most free throws made in a playoff game by a guard

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

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
2Michael 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
3Michael 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
4Kobe 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
5Dwyane 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
6Paul 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
7Kevin 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
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
21
4/10/1963
@
48
43
6
6
11
24
45.8
22
95.5
63.8
4
9Devin 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
10Magic 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
11Jerry West
J. West
20
4/5/1965
vs
52
5
9
16
38
42.1
21
95.2
55.0
4
12Jerry West
J. West
20
4/3/1962
@
38
6
9
15
60.0
23
87.0
75.6
2
13Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
20
3/17/1954
vs
49
32
6
4
6
12
50.0
26
76.9
68.3
3
14Derrick 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
15Allen 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
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
19
4/20/1986
@
53
63
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
0
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
17Jerry West
J. West
19
4/3/1965
vs
49
6
8
15
35
42.9
21
90.5
55.4
5
18James Harden
J. Harden
18
4/21/2017
@
38
44
6
6
0
1
11
21
52.4
4
12
33.3
18
100.0
76.1
1
5
7
5
+1
19James Harden
J. Harden
18
4/19/2017
vs
37
35
4
8
1
0
7
17
41.2
3
7
42.9
20
90.0
67.8
0
4
7
5
+2
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
18
5/18/2012
vs
39
36
7
6
2
0
9
25
36.0
0
1
0.0
18
100.0
54.7
2
5
2
4
+11
21Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
18
4/30/1989
vs
41
34
2
14
4
0
8
19
42.1
0
1
0.0
19
94.7
62.1
1
1
0
1
22Jerry West
J. West
18
4/12/1970
@
47
38
7
3
10
19
52.6
21
85.7
67.3
2
23Jerry West
J. West
18
4/7/1965
@
44
7
4
13
29
44.8
19
94.7
58.9
5
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
17
5/6/2025
vs
36
48
5
9
4
1
15
30
50.0
1
7
14.3
21
81.0
61.2
2
3
5
4
+13
25Trae Young
T. Young
17
6/16/2021
@
40
39
1
7
3
0
10
23
43.5
2
6
33.3
19
89.5
62.2
1
0
2
4
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