most free throws attempted in a game in the last 20 years nba

Between November 4, 2005 and November 4, 2025, Dwight Howard has the most free-throw attempts in a game, with 39 attempts on March 12, 2013 and on January 12, 2012.

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most free throws attempted by a player in a regular-season game in the last 20 years NBA

	NAME	FTA	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dwight Howard D. Howard	39	3/12/2013	LAL	@	ORL	38	39	16	2	1	3	7	13	53.8	0	0		25	64.1	64.7	3	13	0	3	+16
2	Dwight Howard D. Howard	39	1/12/2012	ORL	@	GSW	44	45	23	3	4	2	12	21	57.1	0	0		21	53.8	59.0	7	16	3	2	+12
3	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	36	1/20/2016	DET	@	HOU	23	17	11	2	1	1	2	4	50.0	0	0		13	36.1	42.8	5	6	2	2	+10
4	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	34	11/30/2015	LAC	vs	POR	33	18	24	1	1	2	3	6	50.0	0	0		12	35.3	42.9	9	15	0	4	+21
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	32	12/13/2023	MIL	vs	IND	37	64	14	3	4	1	20	28	71.4	0	3	0.0	24	75.0	76.0	3	11	4	1	+29
6	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	29	11/29/2017	PHI	vs	WAS	41	31	18	4	2	2	8	16	50.0	0	1	0.0	15	51.7	53.9	5	13	6	3	+11
7	Jerami Grant J. Grant	28	11/25/2022	POR	@	NYK	40	44	1	2	0	1	10	20	50.0	3	7	42.9	21	75.0	68.1	0	1	2	4	-1
8	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	28	2/19/2015	LAC	vs	SAS	39	26	18	0	3	1	8	11	72.7	0	0		10	35.7	55.7	5	13	0	4	-2
9	LeBron James L. James	28	3/12/2006	CLE	@	MIA	45	47	7	4	0	1	11	27	40.7	1	6	16.7	24	85.7	59.8	2	5	5	2	-7
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27	2/27/2022	PHI	@	NYK	36	37	9	3	1	4	7	18	38.9	0	4	0.0	23	85.2	61.9	0	9	2	3	+18
11	Anthony Davis A. Davis	27	10/29/2019	LAL	vs	MEM	31	40	20	2	0	2	7	17	41.2	0	2	0.0	26	96.3	69.3	8	12	0	2	+19
12	James Harden J. Harden	27	12/31/2018	HOU	vs	MEM	41	43	10	13	2	0	8	19	42.1	6	12	50.0	21	77.8	69.6	1	9	9	3	+21
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27	3/2/2008	LAL	vs	DAL	51	52	11	4	1	2	15	27	55.6	2	3	66.7	20	74.1	66.9	1	10	5	2	+4
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27	10/30/2007	LAL	vs	HOU	43	45	8	4	4	1	13	32	40.6	1	3	33.3	18	66.7	51.3	0	8	5	4	+3
15	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	27	12/17/2006	WAS	@	LAL	49	60	8	8	2	0	17	32	53.1	5	12	41.7	21	77.8	68.4	0	8	3	3	+10
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	26	10/23/2025	OKC	@	IND	45	55	8	5	2	1	15	31	48.4	2	7	28.6	23	88.5	64.8	0	8	2	4	+9
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26	12/4/2024	MIL	vs	ATL	36	31	11	5	1	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		15	57.7	60.9	4	7	4	2	-11
18	Anthony Davis A. Davis	26	2/26/2018	NOP	vs	PHX	39	53	18	3	1	5	16	29	55.2	0	1	0.0	21	80.8	65.5	8	10	1	3	+9
19	Devin Booker D. Booker	26	3/24/2017	PHX	@	BOS	45	70	8	6	3	1	21	40	52.5	4	11	36.4	24	92.3	68.0	2	6	5	3	-6
20	Josh Smith J. Smith	26	4/10/2015	HOU	vs	SAS	22	20	6	3	1	1	4	9	44.4	0	3	0.0	12	46.2	48.9	0	6	3	4	-2
21	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	26	2/11/2015	LAC	vs	HOU	43	24	20	2	3	2	6	8	75.0	0	0		12	46.2	61.7	8	12	2	4	+13
22	Kevin Martin K. Martin	26	4/1/2009	SAC	@	GSW	46	50	3	3	2	0	11	22	50.0	5	11	45.5	23	88.5	74.8	1	2	5	3	-4
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	26	1/23/2009	OKC	@	LAC	46	46	15	4	2	1	10	23	43.5	2	6	33.3	24	92.3	66.8	2	13	2	3	-7
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	26	1/31/2006	LAL	@	NYK	34	40	3	3	4	0	7	17	41.2	3	8	37.5	23	88.5	70.3	1	2	3	4	+18
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	25	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	50	71	8	11	0	1	22	34	64.7	7	15	46.7	20	80.0	78.9	3	5	4	3	+19