most ft misses by nba player in a single year playoff run ever

Shaquille O'Neal has missed the most free throws in a single NBA playoff run, with 161 misses in 1999-00.

	NAME	FT MISS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	161	1999-00	LAL	23	43.5	30.7	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	12.4	22.0	56.6	0.0	0.0		5.9	12.9	45.6	55.6	5.2	10.3	2.4	1,000	707	355	71	13	55	56	67	+115
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	145	2003-04	LAL	22	41.7	21.5	13.2	2.5	0.3	2.8	8.3	14.0	59.3	0.0	0.0		5.0	11.5	42.9	56.5	4.1	9.1	2.5	917	473	291	55	7	61	55	90	+91
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	120	1969-70	LAL	18	47.3	22.1	22.2	4.5			8.8	16.0	54.9				4.6	11.2	40.6	52.8				851	398	399	81				42
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	114	2005-06	MIA	23	33.0	18.4	9.8	1.7	0.5	1.5	7.7	12.7	61.2	0.0	0.0		3.0	7.9	37.4	57.1	3.3	6.5	3.7	759	424	225	39	11	34	85	84	+25
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	112	1994-95	ORL	21	38.3	25.7	11.9	3.3	0.9	1.9	9.3	16.1	57.7	0.0	0.0		7.1	12.4	57.1	59.5	4.5	7.4	3.5	805	539	250	70	18	40	73	84
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	98	1967-68	PHI	13	48.5	23.7	24.7	6.5			9.5	17.8	53.4				4.6	12.2	38.0	51.1				631	308	321	85				29
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	98	1966-67	PHI	15	47.9	21.7	29.1	9.0			8.8	15.2	57.9				4.1	10.7	38.8	54.6				718	326	437	135				37
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	97	2014-15	HOU	17	33.8	16.4	14.0	1.2	1.4	2.3	6.2	10.7	57.7	0.0	0.0		4.0	9.7	41.2	54.6	3.6	10.4	2.2	574	278	238	20	23	39	37	60	+12
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	95	2000-01	LAL	16	42.3	30.4	15.4	3.2	0.4	2.4	11.9	21.5	55.5	0.0	0.0		6.6	12.5	52.5	56.4	5.7	9.8	3.6	676	487	247	51	7	38	57	55	+186
10	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	90	2014-15	LAC	14	34.4	13.1	13.4	1.1	1.1	2.4	4.1	5.8	71.6	0.0	0.0		4.8	11.2	42.7	61.0	3.5	9.9	1.2	482	183	187	16	16	33	17	42	+32
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	90	1968-69	LAL	18	46.2	13.9	24.7	2.6			5.3	9.8	54.5				3.2	8.2	39.2	51.8				832	250	444	46				56
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	85	2020-21	MIL	21	38.0	30.2	12.8	5.1	1.0	1.2	11.9	20.9	56.9	0.6	3.3	18.6	5.8	9.8	58.7	59.9	2.8	10.0	3.0	799	634	269	108	21	25	64	61	+130
13	Dwight Howard D. Howard	83	2008-09	ORL	23	39.3	20.3	15.3	1.9	0.9	2.6	7.0	11.7	60.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.3	9.9	63.6	63.4	4.3	11.0	2.9	903	467	353	43	20	60	67	102	+1
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	79	1997-98	LAL	13	38.5	30.5	10.2	2.9	0.5	2.6	12.2	19.8	61.2	0.0	0.0		6.2	12.2	50.3	60.4	3.7	6.5	3.3	501	396	132	38	7	34	43	41	+32
15	Dwight Howard D. Howard	76	2009-10	ORL	14	35.5	18.1	11.1	1.4	0.8	3.5	6.1	10.0	61.4	0.0	0.0		5.9	11.3	51.9	60.6	2.7	8.4	3.6	497	254	155	19	11	49	51	59	+82
16	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	75	2002-03	SAS	24	42.5	24.7	15.4	5.3	0.6	3.3	9.1	17.2	52.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.5	9.7	67.7	57.7	4.0	11.4	3.2	1,021	593	369	127	15	79	76	78	+181
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	75	1995-96	UTA	18	40.3	26.5	10.3	4.4	1.9	0.6	10.4	22.3	46.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.6	9.8	57.4	49.8	2.6	7.7	2.5	725	477	186	79	34	10	45	61
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	74	1995-96	ORL	12	38.3	25.8	10.0	4.6	0.8	1.3	10.9	18.0	60.6	0.0	0.0		4.0	10.2	39.3	57.5	4.1	5.9	3.7	459	310	120	55	9	15	44	40
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	73	2001-02	LAL	19	40.8	28.5	12.6	2.8	0.5	2.5	10.7	20.2	52.9	0.0	0.0		7.1	10.9	64.9	56.9	3.5	9.1	3.3	776	541	239	54	10	48	62	62	+118
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	73	1963-64	SFW	12	46.5	34.7	25.2	3.3			14.6	26.8	54.3				5.5	11.6	47.5	54.3				558	416	302	39				27
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	72	1985-86	HOU	20	38.3	26.9	11.8	2.0	2.0	3.5	10.3	19.4	53.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.4	10.0	63.8	56.6	5.1	6.8	2.2	766	537	236	39	40	69	43	87
22	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	69	1996-97	MIA	17	37.1	17.8	10.2	1.1	0.6	2.7	6.3	12.8	49.1	0.2	0.5	37.5	5.1	9.1	55.5	52.9	2.6	7.6	4.1	630	303	173	18	11	46	70	73	+44
23	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	67	2003-04	DET	23	40.2	10.3	14.3	1.9	1.9	2.4	4.0	8.9	45.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.2	5.1	42.7	46.0	4.1	10.1	1.6	924	236	328	44	44	56	37	58	+202
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	63	1998-99	LAL	8	39.4	26.6	11.6	2.3	0.9	2.9	9.9	19.4	51.0	0.0	0.0		6.9	14.8	46.6	51.5	5.5	6.1	2.3	315	213	93	18	7	23	18	29	+2
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1971-72	LAL	15	46.9	14.7	21.0	3.3			5.3	9.5	56.3				4.0	8.1	49.2	56.2				703	220	315	49				47

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Shaquille O'Neal has missed the most free throws in a single NBA playoff run, with 161 misses in 1999-00.

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