maximum 19 attempts most missed shots in a single playoff game

Max Zaslofsky has missed the most field goals with 19 or fewer field-goal attempts in a playoff game, with 18 misses in Game 2 of the 1947 NBA Finals versus the Philadelphia Warriors.

Interpreted as:
maximum 19 field goal attempts most missed shots by a player in a single playoff game
NAME FG MISS FGA DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
18
19
4/17/1947
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
4
0
1
5.3
2
2
100.0
10.1
3
2 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
17
18
3/25/1954
BOS BOS
@
SYR SYR
40
14
1
4
1
5.6
12
12
100.0
30.1
4
3 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
16
19
5/12/2023
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
38
8
3
5
0
0
3
15.8
2
12
16.7
0
0
21.1
0
3
0
2
-33
4 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
16
19
4/16/2023
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
36
9
11
8
2
3
3
15.8
1
6
16.7
2
3
66.7
22.1
5
6
2
2
-6
5 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
16
19
5/31/2021
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
42
19
21
14
2
0
3
15.8
0
4
0.0
13
16
81.3
36.5
6
15
4
5
+1
6 James Harden
J. Harden
16
18
4/18/2018
HOU HOU
vs
MIN MIN
31
12
4
7
3
3
2
11.1
1
10
10.0
7
8
87.5
27.9
0
4
3
2
+1
7 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
16
19
5/21/2016
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
38
13
4
1
1
0
3
15.8
1
7
14.3
6
6
100.0
30.0
1
3
3
2
-14
8 LeBron James
L. James
16
18
5/6/2008
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
39
12
9
9
1
1
2
11.1
0
6
0.0
8
10
80.0
26.8
2
7
10
4
-7
9 Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
16
19
4/24/2005
WAS WAS
@
CHI CHI
47
9
8
8
1
0
3
15.8
1
6
16.7
2
2
100.0
22.6
1
7
4
4
-5
10 Michael Finley
M. Finley
16
17
5/14/2001
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
39
2
2
4
2
0
1
5.9
0
4
0.0
0
0
5.9
1
1
1
2
-24
11 Rik Smits
R. Smits
16
19
5/5/1998
IND IND
vs
NYK NYK
24
8
5
1
1
1
3
15.8
0
0
2
2
100.0
20.1
2
3
3
2
-6
12 John Starks
J. Starks
16
18
6/22/1994
NYK NYK
@
HOU HOU
42
8
2
2
0
0
2
11.1
0
11
0.0
4
4
100.0
20.2
1
1
0
5
13 Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
16
19
4/15/1973
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
40
7
2
1
3
15.8
1
1
100.0
18.0
1
14 Slater Martin
S. Martin
16
18
4/11/1957
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
46
6
5
2
11.1
2
3
66.7
15.5
2
15 George Mikan
G. Mikan
16
19
4/6/1952
MIN MIN
vs
ROC ROC
16
3
15.8
10
14
71.4
31.8
4
16 Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
16
19
3/20/1950
CHI CHI
@
FTW FTW
8
4
3
15.8
2
2
100.0
20.1
3
17 Red Rocha
R. Rocha
16
18
3/25/1948
STL STL
vs
PHI PHI
4
0
2
11.1
0
2
0.0
10.6
5
18 Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
16
19
4/22/1947
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
8
0
3
15.8
2
5
40.0
18.9
1
19 Fred VanVleet
F. VanVleet
15
19
4/20/2025
HOU HOU
vs
GSW GSW
40
10
1
7
1
0
4
21.1
2
13
15.4
0
0
26.3
0
1
2
2
-3
20 Jamal Murray
J. Murray
15
18
5/6/2024
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
36
8
13
2
2
1
3
16.7
0
4
0.0
2
2
100.0
21.2
2
11
4
3
-16
21 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
15
19
4/30/2023
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
35
16
5
1
0
0
4
21.1
2
10
20.0
6
8
75.0
35.5
0
5
2
2
+30
22 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
15
18
4/25/2023
LAC LAC
@
PHX PHX
39
14
8
8
0
0
3
16.7
1
6
16.7
7
8
87.5
32.5
1
7
5
4
-1
23 Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
15
19
6/5/2022
GSW GSW
vs
BOS BOS
30
11
3
1
2
0
4
21.1
1
8
12.5
2
2
100.0
27.7
0
3
2
1
0
24 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
15
19
5/7/2022
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
41
10
1
3
1
4
4
21.1
0
6
0.0
2
3
66.7
24.6
0
1
3
1
-5
25 Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
15
18
4/26/2022
MEM MEM
vs
MIN MIN
36
8
4
4
1
0
3
16.7
1
10
10.0
1
2
50.0
21.2
1
3
2
1
+8
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts and missed field goals going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
121-110
Wed
3/26
POR POR
@
SAC SAC
107-128
Thu
3/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
122-133
Thu
3/27
LAC LAC
@
BKN BKN
132-100
Thu
3/27
CHA CHA
@
TOR TOR
97-108

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
5/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
5/13
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/13
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Wed
5/14
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM