Bob Cousy has drained the most free throws in a playoff game, with 30 made in Game 2 of the 1953 Division Semifinals against the Syracuse Nationals.
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most freethrows by a player in a playoff game| 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 |  | B. Cousy | 30 | 3/21/1953 | vs | 66 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 32 | 93.8 | 69.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | 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 | |||
| 3 |  | 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 | |||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||||
| 5 | | 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 | |||
| 6 |  | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | 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 | ||
| 8 | | 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 | |||
| 9 |  | 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 | ||
| 10 |  | 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 | |||
| 11 |  | 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 | |||
| 12 |  | O. Robertson | 21 | 4/10/1963 | @ | 48 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 22 | 95.5 | 63.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | 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 | ||
| 14 | | 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 | ||||
| 15 |  | 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 | |||
| 16 |  | J. West | 20 | 4/5/1965 | vs | 52 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 42.1 | 21 | 95.2 | 55.0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | J. West | 20 | 4/3/1962 | @ | 38 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 23 | 87.0 | 75.6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Cousy | 20 | 3/17/1954 | vs | 49 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 26 | 76.9 | 68.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | 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 | ||
| 20 |  | 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 | ||
| 21 |  | 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 | ||
| 22 |  | 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 | ||
| 23 |  | 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 | ||
| 24 |  | 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 | |||
| 25 |  | 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 | 3 | |||
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