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Joe Fulks has missed the most field goals in a playoff game, with 38 misses against the St. Louis Bombers on March 30, 1948.

nba most field goals missed in a playoff game
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NBA most field goals missed by a player in a playoff game
3/30/1948 Fulks 3/23/1948 Fulks 3/25/1948 Fulks 4/14/1967 Barry 3/27/1961 Baylor 4/18/1962 Baylor 4/19/2017 Westbrook 4/18/2016 Durant 5/26/1997 Jordan 4/18/1967 Barry 3/22/1962 Chamberlain 4/10/1948 Fulks 4/27/2018 Westbrook 4/28/2013 Anthony 4/13/1979 Williamson 3/22/1950 Mikan 3/21/1950 Otten 3/27/1948 Fulks 6/7/2015 James 6/13/1993 Jordan 5/6/1975 Barry 4/20/1967 Barry 4/14/1962 Baylor 3/27/1962 Baylor 4/6/1957 Pettit 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 38 32 29 28 28 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
NAME DATE TM OPP FG MISS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK 3PM FG% FT% TOV FGM FGA 3PA 3P% FTM FTA PF
Joe Fulks 3/30/1948 PHI vs. STL 38 21 0 17.4 62.5 8 46 5 8 4
Joe Fulks 3/23/1948 PHI @ STL 32 18 0 15.8 75.0 6 38 6 8 5
Joe Fulks 3/25/1948 PHI @ STL 29 17 0 19.4 75.0 7 36 3 4 3
Rick Barry 4/14/1967 SFW @ PHI 28 48 37 8 7 34.9 87.5 15 43 7 8 3
Elgin Baylor 3/27/1961 LAL @ STL 28 48 47 20 37.8 81.3 17 45 13 16 4
Elgin Baylor 4/18/1962 LAL @ BOS 27 51 41 22 4 32.5 71.4 13 40 15 21 6
Russell Westbrook 4/19/2017 OKC @ HOU 26 41 51 10 13 4 1 2 39.5 83.3 4 17 43 11 18.2 15 18 3
Kevin Durant 4/18/2016 OKC vs. DAL 26 44 21 9 2 0 1 2 21.2 100.0 7 7 33 11 18.2 5 5 2
Michael Jordan 5/26/1997 CHI @ MIA 26 45 29 8 1 1 0 0 25.7 84.6 2 9 35 8 0.0 11 13 2
Rick Barry 4/18/1967 SFW vs. PHI 26 46 55 12 5 45.8 57.9 22 48 11 19 4
Wilt Chamberlain 3/22/1962 PHI vs. SYR 26 48 56 35 1 45.8 54.5 22 48 12 22 2
Joe Fulks 4/10/1948 PHI vs. BAL 26 17 2 16.1 63.6 5 31 7 11 4
Russell Westbrook 4/27/2018 OKC @ UTA 25 44 46 10 5 2 0 7 41.9 50.0 5 18 43 19 36.8 3 6 3
Carmelo Anthony 4/28/2013 NYK @ BOS 25 45 36 7 2 1 0 0 28.6 80.0 7 10 35 7 0.0 16 20 5
John Williamson 4/13/1979 NJN vs. PHI 25 46 21 2 5 0 26.5 75.0 3 9 34 3 4 4
George Mikan 3/22/1950 MIN vs. CHI 25 30 3 26.5 70.6 9 34 12 17 4
Don Otten 3/21/1950 WAS vs. NYK 25 20 4 13.8 80.0 4 29 12 15 5
Joe Fulks 3/27/1948 PHI vs. STL 25 30 0 32.4 85.7 12 37 6 7 5
LeBron James 6/7/2015 CLE @ GSW 24 50 39 16 11 1 1 3 31.4 77.8 3 11 35 6 50.0 14 18 3
Michael Jordan 6/13/1993 CHI vs. PHX 24 57 44 9 6 2 1 3 44.2 50.0 3 19 43 9 33.3 3 6 5
Rick Barry 5/6/1975 GSW vs. CHI 24 48 36 6 9 40.0 100.0 16 40 4 4 3
Rick Barry 4/20/1967 SFW vs. PHI 24 45 43 7 3 41.5 75.0 17 41 9 12 5
Elgin Baylor 4/14/1962 LAL @ BOS 24 48 61 22 1 47.8 89.5 22 46 17 19 3
Elgin Baylor 3/27/1962 LAL @ DET 24 34 17 36.8 60.0 14 38 6 10 3
Bob Pettit 4/6/1957 STL vs. BOS 24 42 26 28 27.3 80.0 9 33 8 10 1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for missed field goals going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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