lowest fg% by a player when scoring over 40 points in a game

James Harden has the worst field-goal percentage in a game with more than 40 points, at 26.5 percent against the Hawks on January 8, 2020.

Interpreted as:
lowest fg% by a player when scoring over 40 points in a regular-season game
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 James Harden
J. Harden
26.5
41
1/8/2020
HOU HOU
@
ATL ATL
40
10
10
2
3
9
34
4
20
20.0
19
23
82.6
46.5
2
8
8
2
-3
2 James Harden
J. Harden
29.7
50
12/3/2019
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
49
9
6
4
0
11
37
4
20
20.0
24
24
100.0
52.6
3
6
5
4
-3
3 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
33.3
45
3/2/2017
OKC OKC
@
POR POR
37
7
4
1
1
12
36
6
16
37.5
15
15
100.0
52.8
2
5
4
0
-7
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.3
41
11/27/1960
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
48
27
4
16
48
9
17
52.9
37.0
3
5 Rick Barry
R. Barry
34.0
48
2/5/1967
SFW SFW
@
CHI CHI
53
9
3
17
50
14
16
87.5
42.1
4
6 James Harden
J. Harden
35.1
41
1/14/2020
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
39
6
6
0
1
13
37
5
19
26.3
10
11
90.9
49.0
3
3
1
3
+3
7 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
35.1
45
12/28/2005
LAL LAL
vs
MEM MEM
47
7
4
2
1
13
37
4
8
50.0
15
19
78.9
49.6
2
5
2
5
-6
8 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
35.7
41
11/1/1961
LAL LAL
vs
CIN CIN
19
15
42
11
14
78.6
42.6
2
9 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
36.1
41
3/8/2002
PHI PHI
vs
IND IND
45
3
8
2
1
13
36
1
4
25.0
14
16
87.5
47.6
0
3
4
5
+6
10 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
36.2
41
11/7/2002
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
46
9
4
4
0
17
47
0
8
0.0
7
7
100.0
40.9
2
7
5
3
-3
11 Trae Young
T. Young
36.7
42
1/8/2020
ATL ATL
vs
HOU HOU
39
13
10
0
1
11
30
4
11
36.4
16
18
88.9
55.4
4
9
3
1
+4
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36.7
49
1/26/1964
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
48
19
2
18
49
13
24
54.2
41.1
4
13 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.3
45
12/30/1959
PHI PHI
vs
MIN MIN
46
32
3
19
51
7
11
63.6
40.3
3
14 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
37.5
42
10/30/2013
OKC OKC
@
UTA UTA
39
6
1
3
0
9
24
2
8
25.0
22
24
91.7
60.8
0
6
5
1
+3
15 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
37.8
48
12/21/1962
LAL LAL
vs
STL STL
45
15
14
37
20
21
95.2
51.9
4
16 James Harden
J. Harden
37.9
45
11/18/2015
HOU HOU
vs
POR POR
47
8
11
5
1
11
29
4
15
26.7
19
20
95.0
59.5
1
7
5
2
+10
17 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
37.9
42
3/3/2006
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
42
4
5
3
0
11
29
4
8
50.0
16
18
88.9
56.9
0
4
6
3
+23
18 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.1
44
1/15/1960
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
43
2
16
42
12
19
63.2
43.7
2
19 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
38.2
41
2/23/2003
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
42
5
3
3
0
13
34
1
6
16.7
14
16
87.5
50.0
1
4
3
2
+6
20 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
38.2
48
12/1/2001
BOS BOS
@
NJN NJN
49
12
1
3
2
13
34
5
8
62.5
17
18
94.4
57.3
2
10
4
2
+14
21 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
38.2
45
4/10/1977
NOJ NOJ
vs
DEN DEN
47
11
10
1
1
13
34
19
22
86.4
51.5
2
9
3
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.3
53
10/28/1962
SFW SFW
@
CIN CIN
53
27
2
23
60
7
17
41.2
39.3
2
23 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38.5
45
12/5/1961
LAL LAL
SYR SYR
25
8
15
39
15
18
83.3
48.0
4
24 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
38.5
48
3/7/1961
STL STL
vs
LAL LAL
54
13
15
39
18
20
90.0
50.2
2
25 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
38.6
51
10/28/2016
OKC OKC
vs
PHX PHX
45
13
10
2
0
17
44
2
10
20.0
15
20
75.0
48.3
3
10
5
3
+7
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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TEAM W L PCT GB
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
18.0
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Western W L PCT GB
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
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
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32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94
Sun
3/30
LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
96-87
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM