fewest fga to score 50 points in a game

Adrian Dantley has the fewest attempted shots 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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111.0

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119.9

30th

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-8.9

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35.0

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2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Suns Suns
35
41
.461
29.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
34
43
.442
30.5
13
Spurs Spurs
32
44
.421
32.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
21
55
.276
43.0
15
Jazz Jazz
16
61
.208
48.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/4
UTA UTA
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sun
4/6
UTA UTA
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM
Wed
4/9
POR POR
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Fri
4/11
OKC OKC
@
UTA UTA
9:30 PM
Sun
4/13
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
3:30 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

50 - 27

143

Final

105

UTA Jazz

16 - 61

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
12
.842
2
Rockets Rockets
50
27
.649
14.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
47
30
.610
17.5
4
Lakers Lakers
46
30
.605
18.0
5
Warriors Warriors
45
31
.592
19.0
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
45
32
.584
19.5
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
61
15
.803
2
Celtics Celtics
56
20
.737
5.0
3
Knicks Knicks
48
28
.632
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
45
31
.592
16.0
5
Bucks Bucks
42
34
.553
19.0
6
Pistons Pistons
42
34
.553
19.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/7
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
101-111
Sat
3/8
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
103-127
Sat
3/8
PHX PHX
@
DAL DAL
125-116
Sat
3/8
MEM MEM
@
NOP NOP
107-104
Sat
3/8
UTA UTA
@
PHI PHI
122-126

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/4
SAC SAC
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Fri
4/4
UTA UTA
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Fri
4/4
DET DET
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Fri
4/4
PHX PHX
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
4/4
POR POR
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM