least amount of field goals attempts in a 57+ point game including playoffs since 1980

Since 1979-80, James Harden has the fewest shot attempts with 57+ points in a regular-season or postseason game, with 24 attempts versus the Hawks on November 30, 2019.

Interpreted as:
least amount of field goals attempts by a player in a 57+ point game including playoffs since 1980
NAME FGA PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 James Harden
J. Harden
24
60
11/30/2019
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
31
3
8
3
1
16
66.7
8
14
57.1
20
23
87.0
87.9
0
3
5
3
+50
2 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25
58
2/26/1987
CHI CHI
vs
NJN NJN
37
8
3
3
2
16
64.0
0
0
26
27
96.3
78.6
1
7
3
4
3 Karl Malone
K. Malone
26
61
1/27/1990
UTA UTA
vs
MIL MIL
33
18
2
3
0
21
80.8
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
4 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
27
59
4/3/1988
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
42
4
6
2
2
21
77.8
0
1
0.0
17
19
89.5
83.4
2
2
1
4
5 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
27
57
12/4/1982
UTA UTA
vs
CHI CHI
38
9
3
0
0
20
74.1
0
0
17
22
77.3
77.7
3
6
2
5
6 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
28
64
12/13/2023
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
37
14
3
4
1
20
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
7 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
59
11/13/2022
PHI PHI
vs
UTA UTA
37
11
8
1
7
19
67.9
1
5
20.0
20
24
83.3
76.5
1
10
5
3
+25
8 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
28
57
12/10/1986
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
40
9
4
2
1
19
67.9
0
1
0.0
19
21
90.5
76.5
4
5
2
1
9 Purvis Short
P. Short
28
59
11/17/1984
GSW GSW
vs
NJN NJN
40
5
0
1
0
20
71.4
4
6
66.7
15
16
93.8
84.2
2
3
3
2
10 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29
61
4/1/2025
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
53
10
10
2
0
18
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
11 Julius Randle
J. Randle
29
57
3/20/2023
NYK NYK
vs
MIN MIN
37
4
1
0
0
19
65.5
8
14
57.1
11
13
84.6
82.1
0
4
4
4
-6
12 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
29
60
1/25/2023
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
40
7
8
3
0
21
72.4
9
15
60.0
9
10
90.0
89.8
0
7
4
1
+11
13 Deron Williams
D. Williams
29
57
3/4/2012
NJN NJN
@
CHA CHA
38
6
7
1
1
16
55.2
4
11
36.4
21
21
100.0
74.5
1
5
5
2
+11
14 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
29
57
11/28/1992
IND IND
@
CHA CHA
38
5
8
1
0
16
55.2
4
11
36.4
21
23
91.3
72.9
1
4
0
1
15 James Harden
J. Harden
30
60
1/30/2018
HOU HOU
vs
ORL ORL
46
10
11
4
1
19
63.3
5
14
35.7
17
18
94.4
79.1
2
8
5
2
+7
16 Bernard King
B. King
30
60
12/25/1984
NYK NYK
vs
NJN NJN
41
7
4
0
0
19
63.3
0
0
22
26
84.6
72.4
2
5
5
2
17 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
31
60
12/27/2022
DAL DAL
vs
NYK NYK
47
21
10
2
1
21
67.7
2
6
33.3
16
22
72.7
73.7
5
16
4
5
+7
18 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
31
60
3/15/2022
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
35
6
4
4
1
20
64.5
8
12
66.7
12
13
92.3
81.7
2
4
1
3
+36
19 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
31
60
3/14/2022
MIN MIN
@
SAS SAS
36
17
3
1
0
19
61.3
7
11
63.6
15
16
93.8
78.9
2
15
6
5
+16
20 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31
57
2/6/2021
GSW GSW
@
DAL DAL
37
2
5
1
0
19
61.3
11
19
57.9
8
8
100.0
82.6
0
2
3
3
+7
21 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
31
62
1/3/2021
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
36
5
4
0
0
18
58.1
8
16
50.0
18
19
94.7
78.8
1
4
5
0
+20
22 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
61
2/2/2009
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
37
0
3
0
1
19
61.3
3
6
50.0
20
20
100.0
76.6
0
0
2
1
+19
23 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
62
12/20/2005
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
33
8
0
3
0
18
58.1
4
10
40.0
22
25
88.0
73.8
3
5
2
3
+35
24 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
32
61
8/11/2020
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
41
5
8
1
0
17
53.1
9
17
52.9
18
18
100.0
76.4
2
3
3
2
+8
25 James Harden
J. Harden
32
59
10/30/2019
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
38
3
9
1
0
18
56.3
6
14
42.9
17
18
94.4
73.9
1
2
4
3
+6
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts going back to the 1982-83 season.

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1
Thunder Thunder
68
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.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
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3
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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
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6
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49
33
.598
19.0
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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
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61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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44
38
.537
20.0