most free throws attempted in a playoff game since 1990

Since 1989-90, Shaquille O'Neal has the most free-throw attempts in a playoff game, with 39 attempts in Game 2 of the 2000 NBA Finals versus the Pacers.

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most free throws attempted by a player in a playoff game since 1990
NAMEFTADATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
39
6/9/2000
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
46
40
24
4
0
3
11
18
61.1
0
0
18
46.2
56.9
5
19
2
5
+14
2DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
34
5/10/2015
LAC LAC
vs
HOU HOU
30
26
17
2
2
1
6
7
85.7
0
0
14
41.2
59.2
4
13
0
3
+16
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27
5/20/2000
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
47
41
11
7
0
5
14
25
56.0
0
0
13
48.1
55.6
1
10
0
2
+22
4Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25
6/18/2006
MIA MIA
vs
DAL DAL
50
43
4
4
3
0
11
28
39.3
0
2
0.0
21
84.0
55.1
0
4
3
1
+1
5Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
25
5/6/1994
NJN NJN
vs
NYK NYK
39
31
9
3
0
2
5
15
33.3
0
1
0.0
21
84.0
59.6
6
3
3
3
6LeBron James
L. James
24
5/30/2012
MIA MIA
vs
BOS BOS
48
34
10
7
1
1
7
20
35.0
2
6
33.3
18
75.0
55.6
4
6
1
2
+10
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
24
5/17/2011
DAL DAL
vs
OKC OKC
41
48
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
8LeBron James
L. James
24
5/24/2009
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
42
41
7
9
2
1
11
28
39.3
1
8
12.5
18
75.0
53.2
0
7
2
3
-12
9Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
24
5/13/2006
DAL DAL
vs
SAS SAS
43
27
15
3
1
1
3
9
33.3
0
0
21
87.5
69.0
4
11
3
2
+3
10Karl Malone
K. Malone
24
5/3/1992
UTA UTA
@
LAC LAC
46
44
11
2
0
0
11
18
61.1
0
0
22
91.7
77.0
4
7
3
4
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
23
4/26/2023
MIL MIL
vs
MIA MIA
42
38
20
3
0
0
14
27
51.9
0
2
0.0
10
43.5
51.2
4
16
7
4
-8
12Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
23
4/23/2017
CHI CHI
vs
BOS BOS
46
33
5
9
1
0
7
16
43.8
0
3
0.0
19
82.6
63.2
1
4
1
4
-4
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23
5/4/2008
LAL LAL
vs
UTA UTA
40
38
6
7
1
0
8
16
50.0
1
2
50.0
21
91.3
72.7
0
6
3
3
+7
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23
5/22/2006
SAS SAS
vs
DAL DAL
50
41
15
6
1
3
12
24
50.0
0
1
0.0
17
73.9
60.1
6
9
3
4
-7
15Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23
5/11/2003
LAL LAL
vs
SAS SAS
45
29
17
5
2
4
6
17
35.3
0
0
17
73.9
53.5
10
7
3
2
+10
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23
5/23/1999
LAL LAL
vs
SAS SAS
45
36
14
0
1
1
12
23
52.2
0
0
12
52.2
54.3
8
6
1
5
-6
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23
5/22/1999
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
45
37
14
4
3
1
9
19
47.4
0
0
19
82.6
63.5
5
9
4
6
+4
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
23
4/24/1998
CHI CHI
vs
NJN NJN
47
39
7
3
1
1
11
27
40.7
0
2
0.0
17
73.9
52.5
0
7
3
1
+9
19David Robinson
D. Robinson
23
5/16/1993
SAS SAS
vs
PHX PHX
40
36
16
0
1
3
9
20
45.0
0
0
18
78.3
59.8
3
13
3
4
20Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
22
5/3/2019
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
39
32
13
8
2
3
8
13
61.5
0
1
0.0
16
72.7
70.5
0
13
5
5
+7
21Dwight Howard
D. Howard
22
4/16/2011
ORL ORL
vs
ATL ATL
46
46
19
1
0
1
16
23
69.6
0
1
0.0
14
63.6
70.4
6
13
8
5
-10
22Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
22
4/27/2005
PHX PHX
vs
MEM MEM
41
34
10
1
1
1
8
16
50.0
0
0
18
81.8
66.2
2
8
2
4
-7
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22
5/25/2004
LAL LAL
vs
MIN MIN
44
22
17
4
0
4
7
10
70.0
0
0
8
36.4
55.9
7
10
1
3
+12
24Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
22
5/2/2003
DET DET
@
ORL ORL
46
20
17
1
4
5
6
11
54.5
0
0
8
36.4
48.4
5
12
2
3
+15
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22
6/6/2001
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
52
44
20
5
1
0
17
28
60.7
0
0
10
45.5
58.4
6
14
4
3
-6
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Spurs

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Celtics

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Raptors

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Knicks Knicks - x
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2
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