most missed freethrows per game in the nba finals with a minimum 20 games

Shaquille O'Neal has the most career missed free throws per game played when playing 20+ games in the NBA Finals, with 6.57.

	NAME	FT MISS/GP	GP	FT MISS	SERIES	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	6.57	30	197	NBA Finals	42.3	28.8	13.1	3.4	0.5	2.1	11.3	18.8	60.2	0.0	0.0		6.2	12.7	48.4	59.0	4.0	9.1	3.4	1,268	865	393	103	16	62	101	109	+34
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5.86	35	205	NBA Finals	47.3	18.6	24.6	3.8			7.5	13.5	55.9				3.5	9.4	37.7	52.9				1,657	652	862	134				101
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	2.96	25	74	NBA Finals	41.5	28.4	16.6				9.6	23.0	41.8				9.1	12.0	75.4	50.0				1,037	709	416					77
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	2.9	70	203	NBA Finals	45.5	16.4	24.5				5.9	13.0	45.6				4.6	7.5	61.3	50.5				3,185	1,151	1,718					225
5	Arnie Risen A. Risen	2.3	20	46	NBA Finals	19.2	12.4	9.6				4.1	10.7	38.3				4.2	6.5	64.6	45.7				249	248	191					91
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	2.16	31	67	NBA Finals		23.9					7.8						8.4	10.5	79.4						741						145
7	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	2.1	20	42	NBA Finals		15.1					4.6						6.0	8.1	74.1						302						72
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2.05	44	90	NBA Finals	42.0	26.4	13.5				10.0	23.5	42.7				6.3	8.3	75.5	48.6				1,850	1,161	593					140
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	2.03	29	59	NBA Finals	38.8	23.9	5.7	4.3	1.8	1.0	8.7	18.2	47.6	0.5	1.6	31.1	6.0	8.1	74.8	54.8	1.6	4.2	2.9	1,125	693	166	125	53	30	85	75	-51
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	2.03	34	69	NBA Finals	39.6	20.8	13.3	2.8	0.8	2.4	7.9	16.2	48.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.1	7.1	71.6	53.8	3.7	9.6	2.8	1,346	708	452	94	27	81	96	85	+157
11	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	1.96	25	49	NBA Finals		14.1					4.8	13.3	35.8				4.6	6.6	70.1	43.7					353						102
12	LeBron James L. James	1.91	55	105	NBA Finals	42.5	28.4	10.2	7.8	1.7	0.8	10.7	22.1	48.4	1.8	5.2	35.2	5.2	7.1	73.1	56.3	1.9	8.3	3.9	2,337	1,562	561	430	93	46	217	130	-86
13	Julius Erving J. Erving	1.77	22	39	NBA Finals	39.8	25.5	7.5	4.5	2.0	1.8	9.8	18.7	52.6	0.1	0.4	14.3	5.8	7.6	76.6	57.9	2.2	5.3	2.8	875	561	166	100	44	40	45	56
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1.77	35	62	NBA Finals	43.0	33.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	0.7	12.5	26.0	48.1	1.2	3.3	36.8	7.4	9.1	80.6	55.9	1.6	4.4	2.8	1,506	1,176	211	209	62	23	99	103	+45
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1.75	56	98	NBA Finals	37.2	23.5	9.1	3.2	0.9	2.2	9.7	18.6	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.0	55.6	2.4	5.9	2.7	2,082	1,317	507	181	45	116	121	196
16	Jerry West J. West	1.75	55	96	NBA Finals	43.3	30.5	5.0	5.6			11.1	24.2	45.9				8.3	10.0	82.6	53.3				2,380	1,679	277	306				159
17	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	1.72	25	43	NBA Finals	32.3	13.0	7.9	1.8			4.2	10.4	40.5				4.6	6.3	72.8	49.5				808	325	198	44				97
18	James Worthy J. Worthy	1.68	34	57	NBA Finals	39.6	22.2	5.0	3.3	1.0	0.6	9.2	17.3	53.3	0.1	0.4	20.0	3.6	5.3	68.3	56.4	1.9	3.1	2.0	1,346	754	171	112	34	20	68	88
19	Robert Parish R. Parish	1.61	31	50	NBA Finals	32.9	15.4	8.4	1.3	1.0	1.7	6.3	13.1	48.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	4.4	63.0	51.2	2.8	5.6	2.1	1,020	477	260	40	32	54	65	108
20	Slater Martin S. Martin	1.55	38	59	NBA Finals		9.9					3.3						3.4	4.9	68.4						378						148
21	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	1.48	52	77	NBA Finals	30.8	19.9	9.1				7.8	19.5	40.1				4.3	5.7	74.2	45.1				1,602	1,035	473					209
22	Tony Parker T. Parker	1.41	29	41	NBA Finals	36.3	16.5	2.4	4.5	0.6	0.1	6.7	14.8	45.6	0.7	1.9	35.2	2.4	3.8	63.1	50.2	0.3	2.1	2.4	1,053	479	71	130	18	3	70	54	+50
23	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	1.4	42	59	NBA Finals	39.0	17.0	5.0	9.5			6.1	18.2	33.7				4.7	6.1	77.0	40.6				1,639	713	210	397				114
24	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	1.4	25	35	NBA Finals	37.0	23.0	10.8				8.0	17.9	45.0				7.0	8.4	83.3	53.4				926	576	269					109
25	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1.37	35	48	NBA Finals	42.0	19.0	8.3	5.9	1.9	1.1	7.0	16.5	42.5	0.9	3.3	25.6	4.1	5.4	74.7	50.1	2.8	5.6	3.3	1,470	664	292	207	67	39	117	118	+38

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PPG

40.1

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RPG

10.9

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APG

7.7

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Team Rankings

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122.5

1st

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115.0

21st

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3P%

38.0

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2026-27 Conference Standings

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1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

9 - 2

121

Final

116

Pistons

6 - 3

Sun 8 Nov 2026

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PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.4

118.5

118.2

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.6

107.8

108.1

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.3

8.1

7.9

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1-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

479.2

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

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Best Record ATS

9-1

8-3

7-3

6-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	1.0
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	5.0
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	7.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	3.0
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	4.0
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.5
14	Kings	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	7.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

Shaquille O'Neal has the most career missed free throws per game played when playing 20+ games in the NBA Finals, with 6.57.

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