
Bill Russell posted his most points in a game with fewer than 5 free-throw attempts against the Philadelphia Warriors on March 5, 1961, with 37 points.
Interpreted as:
bill russel highest scoring regular-season games with less than 5 fta| NAME | PTS | FTA | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Russell | 37 | 3 | 3/5/1961 | vs | 48 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 52.4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | B. Russell | 28 | 4 | 11/12/1961 | @ | 15 | 12 | 4 | 100.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | B. Russell | 27 | 4 | 2/21/1960 | @ | 28 | 12 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | B. Russell | 26 | 2 | 12/12/1959 | @ | 48 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 2 | 100.0 | 54.4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | B. Russell | 25 | 4 | 3/10/1965 | @ | 18 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 75.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | B. Russell | 25 | 1 | 1/14/1959 | vs | 35 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 1 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | B. Russell | 24 | 3 | 3/17/1964 | vs | 40 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 2 | 66.7 | 53.8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | B. Russell | 24 | 4 | 1/19/1962 | vs | 44 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 4 | 100.0 | 52.7 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | B. Russell | 24 | 3 | 11/2/1957 | vs | 27 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 65.5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | B. Russell | 23 | 3 | 3/21/1965 | vs | 46 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 3 | 100.0 | 66.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | B. Russell | 23 | 3 | 2/25/1962 | @ | 48 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 49.3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | B. Russell | 23 | 1 | 2/16/1962 | 45 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | B. Russell | 23 | 4 | 1/14/1962 | vs | 43 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 3 | 75.0 | 58.2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | B. Russell | 23 | 3 | 2/5/1961 | vs | 48 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 1 | 33.3 | 59.5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | B. Russell | 23 | 4 | 12/8/1960 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | B. Russell | 23 | 2 | 3/4/1959 | vs | 48 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 1 | 50.0 | 57.8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | B. Russell | 22 | 3 | 1/30/1966 | vs | 44 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 2 | 66.7 | 49.3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | B. Russell | 22 | 4 | 1/23/1962 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | B. Russell | 22 | 2 | 12/10/1960 | @ | 48 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 34.5 | 2 | 100.0 | 36.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | B. Russell | 22 | 3 | 11/20/1960 | @ | 25 | 10 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | B. Russell | 22 | 3 | 10/29/1960 | vs | 42 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 37.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 36.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | B. Russell | 22 | 1 | 10/28/1960 | @ | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | B. Russell | 22 | 2 | 2/23/1960 | 48 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 40.9 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | B. Russell | 22 | 2 | 2/2/1957 | @ | 21 | 10 | 2 | 100.0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | B. Russell | 21 | 3 | 1/28/1967 | @ | 48 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 60.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for free-throw attempts going back to the 1953-54 season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 22 | .722 | ||
| 2 | 54 | 25 | .684 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 51 | 28 | .646 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 50 | 29 | .633 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 45 | 34 | .570 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 44 | 35 | .557 | 13.0 | |
| 7 | 43 | 36 | .544 | 14.0 | |
| 8 | 43 | 36 | .544 | 14.0 | |
| 9 | 43 | 37 | .538 | 14.5 | |
| 10 | 41 | 38 | .519 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 31 | 48 | .392 | 26.0 | |
| 12 | 30 | 49 | .380 | 27.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 59 | .253 | 37.0 | |
| 14 | 18 | 61 | .228 | 39.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 62 | .215 | 40.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | 16 | .797 | ||
| 2 | 60 | 19 | .759 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 51 | 28 | .646 | 12.0 | |
| 4 | 50 | 29 | .633 | 13.0 | |
| 5 | 50 | 29 | .633 | 13.0 | |
| 6 | 47 | 32 | .595 | 16.0 | |
| 7 | 43 | 36 | .544 | 20.0 | |
| 8 | 41 | 38 | .519 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 40 | 39 | .506 | 23.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 42 | .468 | 26.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 54 | .325 | 37.5 | |
| 12 | 25 | 54 | .316 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 54 | .316 | 38.0 | |
| 14 | 21 | 59 | .263 | 42.5 | |
| 15 | 21 | 59 | .263 | 42.5 |







