Harden with yet another record last night ...

Fewest free throw attempts in a game with at least 55 points scored in the last 45 years. Rick Barry had 5 free throw attempts in a game in 1974 in which he scored 64 points. No one else has had at least 55 points with less than 8 free throw attempts.

Given one of the main criticisms Harden gets, especially this season, I thought this one was especially ironic.

Code:

                                                     
Rk                 Player       Date    Tm MP FTA PTS
1            James Harden 2019-12-11 HOU W 41   5  55
2              Rick Barry 1974-03-26 GSW W 43   5  64
3        Brandon Jennings 2009-11-14 MIL W 41   8  55
4          Michael Jordan 1992-12-23 CHI W 42   8  57
5            Purvis Short 1984-01-07 GSW W 42   8  57
6          Adrian Dantley 1981-02-06 UTA L 47   8  55
7              Lou Hudson 1969-11-10 ATL W 38   8  57
8            LeBron James 2017-11-03 CLE W 43   9  57
9              Bob Pettit 1961-02-18 STL W 48   9  57
10       Wilt Chamberlain 1960-02-21 PHW W 48   9  58
11          Anthony Davis 2016-02-21 NOP W 43  10  59
12           Kyrie Irving 2015-03-12 CLE W 47  10  57
13           Kyrie Irving 2015-01-28 CLE W 39  10  55
14        Carmelo Anthony 2014-01-24 NYK W 39  10  62
15            Tony Parker 2008-11-05 SAS W 51  10  55
16              Glen Rice 1995-04-15 MIA W 45  10  56
17             Rick Barry 1975-01-23 GSW W 46  10  55
18       Wilt Chamberlain 1961-12-09 PHW W 48  10  61
19      Russell Westbrook 2017-03-29 OKC W 42  11  57
20          Klay Thompson 2016-12-05 GSW W 29  11  60
21         Michael Jordan 1995-03-28 CHI W 39  11  55
22         Michael Jordan 1993-01-16 CHI L 47  11  64
23    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1971-12-10 MIL W 47  11  55
24       Wilt Chamberlain 1963-02-16 SFW W 58  11  56
25       Wilt Chamberlain 1963-01-24 SFW W 43  11  58
26       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-12-11 SFW W 48  11  61
27       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-01-24 PHW W 48  11  55
28       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-01-14 PHW L 48  11  62
29       Wilt Chamberlain 1961-12-20 PHW W 48  11  55
30           James Harden 2019-03-20 HOU L 46  12  57
31           Kemba Walker 2018-11-17 CHO L 45  12  60
32           James Harden 2017-11-05 HOU W 35  12  56
33            Kobe Bryant 2016-04-13 LAL W 42  12  60
34           LeBron James 2014-03-03 MIA W 41  12  61
35            Kobe Bryant 2007-03-16 LAL W 50  12  65
36            Kobe Bryant 2006-12-29 LAL L 54  12  58
37            Kobe Bryant 2002-01-14 LAL W 34  12  56
38          Calvin Murphy 1978-03-18 HOU L 48  12  57
39       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-11-10 SFW W 48  12  57
40       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-10-30 SFW W 48  12  59
41            Dwyane Wade 2009-04-12 MIA W 39  13  55
42       Jerry Stackhouse 2001-04-03 DET W 42  13  57
43           Kevin McHale 1985-03-03 BOS W 41  13  56
44             Fred Brown 1974-03-23 SEA W 45  13  58
45            Chet Walker 1972-02-06 CHI W 36  13  56
46       Wilt Chamberlain 1961-01-21 PHW W 48  13  56
47       Wilt Chamberlain 1960-01-25 PHW W 47  13  58
48          Allen Iverson 2002-01-15 PHI W 50  14  58
49       Wilt Chamberlain 1967-02-13 PHI W 48  14  58
50       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-12-18 SFW W 45  14  61
51       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-12-02 SFW L 48  14  59
52       Wilt Chamberlain 1961-12-19 PHW W 48  14  57
53           Elgin Baylor 1961-02-16 LAL    W  14  57
54              Joe Fulks 1949-02-10 PHW    W  14  63
55         Damian Lillard 2019-11-08 POR L 40  15  60
56     Karl-Anthony Towns 2018-03-28 MIN W 41  15  56
57           LeBron James 2005-03-20 CLE L 48  15  56
58         Michael Jordan 1987-03-24 CHI W 44  15  56
59          George Gervin 1980-01-23 SAS W 39  15  55
60       Wilt Chamberlain 1963-11-02 SFW W 48  15  55
61       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-11-21 SFW L 48  15  61
62      LaMarcus Aldridge 2019-01-10 SAS W 49  16  56
63         Damian Lillard 2017-04-08 POR W 42  16  59
64      Russell Westbrook 2017-03-07 OKC L 36  16  58
65       DeMarcus Cousins 2016-01-25 SAC L 46  16  56
66             Larry Bird 1985-03-12 BOS W 43  16  60
67           Purvis Short 1984-11-17 GSW L 40  16  59
68       Wilt Chamberlain 1963-02-07 SFW L 48  16  56
69       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-11-18 SFW L 48  16  59
70       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-03-04 PHW W 48  16  58
71       Wilt Chamberlain 1961-12-10 PHW W 48  16  55
72       Wilt Chamberlain 1961-11-04 PHW W 48  16  58
73       Wilt Chamberlain 1959-11-12 PHW W 47  16  55
74           Devin Booker 2019-03-25 PHO L 41  17  59
75           James Harden 2019-03-22 HOU W 37  17  61
76       DeMarcus Cousins 2016-12-20 SAC W 41  17  55
77           Michael Redd 2006-11-11 MIL L 46  17  57
78             Rick Barry 1966-10-29 SFW    W  17  57
79       Wilt Chamberlain 1963-01-29 SFW W 48  17  62
80       Wilt Chamberlain 1963-01-11 SFW L 48  17  67
81       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-10-23 SFW W 48  17  56
82       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-02-28 PHW W 48  17  61
83            Cliff Hagan 1962-02-11 STL W 48  17  55
84       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-01-21 PHW W 53  17  62
85       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-01-07 PHW L 48  17  55
86       Wilt Chamberlain 1961-10-20 PHW W 48  17  57
87       Wilt Chamberlain 1961-03-09 PHW W 48  17  67
88           Elgin Baylor 1959-02-25 MNL    W  17  55
89           James Harden 2019-10-30 HOU W 38  18  59
90           James Harden 2019-02-28 HOU W 44  18  58
91           James Harden 2019-01-14 HOU W 34  18  57
92            Kobe Bryant 2007-03-22 LAL W 45  18  60
93            Kobe Bryant 2003-03-28 LAL W 41  18  55
94           Tom Chambers 1990-03-24 PHO W 42  18  60
95             Rick Barry 1978-03-25 GSW W 44  18  55
96       Wilt Chamberlain 1969-02-09 LAL W 48  18  66
97       Wilt Chamberlain 1964-03-14 SFW W 47  18  55
98       Wilt Chamberlain 1962-11-03 SFW L 48  18  72
99       Wilt Chamberlain 1961-02-25 PHW W 48  18  58
100      Wilt Chamberlain 1961-02-05 PHW W 53  18  55

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/12/2019.

 

It is ranking, in ascending order of free throw attempted, all games in which a player scored at least 55 points. The last column is just how many points the player scored in that game.

 

You can turn anything into a record if you fine-tune the filters the right way.

Anyway, let's say it is record-tying as opposed to record-setting.

 

Hmmm, I don't have an answer to that question. I just clicked on the FTA column to sort it and that's the order it came up with.