highest pts/fga ever in a single game minimum 40 points

Rolando Blackman has the most points per field-goal attempt in a game with 40+ points, with 3.23 versus the New Jersey Nets on February 17, 1986.

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highest pts/fga by a player ever in a single regular-season game minimum 40 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	Rolando Blackman R. Blackman	3.23	42	13	2/17/1986	DAL	@	NJN	40	2	0	0	2	10	76.9	0	1	0.0	22	23	95.7	90.8	1	1	5	0
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3.15	41	13	11/19/1999	LAL	vs	CHI	43	17	1	1	7	11	84.6	0	0		19	31	61.3	77.0	7	10	2	4	+14
3	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	3.07	43	14	2/23/2000	MIA	vs	NJN	33	16	0	0	5	13	92.9	0	0		17	24	70.8	87.5	7	9	2	2	+6
4	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	3.07	46	15	1/4/1984	UTA	vs	HOU	40	9	5	1	0	9	60.0	0	0		28	29	96.6	82.9	5	4	2	3
5	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	3	42	14	3/18/1977	CHI	vs	KCK	39	15	9	1	4	11	78.6				20	25	80.0	84.0	5	10		5
6	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	2.94	50	17	10/31/1980	UTA	vs	DAL	41	4	4	2	0	12	70.6	0	0		26	29	89.7	84.0			3	4
7	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	2.94	47	16	11/25/1983	UTA	vs	DEN	40	8	6	0	0	10	62.5	0	0		27	31	87.1	79.3	4	4	4	2
8	Kenny Sears K. Sears	2.93	41	14	11/7/1958	NYK	@	DET		17				12	85.7				17	18	94.4	93.5				3
9	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	2.88	46	16	1/30/2017	SAC	@	PHI	32	15	5	1	1	11	68.8	4	6	66.7	20	22	90.9	89.6	4	11	8	6	-6
10	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	2.88	46	16	2/25/2006	WAS	vs	NYK	30	1	2	4	0	13	81.3	7	10	70.0	13	14	92.9	103.8	0	1	1	2	+20
11	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	2.86	40	14	11/25/1973	LAL	vs	POR	29	4	9	2	0	12	85.7				16	18	88.9	91.2	0	4		3
12	Willie Burton W. Burton	2.79	53	19	12/13/1994	PHI	vs	MIA	43	8	3	1	2	12	63.2	5	8	62.5	24	28	85.7	84.6	4	4	1	2
13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	2.75	44	16	2/10/2023	OKC	@	POR	39	3	7	2	1	13	81.3	0	1	0.0	18	19	94.7	90.3	0	3	4	1	+22
14	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	2.75	44	16	12/20/2016	BOS	@	MEM	38	3	6	2	1	10	62.5	7	10	70.0	17	17	100.0	93.7	0	3	1	1	+9
15	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	2.75	44	16	3/19/2010	PHX	vs	UTA	35	7	0	1	2	14	87.5	0	0		16	18	88.9	92.0	2	5	5	4	+15
16	Allen Crabbe A. Crabbe	2.73	41	15	4/9/2018	BKN	vs	CHI	34	5	4	1	1	12	80.0	8	11	72.7	9	9	100.0	108.1	0	5	1	2	+14
17	George Gervin G. Gervin	2.73	41	15	1/23/1977	SAS	vs	POR	34	4	2	1	2	14	93.3				13	14	92.9	96.9	0	4		6
18	Myles Turner M. Turner	2.67	40	15	2/23/2023	IND	vs	BOS	37	10	2	0	1	13	86.7	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	110.6	3	7	5	5	+9
19	Reggie Miller R. Miller	2.67	40	15	3/15/1995	IND	vs	MIL	36	6	1	1	0	12	80.0	6	8	75.0	10	12	83.3	98.6	1	5	1	1
20	Cedric Ceballos C. Ceballos	2.67	40	15	3/9/1993	PHX	@	SAC	42	12	2	1	3	14	93.3	0	0		12	12	100.0	98.6	5	7	3	4
21	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	2.65	45	17	11/21/1987	DET	@	CHI	44	2	6	0	0	13	76.5	0	0		19	22	86.4	84.3	0	2	5	1
22	Jerry West J. West	2.65	45	17	1/25/1967	LAL	vs	BAL	47	8	8			16	94.1				13	15	86.7	95.3				5
23	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	2.63	50	19	3/8/2022	BKN	@	CHA	37	3	6	1	1	15	78.9	9	12	75.0	11	13	84.6	101.1	0	3	3	4	+14
24	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	2.63	42	16	3/6/2023	PHI	@	IND	37	5	3	2	1	11	68.8	1	2	50.0	19	19	100.0	86.2	1	4	4	4	-4
25	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	2.63	42	16	12/10/1994	SEA	@	LAC	46	14	1	0	1	11	68.8	0	0		20	22	90.9	81.8	9	5	5	5