most free throws by a player in a single playoff game

Bob Cousy has hit the most free throws in a playoff game, with 30 made in Game 2 of the 1953 Division Semifinals versus the Syracuse Nationals.

	NAME	FTM	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	30	3/21/1953	BOS	vs	SYR	66	50	3	2			10	22	45.5				32	93.8	69.3				5
2	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	24	5/17/2011	DAL	vs	OKC	41	48	6	4	0	4	12	15	80.0	0	0		24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	23	5/14/1989	CHI	vs	NYK	42	47	11	6	1	2	12	18	66.7	0	1	0.0	28	82.1	77.5	0	11	6	3
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	22	5/3/1992	UTA	@	LAC	46	44	11	2	0	0	11	18	61.1	0	0		24	91.7	77.0	4	7	3	4
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	22	5/5/1989	CHI	vs	CLE	43	50	3	4	3	0	14	28	50.0	0	1	0.0	27	81.5	62.7	0	3	1	6
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	21	5/4/2008	LAL	vs	UTA	40	38	6	7	1	0	8	16	50.0	1	2	50.0	23	91.3	72.7	0	6	3	3	+7
7	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	21	6/18/2006	MIA	vs	DAL	50	43	4	4	3	0	11	28	39.3	0	2	0.0	25	84.0	55.1	0	4	3	1	+1
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	21	5/13/2006	DAL	vs	SAS	43	27	15	3	1	1	3	9	33.3	0	0		24	87.5	69.0	4	11	3	2	+3
9	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	21	4/19/2003	BOS	@	IND	45	40	11	6	4	1	8	24	33.3	3	5	60.0	21	100.0	60.2	2	9	2	5	+4
10	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	21	5/20/1995	PHX	vs	HOU	42	46	3	10	1	1	12	26	46.2	1	2	50.0	22	95.5	64.5	1	2	1	3
11	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	21	5/6/1994	NJN	vs	NYK	39	31	9	3	0	2	5	15	33.3	0	1	0.0	25	84.0	59.6	6	3	3	3
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	21	4/10/1963	CIN	@	BOS	48	43	6	6			11	24	45.8				22	95.5	63.8				4
13	Devin Booker D. Booker	20	4/28/2024	PHX	vs	MIN	45	49	5	6	2	1	13	21	61.9	3	5	60.0	21	95.2	81.0	0	5	2	5	+1
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	20	5/9/1991	UTA	@	POR	43	40	16	3	2	0	10	18	55.6	0	0		22	90.9	72.3	3	13	4	4
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	5/8/1991	LAL	vs	GSW	44	44	12	9	0	0	12	23	52.2	0	3	0.0	22	90.9	67.3	1	11	5	5
16	Jerry West J. West	20	4/5/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		52	5	9			16	38	42.1				21	95.2	55.0				4
17	Jerry West J. West	20	4/3/1962	LAL	@	DET		38	6				9	15	60.0				23	87.0	75.6				2
18	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	20	3/17/1954	BOS	vs	SYR	49	32	6	4			6	12	50.0				26	76.9	68.3				3
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	19	4/25/2024	PHI	vs	NYK	41	50	8	4	0	1	13	19	68.4	5	7	71.4	21	90.5	88.5	1	7	3	3	+16
20	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	19	4/23/2017	CHI	vs	BOS	46	33	5	9	1	0	7	16	43.8	0	3	0.0	23	82.6	63.2	1	4	1	4	-4
21	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	19	4/17/2017	SAS	vs	MEM	40	37	11	2	0	0	9	14	64.3	0	2	0.0	19	100.0	82.7	1	10	4	2	+8
22	Derrick Rose D. Rose	19	4/16/2011	CHI	vs	IND	39	39	6	6	1	3	10	23	43.5	0	9	0.0	21	90.5	60.5	2	4	3	2	+3
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	19	4/28/2002	PHI	vs	BOS	44	42	5	4	5	0	10	23	43.5	3	5	60.0	20	95.0	66.0	0	5	3	3	+10
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	19	5/22/1999	SAS	@	LAL	45	37	14	4	3	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		23	82.6	63.5	5	9	4	6	+4
25	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	19	6/5/1993	PHX	vs	SEA	46	44	24	1	1	1	12	20	60.0	1	1	100.0	22	86.4	74.1	10	14	1	3