highest pts/fga ever in a single game minimum 25 points

Cedric Maxwell has the most points per field-goal attempt in a game with 25+ points, with 4.83 against the New Jersey Nets on January 14, 1979.

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highest pts/fga by a player ever in a single regular-season game minimum 25 points

	NAME	PTS/FGA	PTS	FGA	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	4.83	29	6	1/14/1979	BOS	vs	NJN	40	10	3	1	2	5	83.3				19	20	95.0	98.0	1	9	3	6
2	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	4.5	27	6	11/3/1983	UTA	vs	GSW	26	8	5	1	0	4	66.7	0	0		19	20	95.0	91.2	1	7	3	3
3	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	4.43	31	7	11/17/1981	NYK	vs	KCK	36	8	0	0	1	6	85.7	0	0		19	19	100.0	100.9				2
4	Detlef Schrempf D. Schrempf	4.33	26	6	11/5/1994	SEA	vs	UTA	37	12	4	2	0	4	66.7	0	1	0.0	18	20	90.0	87.8	3	9	2	4
5	Dwight Howard D. Howard	4.17	25	6	11/16/2013	HOU	vs	DEN	29	7	1	0	1	4	66.7	0	0		17	24	70.8	75.5	0	7	4	5	+12
6	Corey Maggette C. Maggette	4.17	25	6	2/5/2002	LAC	@	NYK	38	5	2	1	1	6	100.0	1	1	100.0	12	17	70.6	92.7	1	4	4	5	+4
7	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	4.14	29	7	11/25/2006	DET	@	WAS	37	5	7	2	0	4	57.1	3	5	60.0	18	19	94.7	94.4	1	4	1	2	-6
8	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	4	28	7	2/23/2016	UTA	vs	HOU	40	7	5	1	0	6	85.7	3	4	75.0	13	15	86.7	102.9	3	4	2	3	-3
9	Dave Twardzik D. Twardzik	4	28	7	3/5/1977	POR	vs	SEA	36	3	3	5	3	6	85.7				16	17	94.1	96.7	1	2		4
10	John Stockton J. Stockton	3.86	27	7	12/26/1991	UTA	vs	LAC	40	4	17	2	0	5	71.4	2	3	66.7	15	16	93.8	96.2	0	4	4	1
11	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	3.86	27	7	11/9/1979	BOS	vs	KCK	33	10	4	0	2	5	71.4	0	0		17	22	77.3	80.9	3	7	2	3
12	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	3.86	27	7	12/15/1978	BOS	vs	KCK	44	9	1	0		6	85.7				15	17	88.2	93.2	1	8	4	4
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	3.71	26	7	11/29/2025	DEN	@	PHX	31	9	10	0	0	7	100.0	2	2	100.0	10	11	90.9	109.8	3	6	5	1	+16
14	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	3.71	26	7	4/1/1988	PHI	vs	ATL	43	10	2	2	0	6	85.7	0	0		14	22	63.6	77.9	2	8	6	4
15	Dale Schlueter D. Schlueter	3.71	26	7	12/17/1971	POR	vs	PHI	35	11	5			7	100.0				12	15	80.0	95.6				6
16	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	3.6	36	10	3/16/1988	PHI	vs	NYK	43	9	5	1	1	8	80.0	0	0		20	24	83.3	87.5	4	5	7	2
17	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	3.57	25	7	2/1/2019	UTA	vs	ATL	28	13	1	0	2	7	100.0	0	0		11	15	73.3	91.9	2	11	3	5	+11
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3.57	25	7	12/12/2003	LAL	vs	DAL	34	14	1	0	2	7	100.0	0	0		11	24	45.8	71.2	7	7	5	5	-6
19	Sarunas Marciulionis S. Marciulionis	3.57	25	7	3/29/1996	SAC	vs	CHA	21	2	1	0	0	5	71.4	2	4	50.0	13	15	86.7	91.9	1	1	2	2
20	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	3.57	25	7	3/26/1992	NYK	@	DEN	33	4	8	4	1	7	100.0	0	0		11	14	78.6	95.0	3	1	3	4
21	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	3.57	25	7	12/12/1987	DET	vs	NYK	26	3	2	1	0	5	71.4	0	0		15	17	88.2	86.3	1	2	3	0
22	Phil Hubbard P. Hubbard	3.57	25	7	4/14/1984	CLE	@	WAS	30	3	0	2	0	6	85.7	0	0		13	15	86.7	91.9	1	2	0	2
23	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	3.57	25	7	2/9/1982	SEA	vs	NYK	43	14	5	0	0	4	57.1	0	0		17	17	100.0	86.3	3	11	4	3
24	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3.5	28	8	4/9/2025	GSW	vs	SAS	38	4	7	2	0	5	62.5	2	2	100.0	16	17	94.1	90.4	2	2	1	1	-9
25	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	3.5	28	8	2/25/2023	MIA	@	CHA	33	3	6	1	0	6	75.0	0	0		16	20	80.0	83.3	1	2	3	1	+11

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