0	20	28	4	6	66.7	15	16	93.8	84.2	2	3	3	2
13	Anthony Davis A. Davis	70.6	59	2/21/2016	NOP	@	DET	43	20	4	0	1	24	34	2	2	100.0	9	10	90.0	76.8	6	14	2	1	+17
14	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	70.0	56	1/25/2016	SAC	vs	CHA	46	12	4	1	2	21	30	1	3	33.3	13	16	81.3	75.6	1	11	7	6	+15
15	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	69.2	56	1/29/1983	DET	vs	CHI	37	6	4			18	26	0	0		20	22	90.9	78.5				4
16	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	68.8	60	3/24/1990	PHX	vs	SEA	42	6	4	1	2	22	32	0	0		16	18	88.9	75.2	1	5	1	5
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	68.8	56	3/24/1987	CHI	vs	PHI	44	7	3	8	0	22	32	0	1	0.0	12	15	80.0	72.5	1	6	7	2
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	68.6	61	3/6/2000	LAL	@	LAC	45	23	3	0	0	24	35	0	0		13	22	59.1	68.3	7	16	4	2	+16
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	67.9	59	11/13/2022	PHI	vs	UTA	37	11	8	1	7	19	28	1	5	20.0	20	24	83.3	76.5	1	10	5	3	+25
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	67.9	55	4/2/2022	BKN	@	ATL	42	7	3	1	0	19	28	8	10	80.0	9	11	81.8	83.7	0	7	4	1	+1
21	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	67.9	57	12/10/1986	ATL	vs	CHI	40	9	4	2	1	19	28	0	1	0.0	19	21	90.5	76.5	4	5	2	1
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	67.7	60	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	10	2	1	21	31	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
23	LeBron James L. James	67.6	57	11/3/2017	CLE	@	WAS	43	11	7	3	2	23	34	2	4	50.0	9	9	100.0	75.1	5	6	3	2	+6
24	James Harden J. Harden	66.7	60	11/30/2019	HOU	vs	ATL	31	3	8	3	1	16	24	8	14	57.1	20	23	87.0	87.9	0	3	5	3	+50
25	LeBron James L. James	66.7	61	3/3/2014	MIA	vs	CHA	41	7	4	0	0	22	33	8	10	80.0	9	12	75.0	79.7	3	4	2	2	+16