most free throws attempts in a finals game

Shaquille O'Neal has the most free-throw attempts in an NBA Finals game, with 39 attempts against the Pacers on June 9, 2000.

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most free throws attempts by a player in a finals game

	NAME	FTA	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39	6/9/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	46	40	24	4	0	3	11	18	61.1	0	0		18	46.2	56.9	5	19	2	5	+14
2	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	25	6/18/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	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
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24	4/9/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	40	33	21				7	21	33.3				19	79.2	52.3				3
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	22	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	44	20	5	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	22	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	44	32	23	5			8	24	33.3				16	72.7	47.5				4
6	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	21	6/20/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DAL	45	36	10	5	4	3	10	18	55.6	0	0		16	76.2	66.1	3	7	5	4	+9
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	21	6/5/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	40	36	16	1	1	4	12	22	54.5	0	0		12	57.1	57.6	2	14	5	2	-3
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	21	6/4/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	45	38	13	9	2	0	11	20	55.0	1	2	50.0	15	71.4	65.0	4	9	5	2	+15
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	21	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	51	41	22	4			13	40	32.5				15	71.4	41.6				6
10	Jerry West J. West	20	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	41	3	8			12	22	54.5				17	85.0	66.6				3
11	Leroy Ellis L. Ellis	20	4/21/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	29	16	3			8	17	47.1				13	65.0	56.2				5
12	Jerry West J. West	20	4/21/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	43	12	7			13	25	52.0				17	85.0	63.6				2
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	20	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	54	37	14				11	26	42.3				15	75.0	53.2				3
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	19	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	42	50	14	2	0	5	16	25	64.0	1	3	33.3	17	89.5	74.9	4	10	6	2	+10
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	19	6/15/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	38	6	8	1	0	10	22	45.5	2	6	33.3	16	84.2	62.6	1	5	5	5	-4
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	19	6/15/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	45	29	13	2	0	5	10	18	55.6	0	0		9	47.4	55.0	6	7	5	2	+12
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	19	6/12/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	@	POR	42	46	5	4	0	1	14	23	60.9	2	4	50.0	16	84.2	73.3	0	5	4	5
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	19	4/28/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	11	22	6			2	7	28.6				7	36.8	35.8				5
19	Rick Barry R. Barry	19	4/18/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	vs	PHI	46	55	12	5			22	48	45.8				11	57.9	48.8				4
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	19	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	48	61	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	89.5	56.1				3
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	18	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	40	42	12	4	1	3	15	22	68.2	1	5	20.0	11	61.1	70.2	4	8	3	3	+3
22	LeBron James L. James	18	6/7/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	50	39	16	11	1	1	11	35	31.4	3	6	50.0	14	77.8	45.4	4	12	3	3	0
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18	6/10/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	45	36	7	1	2	0	12	20	60.0	1	2	50.0	11	61.1	64.5	3	4	3	4	+2
24	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	18	6/13/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	DAL	43	42	13	2	2	0	14	26	53.8	1	2	50.0	13	72.2	61.9	2	11	1	5	+6
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	18	6/16/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	46	55	8	4	0	0	21	37	56.8	0	1	0.0	13	72.2	61.2	1	7	1	3

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