most free throws made in a playoff game

Bob Cousy has drained 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 made by a player in a playoff game
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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.400
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16
42
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28.0
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15
44
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29.5
15
15
45
.250
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WesternWLPCTGB
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.754
2
43
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.729
2.0
3
37
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.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
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.586
10.5
7
34
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11.5
8
31
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.525
14.0
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29
31
.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
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41
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27.0
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42
.300
27.5
15
14
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