Bill Cartwright has posted the most points in a game with fewer than 8 field-goal attempts, with 31 points against the Kansas City Kings on November 17, 1981.

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NBA most points by a player with <8 fga in a regular-season game

	NAME	PTS	FGA	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	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
2	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	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
3	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	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
4	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	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
5	Dave Twardzik D. Twardzik	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
6	John Stockton J. Stockton	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
7	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	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
8	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	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
9	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	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
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	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
11	Detlef Schrempf D. Schrempf	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
12	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	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
13	Dale Schlueter D. Schlueter	26	7	12/17/1971	POR	vs	PHI	35	11	5			7	100.0				12	15	80.0	95.6				6
14	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	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
15	Dwight Howard D. Howard	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
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	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
17	Corey Maggette C. Maggette	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
18	Sarunas Marciulionis S. Marciulionis	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
19	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	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
20	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	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
21	Phil Hubbard P. Hubbard	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
22	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	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
23	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	24	7	11/3/2017	DET	vs	MIL	28	14	0	1	2	5	71.4	0	0		14	16	87.5	85.5	2	12	0	2	-8
24	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	24	7	4/3/2013	TOR	vs	WAS	41	10	1	1	2	4	57.1	0	0		16	18	88.9	80.4	0	10	3	4	+17
25	Jerome Dyson J. Dyson	24	7	4/18/2012	NOH	@	MEM	27	3	2	3	0	5	71.4	0	0		14	16	87.5	85.5	0	3	3	3	+13

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2	Celtics - x	54	26	.675	4.0
3	Knicks - x	52	28	.650	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	43.0
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