biggest free throw differentials in a playoff game in nba history

The Denver Nuggets hit 25 free throws in Game 4 of the 2009 First Round against the New Orleans Hornets on April 27, 2009.

	TEAM	FTM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Nuggets	25	58	4/27/2009	DEN	@	NOH	W 121-63	240	121	41	29	15	6	43	76	56.6	10	20	50.0	30	83.3	67.8	10	31	11	29
2	Lakers	45	58	3/19/1956	MIN	vs	STL	W 133-75	240	133					44	101	43.6				53	84.9	53.5				30
3	Lakers	24	56	4/21/1973	LAL	@	GSW	W 126-70	240	126	75	31			51	109	46.8				31	77.4	51.4				12
4	Cavaliers	22	55	4/28/2025	CLE	@	MIA	W 138-83	240	138	51	26	15	6	47	86	54.7	22	47	46.8	25	88.0	71.1	8	43	12	12
5	Bulls	13	54	4/30/2015	CHI	@	MIL	W 120-66	240	120	50	31	7	2	46	90	51.1	15	30	50.0	16	81.3	61.8	10	40	12	14
6	Knicks	27	51	4/30/2026	NYK	@	ATL	W 140-89	240	140	46	33	16	6	50	85	58.8	13	36	36.1	34	79.4	70.0	9	37	10	22
7	Thunder	14	51	4/20/2025	OKC	vs	MEM	W 131-80	240	131	54	36	12	8	50	99	50.5	17	48	35.4	15	93.3	62.0	12	42	16	16
8	Bucks	20	50	4/4/1971	MIL	vs	SFW	W 136-86	240	136	56	37			58	104	55.8				28	71.4	58.5				26
9	Magic	31	47	4/28/1995	ORL	vs	BOS	W 124-77	240	124	50	27	11	7	42	86	48.8	9	17	52.9	37	83.8	60.6	18	32	13	25
10	Lakers	20	47	4/17/1986	LAL	vs	SAS	W 135-88	240	135	47	38	15	8	57	86	66.3	1	4	25.0	22	90.9	70.5	11	36	23	22
11	Timberwolves	20	45	5/16/2024	MIN	vs	DEN	W 115-70	240	115	62	26	9	4	40	86	46.5	15	40	37.5	24	83.3	59.5	11	51	6	14
12	Cavaliers	15	44	5/19/2017	CLE	@	BOS	W 130-86	240	130	45	28	10	6	48	85	56.5	19	39	48.7	23	65.2	68.3	9	36	12	17
13	SuperSonics	23	44	4/27/1997	SEA	vs	PHX	W 122-78	240	122	50	24	14	9	45	92	48.9	9	28	32.1	30	76.7	58.0	14	36	12	30
14	Lakers	18	44	5/22/1985	LAL	vs	DEN	W 153-109	240	153	54	42	13	13	67	116	57.8	1	4	25.0	21	85.7	61.1	17	37	12	23
15	Hawks	35	44	3/25/1958	STL	@	DET	W 145-101	240	145					55	98	56.1				44	79.5	61.8				29
16	Thunder	33	43	5/7/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	W 149-106	240	149	44	31	12	8	50	89	56.2	16	36	44.4	36	91.7	71.1	8	36	9	24
17	Clippers	26	43	8/25/2020	LAC	vs	DAL	W 154-111	240	154	49	28	5	4	53	84	63.1	22	35	62.9	34	76.5	77.8	8	41	16	26
18	Magic	17	43	5/4/2010	ORL	vs	ATL	W 114-71	240	114	53	23	6	7	44	84	52.4	9	23	39.1	24	70.8	60.3	14	39	13	17
19	Pistons	18	43	4/26/1987	DET	vs	WAS	W 128-85	240	128	57	36	10	12	54	95	56.8	2	4	50.0	20	90.0	61.7	12	45	20	20
20	Lakers	30	43	4/28/1984	LAL	vs	DAL	W 134-91	240	134	43	32	11	11	51	85	60.0	2	2	100.0	37	81.1	66.2	10	33	16	26
21	Timberwolves	13	42	5/24/2025	MIN	vs	OKC	W 143-101	240	143	50	30	6	3	55	96	57.3	20	40	50.0	17	76.5	69.1	11	39	10	18
22	Bulls	18	42	6/7/1998	CHI	vs	UTA	W 96-54	240	96	50	25	13	6	37	76	48.7	4	11	36.4	26	69.2	54.9	11	39	17	19
23	Warriors	17	41	5/20/2018	GSW	vs	HOU	W 126-85	240	126	49	20	11	7	48	92	52.2	13	32	40.6	18	94.4	63.1	11	38	8	16
24	Bulls	32	41	4/25/1991	CHI	vs	NYK	W 126-85	240	126	41	26	15	0	44	84	52.4	6	10	60.0	42	76.2	61.5	15	26	15	20
25	Lakers	12	40	4/28/2023	LAL	vs	MEM	W 125-85	240	125	52	33	6	15	49	91	53.8	15	44	34.1	15	80.0	64.0	9	43	16	16

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Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
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Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
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The Denver Nuggets hit 25 free throws in Game 4 of the 2009 First Round against the New Orleans Hornets on April 27, 2009.

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