most free throws in a single playoff game in a half

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

Interpreted as:
most free throws by a player in a single playoff game in a 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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Brown

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RPG

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Queta

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APG

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White

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ORTG

120.5

2nd

DRTG

112.8

6th

NETRTG

7.7

2nd

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36.4

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
45
16
.738
2
Celtics Celtics
41
21
.661
4.5
3
40
23
.635
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
27
.565
10.5
Schedule
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3/6
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
1:00 PM
Tue
3/10
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
9:30 PM
Sat
3/14
@
6:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

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118

Final

89

BOS Celtics

41 - 21

Wed 4 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
45
16
.738
2
41
21
.661
4.5
3
40
23
.635
6.0
4
39
24
.619
7.0
5
35
27
.565
10.5
6
34
28
.548
11.5
7
33
28
.541
12.0
8
34
29
.540
12.0
9
32
31
.508
14.0
10
32
31
.508
14.0
11
26
35
.426
19.0
12
26
37
.413
20.0
13
16
46
.258
29.5
14
15
47
.242
30.5
15
15
47
.242
30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
45
17
.726
3.0
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
38
23
.623
9.5
5
39
24
.619
9.5
6
37
25
.597
11.0
7
35
27
.565
13.0
8
32
30
.516
16.0
9
30
31
.492
17.5
10
30
33
.476
18.5
11
23
38
.377
24.5
12
21
41
.339
27.0
13
20
44
.313
29.0
14
19
44
.302
29.5
15
14
50
.219
35.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
1/31
@
100-112
Sat
1/31
@
117-93
Sat
1/31
@
130-111
Sat
1/31
@
121-111
Sun
2/1
@
95-102

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
8:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:00 PM