fewest fga to score 50 points in a game

Adrian Dantley has the fewest shot attempts in a game with 50+ points, with 17 attempts against the Mavericks on October 31, 1980.

Interpreted as:
fewest fga by a player to score 50 or more points in a regular-season game
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 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
17
50
10/31/1980
UTA UTA
vs
DAL DAL
41
4
4
2
0
12
70.6
0
0
26
29
89.7
84.0
3
4
2 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
19
50
3/8/2022
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
37
3
6
1
1
15
78.9
9
12
75.0
11
13
84.6
101.1
0
3
3
4
+14
3 Willie Burton
W. Burton
19
53
12/13/1994
PHI PHI
vs
MIA MIA
43
8
3
1
2
12
63.2
5
8
62.5
24
28
85.7
84.6
4
4
1
2
4 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
20
50
3/16/2021
POR POR
vs
NOP NOP
41
6
10
0
0
13
65.0
6
13
46.2
18
18
100.0
89.5
1
5
4
3
+9
5 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
21
50
2/15/2022
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
36
14
4
0
0
17
81.0
2
3
66.7
14
18
77.8
86.4
4
10
3
3
+7
6 Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
22
50
1/27/2020
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
38
6
3
2
1
14
63.6
6
11
54.5
16
20
80.0
81.2
0
6
2
0
+12
7 Kevin Martin
K. Martin
22
50
4/1/2009
SAC SAC
@
GSW GSW
46
3
3
2
0
11
50.0
5
11
45.5
23
26
88.5
74.8
1
2
5
3
-4
8 Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
23
50
12/15/2023
NYK NYK
@
PHX PHX
35
6
9
5
0
17
73.9
9
9
100.0
7
9
77.8
92.7
1
5
2
0
+7
9 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
23
51
1/16/2023
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
40
9
5
0
0
15
65.2
7
12
58.3
14
14
100.0
87.4
1
8
4
3
+15
10 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
23
50
1/19/2022
PHI PHI
vs
ORL ORL
27
12
2
1
3
17
73.9
1
4
25.0
15
17
88.2
82.0
1
11
2
3
+24
11 Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
23
54
2/2/2021
TOR TOR
@
ORL ORL
37
3
2
3
3
17
73.9
11
14
78.6
9
9
100.0
100.1
0
3
1
2
+20
12 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
23
54
1/31/2020
BKN BKN
vs
CHI CHI
32
5
5
1
0
19
82.6
7
9
77.8
9
10
90.0
98.5
0
5
4
3
+20
13 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
23
50
1/26/2020
POR POR
vs
IND IND
38
6
13
1
0
14
60.9
8
12
66.7
14
16
87.5
83.2
0
6
1
0
+19
14 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23
53
12/20/1967
PHI PHI
@
SEA SEA
45
38
6
20
87.0
13
26
50.0
76.9
2
15 James Harden
J. Harden
24
50
3/5/2025
LAC LAC
vs
DET DET
38
4
5
1
1
14
58.3
6
13
46.2
16
20
80.0
76.2
0
4
5
2
+13
16 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
24
53
1/30/2023
DAL DAL
vs
DET DET
36
8
5
2
0
17
70.8
5
11
45.5
14
18
77.8
83.0
0
8
4
2
+8
17 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24
53
4/12/2021
GSW GSW
vs
DEN DEN
36
6
4
0
0
14
58.3
10
18
55.6
15
16
93.8
85.4
0
6
5
3
+16
18 James Harden
J. Harden
24
60
11/30/2019
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
31
3
8
3
1
16
66.7
8
14
57.1
20
23
87.0
87.9
0
3
5
3
+50
19 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24
51
10/24/2018
GSW GSW
vs
WAS WAS
32
4
3
0
1
15
62.5
11
16
68.8
10
10
100.0
89.8
0
4
2
1
+19
20 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
24
52
1/2/2017
CHI CHI
vs
CHA CHA
38
12
6
3
1
15
62.5
1
4
25.0
21
22
95.5
77.2
3
9
2
0
+15
21 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
24
50
2/7/2011
DEN DEN
vs
HOU HOU
39
11
0
1
3
16
66.7
2
3
66.7
16
18
88.9
78.3
1
10
4
2
-3
22 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
24
51
3/23/2006
DAL DAL
vs
GSW GSW
41
9
5
2
1
16
66.7
3
4
75.0
16
17
94.1
81.0
3
6
5
3
+3
23 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
24
50
3/29/1996
MIA MIA
vs
WAS WAS
39
12
1
0
2
17
70.8
0
0
16
17
94.1
79.4
6
6
4
3
24 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25
56
2/27/2025
GSW GSW
@
ORL ORL
34
4
3
2
0
16
64.0
12
19
63.2
12
12
100.0
92.5
0
4
4
0
+15
25 Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
25
50
4/3/2024
DET DET
@
ATL ATL
34
6
5
3
0
18
72.0
5
9
55.6
9
12
75.0
82.6
0
6
4
2
+14
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 W L PCT GB
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
34
48
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34.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
21
61
.256
47.0
15
Jazz Jazz
17
65
.207
51.0
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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
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
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.610
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Bucks Bucks
48
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.585
16.0
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/21
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
103-108
Fri
3/21
GSW GSW
@
ATL ATL
115-124
Fri
3/21
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
103-122
Fri
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MIL MIL
@
SAC SAC
114-108
Fri
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CHI CHI
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LAL LAL
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/24
NYK NYK
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Thu
4/24
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
9:30 PM
Thu
4/24
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
10:00 PM
Fri
4/25
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
4/25
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM