most missed shots in a nba playoff game

Joe Fulks has missed the most field goals in a playoff game, with 38 misses in Game 4 of the 1948 Semifinals versus the St. Louis Bombers.

Interpreted as:
most missed shots by a player in a NBA playoff game
NAMEFG MISSDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
38
3/30/1948
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
21
0
8
46
17.4
5
8
62.5
21.2
4
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
32
3/23/1948
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
18
0
6
38
15.8
6
8
75.0
21.7
5
3Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
29
3/25/1948
PHI PHI
@
STL STL
17
0
7
36
19.4
3
4
75.0
22.5
3
4Rick Barry
R. Barry
28
4/14/1967
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
48
37
8
7
15
43
34.9
7
8
87.5
39.8
3
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
28
3/27/1961
LAL LAL
@
STL STL
48
47
20
17
45
37.8
13
16
81.3
45.2
4
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27
4/18/1962
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
51
41
22
4
13
40
32.5
15
21
71.4
41.6
6
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
26
4/19/2017
OKC OKC
@
HOU HOU
41
51
10
13
4
1
17
43
39.5
2
11
18.2
15
18
83.3
50.1
2
8
4
3
+11
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
26
4/18/2016
OKC OKC
vs
DAL DAL
44
21
9
2
0
1
7
33
21.2
2
11
18.2
5
5
100.0
29.8
1
8
7
2
-1
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
26
5/26/1997
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
45
29
8
1
1
0
9
35
25.7
0
8
0.0
11
13
84.6
35.6
4
4
2
2
-1
10Rick Barry
R. Barry
26
4/18/1967
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
46
55
12
5
22
48
45.8
11
19
57.9
48.8
4
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
3/22/1962
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
48
56
35
1
22
48
45.8
12
22
54.5
48.5
2
12Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
26
4/10/1948
PHI PHI
vs
BAL BAL
17
2
5
31
16.1
7
11
63.6
23.7
4
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
25
4/27/2018
OKC OKC
@
UTA UTA
44
46
10
5
2
0
18
43
41.9
7
19
36.8
3
6
50.0
50.4
1
9
5
3
-1
14Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
25
4/28/2013
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
45
36
7
2
1
0
10
35
28.6
0
7
0.0
16
20
80.0
41.1
1
6
7
5
-10
15John Williamson
J. Williamson
25
4/13/1979
NJN NJN
vs
PHI PHI
46
21
2
5
3
0
9
34
26.5
3
4
75.0
29.4
1
1
3
4
16George Mikan
G. Mikan
25
3/22/1950
MIN MIN
vs
CHI CHI
30
3
9
34
26.5
12
17
70.6
36.2
4
17Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
25
3/27/1948
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
30
0
12
37
32.4
6
7
85.7
37.4
5
18Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
25
4/17/1947
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
18
1
7
32
21.9
4
10
40.0
24.7
2
19LeBron James
L. James
24
6/7/2015
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
50
39
16
11
1
1
11
35
31.4
3
6
50.0
14
18
77.8
45.4
4
12
3
3
0
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
24
6/13/1993
CHI CHI
vs
PHX PHX
57
44
9
6
2
1
19
43
44.2
3
9
33.3
3
6
50.0
48.2
3
6
3
5
21Rick Barry
R. Barry
24
5/6/1975
GSW GSW
vs
CHI CHI
48
36
6
9
2
2
16
40
40.0
4
4
100.0
43.1
1
5
3
22Rick Barry
R. Barry
24
4/20/1967
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
45
43
7
3
17
41
41.5
9
12
75.0
46.5
5
23Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24
4/14/1962
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
61
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24
3/27/1962
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
34
17
14
38
36.8
6
10
60.0
40.1
3
25Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24
4/6/1957
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
42
26
28
9
33
27.3
8
10
80.0
34.8
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for missed field goals going back to the 1963 playoffs.

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