who has the highest field goal percentage in a game and 25 attempts since 1979-1980

Since 1979-80, Jamal Murray has the best field-goal percentage in a game with 25+ field-goal attempts, at 84.0 percent versus the Cavaliers on February 19, 2021.

Interpreted as:
Who has the highest field goal percentage in a regular-season game and 25 or more field goal attempts since 1979-1980?
NAMEFG%FGADATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGM3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Jamal Murray
J. Murray
84.0
25
2/19/2021
@
38
50
6
2
2
0
21
8
10
80.0
0
0
100.0
0
6
1
4
+24
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
82.8
29
11/16/1988
@
43
52
9
1
4
2
24
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
84.5
3
6
4
2
3Dana Barros
D. Barros
80.8
26
3/14/1995
vs
42
50
6
8
2
0
21
6
8
75.0
2
2
100.0
93.0
2
4
4
2
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
80.8
26
1/27/1990
vs
33
61
18
2
3
0
21
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
5George Gervin
G. Gervin
80.8
26
1/25/1985
@
38
42
2
3
2
0
21
0
0
0
0
80.8
1
1
2
3
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
80.0
25
4/4/2023
vs
39
52
13
6
0
2
20
0
1
0.0
12
13
92.3
84.6
2
11
3
3
+17
7Devin Booker
D. Booker
80.0
25
11/30/2022
vs
31
51
4
6
1
0
20
6
7
85.7
5
6
83.3
92.3
0
4
2
3
+23
8Luis Scola
L. Scola
80.0
25
3/13/2010
vs
41
44
12
3
2
1
20
0
0
4
6
66.7
79.6
6
6
4
2
+9
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
80.0
25
2/27/2009
vs
35
45
11
2
3
1
20
0
0
5
8
62.5
78.9
3
8
3
4
+17
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
80.0
25
1/7/1981
@
45
51
5
7
2
0
20
0
0
11
11
100.0
85.5
2
3
3
1
11Bernard King
B. King
80.0
25
1/3/1981
vs
43
50
8
4
3
2
20
0
0
10
11
90.9
83.8
5
3
3
3
12Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
80.0
25
1/29/1980
@
40
49
4
3
3
1
20
0
0
9
15
60.0
77.5
1
3
2
3
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
78.6
28
12/22/1989
@
43
52
17
3
2
0
22
0
0
8
12
66.7
78.1
3
14
2
3
14Kevin McHale
K. McHale
78.6
28
3/3/1985
vs
41
56
16
4
1
3
22
0
0
12
13
92.3
83.0
10
6
4
3
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
77.8
27
4/3/1988
@
42
59
4
6
2
2
21
0
1
0.0
17
19
89.5
83.4
2
2
1
4
16Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
77.8
27
11/27/1979
vs
45
50
9
2
2
0
21
0
0
8
10
80.0
79.6
2
7
3
3
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
76.9
26
1/29/2023
vs
30
50
13
4
0
0
20
3
4
75.0
7
12
58.3
79.9
3
10
3
5
+16
18Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
76.9
26
12/21/2000
@
44
45
4
3
1
0
20
1
1
100.0
4
6
66.7
78.6
3
1
1
1
-2
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
76.9
26
3/8/1995
vs
42
46
11
4
1
5
20
0
0
6
10
60.0
75.7
7
4
2
2
20Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
76.9
26
3/14/1986
vs
39
47
3
8
2
0
20
0
2
0.0
7
10
70.0
77.3
0
3
4
4
21Jamal Murray
J. Murray
76.0
25
12/3/2025
@
36
52
6
4
1
0
19
10
11
90.9
4
5
80.0
95.6
0
6
1
0
+23
22Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
76.0
25
11/9/2023
@
36
54
12
3
0
0
19
0
1
0.0
16
18
88.9
82.0
2
10
8
4
+6
23James Harden
J. Harden
76.0
25
11/5/2017
vs
35
56
2
13
2
0
19
7
8
87.5
11
12
91.7
92.5
0
2
7
3
+25
24Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
76.0
25
2/8/2008
vs
39
49
4
2
2
0
19
3
3
100.0
8
8
100.0
85.9
0
4
1
2
+14
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
76.0
25
2/16/1993
@
49
46
21
3
0
5
19
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts and field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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