player with lowest fg% when scoring 45 points in a game

James Harden has the lowest field-goal percentage in a game with 45+ points, at 29.7 percent against the Spurs on December 3, 2019.

Interpreted as:
player with lowest fg% when scoring 45 or more 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
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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
38.9
46
11/27/2005
LAL LAL
vs
NJN NJN
50
3
3
2
0
14
36
4
12
33.3
14
16
87.5
53.4
0
3
5
5
-10
16 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
38.9
46
2/20/2002
PHI PHI
vs
GSW GSW
45
8
6
5
0
14
36
2
7
28.6
16
20
80.0
51.3
3
5
2
2
+7
17 James Harden
J. Harden
39.0
49
11/16/2019
HOU HOU
@
MIN MIN
39
6
6
0
0
16
41
8
22
36.4
9
11
81.8
53.4
1
5
5
4
+16
18 Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
39.3
45
2/5/1972
CIN CIN
vs
DET DET
4
11
11
28
23
24
95.8
58.4
19 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
39.5
47
12/6/1961
LAL LAL
vs
SYR SYR
23
8
17
43
13
22
59.1
44.6
1
20 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
39.6
51
12/26/1961
PHI PHI
SYR SYR
48
29
1
21
53
9
14
64.3
43.1
2
21 Rick Barry
R. Barry
40.0
46
12/26/1974
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
43
9
10
1
1
14
35
18
18
100.0
53.6
1
8
2
22 George Mikan
G. Mikan
40.0
47
11/18/1950
MIN MIN
@
ROC ROC
16
40
15
16
93.8
50.0
4
23 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
40.5
47
3/3/1961
PHI PHI
SYR SYR
48
27
2
17
42
13
17
76.5
47.5
2
24 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40.6
45
10/30/2007
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
43
8
4
4
1
13
32
1
3
33.3
18
27
66.7
51.3
0
8
5
4
+3
25 LeBron James
L. James
40.7
47
3/12/2006
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
45
7
4
0
1
11
27
1
6
16.7
24
28
85.7
59.8
2
5
5
2
-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
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4
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50
32
.610
18.0
5
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50
32
.610
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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
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
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2
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61
21
.744
3.0
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51
31
.622
13.0
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34
.585
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38
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
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LAC LAC
@
ORL ORL
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Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
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3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
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IND IND
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OKC OKC
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