most free throws called in a playoff game half

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

Interpreted as:
most free throws by a player called in a playoff game half
NAMEFTMDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
30
3/21/1953
vs
66
50
3
2
10
22
45.5
32
93.8
69.3
5
2Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
24
5/17/2011
vs
41
48
6
4
0
4
12
15
80.0
0
0
24
100.0
93.9
0
6
2
3
+12
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
23
5/14/1989
vs
42
47
11
6
1
2
12
18
66.7
0
1
0.0
28
82.1
77.5
0
11
6
3
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
22
5/3/1992
@
46
44
11
2
0
0
11
18
61.1
0
0
24
91.7
77.0
4
7
3
4
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
22
5/5/1989
vs
43
50
3
4
3
0
14
28
50.0
0
1
0.0
27
81.5
62.7
0
3
1
6
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
21
5/4/2008
vs
40
38
6
7
1
0
8
16
50.0
1
2
50.0
23
91.3
72.7
0
6
3
3
+7
7Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
21
6/18/2006
vs
50
43
4
4
3
0
11
28
39.3
0
2
0.0
25
84.0
55.1
0
4
3
1
+1
8Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
21
5/13/2006
vs
43
27
15
3
1
1
3
9
33.3
0
0
24
87.5
69.0
4
11
3
2
+3
9Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
21
4/19/2003
@
45
40
11
6
4
1
8
24
33.3
3
5
60.0
21
100.0
60.2
2
9
2
5
+4
10Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
21
5/20/1995
vs
42
46
3
10
1
1
12
26
46.2
1
2
50.0
22
95.5
64.5
1
2
1
3
11Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
21
5/6/1994
vs
39
31
9
3
0
2
5
15
33.3
0
1
0.0
25
84.0
59.6
6
3
3
3
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
21
4/10/1963
@
48
43
6
6
11
24
45.8
22
95.5
63.8
4
13Devin Booker
D. Booker
20
4/28/2024
vs
45
49
5
6
2
1
13
21
61.9
3
5
60.0
21
95.2
81.0
0
5
2
5
+1
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
20
5/9/1991
@
43
40
16
3
2
0
10
18
55.6
0
0
22
90.9
72.3
3
13
4
4
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
5/8/1991
vs
44
44
12
9
0
0
12
23
52.2
0
3
0.0
22
90.9
67.3
1
11
5
5
16Jerry West
J. West
20
4/5/1965
vs
52
5
9
16
38
42.1
21
95.2
55.0
4
17Jerry West
J. West
20
4/3/1962
@
38
6
9
15
60.0
23
87.0
75.6
2
18Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
20
3/17/1954
vs
49
32
6
4
6
12
50.0
26
76.9
68.3
3
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
19
4/25/2024
vs
41
50
8
4
0
1
13
19
68.4
5
7
71.4
21
90.5
88.5
1
7
3
3
+16
20Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
19
4/23/2017
vs
46
33
5
9
1
0
7
16
43.8
0
3
0.0
23
82.6
63.2
1
4
1
4
-4
21Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
19
4/17/2017
vs
40
37
11
2
0
0
9
14
64.3
0
2
0.0
19
100.0
82.7
1
10
4
2
+8
22Derrick Rose
D. Rose
19
4/16/2011
vs
39
39
6
6
1
3
10
23
43.5
0
9
0.0
21
90.5
60.5
2
4
3
2
+3
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
19
4/28/2002
vs
44
42
5
4
5
0
10
23
43.5
3
5
60.0
20
95.0
66.0
0
5
3
3
+10
24Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
19
5/22/1999
@
45
37
14
4
3
1
9
19
47.4
0
0
23
82.6
63.5
5
9
4
6
+4
25Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
19
6/5/1993
vs
46
44
24
1
1
1
12
20
60.0
1
1
100.0
22
86.4
74.1
10
14
1
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112.9

7th

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7.3

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36.1

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43
14
.754
2
Celtics Celtics
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
Schedule
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2/27
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7:30 PM
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3/1
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3/2
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@
7:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

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84

Final

103

DEN Nuggets

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
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.754
2
38
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.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
32
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.552
11.5
7
31
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.544
12.0
8
31
28
.525
13.0
9
29
31
.483
15.5
10
28
31
.475
16.0
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
35
.407
20.0
13
16
41
.281
27.0
14
15
42
.263
28.0
15
15
44
.254
29.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
7
33
26
.559
11.5
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
28
31
.475
16.5
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
36
.368
22.5
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
17
42
.288
27.5
15
13
47
.217
32.0

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Fri
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1/23
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1/24
@
111-85
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1/24
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Schedule

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2/26
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Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
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2/26
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