Kelsey Plum and Cynthia Cooper are tied for the fewest shot attempts in a game with 40+ points, with 18 attempts.

Interpreted as:

fewest fga by a player in a regular-season game with 40+ points

	NAME	FGA	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kelsey Plum K. Plum	18	40	7/9/2023	LVA	@	MIN	31	2	4	0	0	14	77.8	6	9	66.7	6	6	100.0	96.9	0	2	2	2	+26
2	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	18	42	8/16/1999	HOU	vs	UTA	35	1	3	1	0	11	61.1	3	5	60.0	17	18	94.4	81.0	0	1	5	0	+11
3	Satou Sabally S. Sabally	19	40	9/1/2023	DAL	@	IND	29	7	4	0	0	13	68.4	7	10	70.0	7	7	100.0	90.6	1	6	2	5	+7
4	Katie Smith K. Smith	19	40	6/17/2001	MIN	@	DET	38	3	0	0	0	13	68.4	6	9	66.7	8	9	88.9	87.1	1	2	2	4	+10
5	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	20	43	7/5/2023	NYL	vs	PHX	38	12	6	1	2	13	65.0	3	4	75.0	14	16	87.5	79.5	1	11	2	2	+11
6	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	20	43	7/2/2023	ATL	vs	LAS	32	2	4	2	2	14	70.0	6	12	50.0	9	9	100.0	89.7	0	2	3	5	+26
7	Liz Cambage L. Cambage	20	43	8/17/2018	DAL	vs	LVA	34	13	3	0	0	14	70.0	2	2	100.0	13	16	81.3	79.5	7	6	3	5	-1
8	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	20	45	6/24/2015	CHI	vs	ATL	44	11	0	2	6	12	60.0	2	4	50.0	19	19	100.0	79.3	1	10	5	5	+7
9	Paige Bueckers P. Bueckers	21	44	8/20/2025	DAL	@	LAS	36	4	3	1	0	17	81.0	4	4	100.0	6	6	100.0	93.1	0	4	3	3	+12
10	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	21	42	8/3/2023	PHX	vs	ATL	30	4	2	0	0	12	57.1	6	13	46.2	12	12	100.0	79.9	1	3	3	3	+31
11	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	21	45	5/21/2023	NYL	vs	IND	30	12	3	1	1	15	71.4	6	9	66.7	9	9	100.0	90.1	0	12	1	3	+27
12	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	21	40	7/18/2010	NYL	vs	IND	40	6	7	1	0	14	66.7	5	9	55.6	7	8	87.5	81.6	0	6	1	2	0
13	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	21	44	7/25/1997	HOU	@	SAC	34	6	3	1	0	14	66.7	7	9	77.8	9	9	100.0	88.1	1	5	1	4	+12
14	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	22	42	8/27/2024	LVA	@	DAL	37	6	2	1	3	16	72.7	0	2	0.0	10	13	76.9	75.8	2	4	1	2	0
15	Liz Cambage L. Cambage	22	53	7/17/2018	DAL	vs	NYL	37	10	2	1	5	17	77.3	4	5	80.0	15	16	93.8	91.3	1	9	0	1	+17
16	Maya Moore M. Moore	22	40	8/2/2014	MIN	@	TUL	35	6	5	1	1	14	63.6	4	7	57.1	8	8	100.0	78.4	2	4	6	1	+8
17	Deanna Nolan D. Nolan	22	44	6/20/2008	DET	vs	MIN	45	5	3	1	0	15	68.2	4	8	50.0	10	10	100.0	83.3	0	5	3	6	+3
18	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	23	41	9/1/2024	LVA	@	PHX	34	17	2	2	1	16	69.6	2	6	33.3	7	9	77.8	76.0	4	13	0	3	+20
19	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	23	53	8/22/2023	LVA	@	ATL	33	7	0	0	4	16	69.6	1	1	100.0	20	21	95.2	82.2	0	7	2	3	+24
20	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	23	42	8/13/2023	NYL	@	IND	36	6	6	3	3	15	65.2	5	10	50.0	7	8	87.5	79.2	2	4	1	3	+11
21	DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner	23	41	6/8/2023	CON	vs	LVA	32	7	1	1	0	16	69.6	5	7	71.4	4	5	80.0	81.3	2	5	0	3	+29
22	Candace Parker C. Parker	23	40	7/9/2008	LAS	vs	HOU	42	16	6	2	5	15	65.2	1	2	50.0	9	12	75.0	70.7	4	12	4	4	+12
23	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	23	41	6/25/2006	LAS	vs	SAN	35	13	3	3	1	16	69.6	2	2	100.0	7	9	77.8	76.0	5	8	2	1	+27
24	Katie Smith K. Smith	23	46	7/8/2001	MIN	@	LAS	45	3	4	0	0	11	47.8	6	10	60.0	18	19	94.7	73.3	0	3	1	4	-5
25	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	24	40	5/25/2024	DAL	@	PHX	38	7	4	4	0	11	45.8	7	12	58.3	11	12	91.7	68.3	0	7	3	1	+18