players in nba history to score 50+ points in a game with fewer than 20 field goal attempts

Kyrie Irving scored 50 points when attempting <20 field goals against the Hornets on March 8, 2022.

Interpreted as:

players in NBA history to score 50+ points in a regular-season game with fewer than 20 field goal attempts

	NAME	DATE	PTS	FGA	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	3/8/2022	50	19	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
2	Willie Burton W. Burton	12/13/1994	53	19	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
3	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	10/31/1980	50	17	UTA	vs	DAL	41	4	4	2	0	12	70.6	0	0		26	29	89.7	84.0			3	4

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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Team Leaders

PPG

25.6

Porter

RPG

7.6

Claxton

APG

4.4

Claxton

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.7

26th

DRTG

118.5

24th

NETRTG

-5.8

25th

3P%

34.9

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Sun 12/21	TOR	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Tue 12/23	BKN	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	BKN	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	GSW	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

Bucks

11 - 16

Final

127

Nets

7 - 18

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.8

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.1

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-19

8-18

8-16

10-16

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5