nba most fta per game vs one team in playoffs in a season

Bob Cousy has attempted the most free throws per game by a player against a team in a single NBA playoff run in the 1953 Division Semifinals, with 22.5 attempts per game against the Syracuse Nationals.

	NAME	FTA	OPP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	22.5	Nationals	1952-53	BOS	2		35.0					7.5						20.0	88.9						70						10
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	17.0	Nets	2001-02	LAL	4	41.5	36.3	12.3	3.8	0.5	2.8	12.5	21.0	59.5	0.0	0.0		11.3	66.2	63.6	3.3	9.0	3.5	166	145	49	15	2	11	14	7	+45
3	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	16.2	Mavericks	2005-06	MIA	6	43.5	34.7	7.8	3.8	2.7	1.0	10.8	23.2	46.8	0.5	1.8	27.3	12.5	77.3	57.2	2.0	5.8	3.7	261	208	47	23	16	6	22	22	+22
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	16.0	Jazz	2007-08	LAL	6	41.1	33.2	7.0	7.2	0.8	0.2	9.5	19.3	49.1	0.8	4.0	20.8	13.3	83.3	62.9	0.7	6.3	4.0	247	199	42	43	5	1	24	19	+29
5	Jerry West J. West	15.8	Bullets	1964-65	LAL	6		46.3	5.8	6.8			16.0	35.3	45.3				14.3	90.5	54.8					278	35	41				24
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	15.8	Clippers	1991-92	UTA	5	43.2	29.8	12.0	2.8	1.2	2.2	8.8	18.2	48.4	0.0	0.0		12.2	77.2	59.2	3.4	8.6	2.4	216	149	60	14	6	11	12	19
7	LeBron James L. James	15.7	Magic	2008-09	CLE	6	44.3	38.5	8.3	8.0	1.2	1.2	12.5	25.7	48.7	1.8	6.2	29.7	11.7	74.5	59.1	1.7	6.7	4.2	266	231	50	48	7	7	25	19	-7
8	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	15.7	Celtics	1956-57	SYR	3	42.7	24.7	18.3				5.3	17.0	31.4				14.0	89.4	51.6				128	74	55					12
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	15.6	Rockets	1994-95	UTA	5	43.2	30.2	13.2	3.8	1.4	0.4	9.6	20.6	46.6	0.2	0.6	33.3	10.8	69.2	55.0	3.0	10.2	2.8	216	151	66	19	7	2	14	18
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	15.5	Timberwolves	2003-04	LAL	6	40.8	20.7	15.7	2.8	0.2	3.0	6.8	12.0	56.9	0.0	0.0		7.0	45.2	54.9	5.3	10.3	2.2	245	124	94	17	1	18	13	22	+25
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	15.5	Pacers	1999-00	LAL	6	45.5	38.0	16.7	2.3	1.0	2.7	16.0	26.2	61.1	0.0	0.0		6.0	38.7	57.6	5.7	11.0	2.2	273	228	100	14	6	16	13	20	+8
12	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	15.3	Nuggets	1988-89	PHX	3	41.0	30.7	2.7	13.0	2.3	0.0	8.0	16.7	48.0	0.3	1.7	20.0	14.3	93.5	65.5	0.3	2.3	3.7	123	92	8	39	7	0	11	5
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	15.3	Spurs	1998-99	LAL	4	39.0	23.8	13.0	0.5	1.0	1.8	8.3	16.8	49.3	0.0	0.0		7.3	47.5	50.6	6.5	6.5	2.3	156	95	52	2	4	7	9	17	-29
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	15.2	76ers	2000-01	LAL	5	45.0	33.0	15.8	4.8	0.4	3.4	12.6	22.0	57.3	0.0	0.0		7.8	51.3	57.5	6.2	9.6	4.0	225	165	79	24	2	17	20	20	+40
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	15.0	Nets	1997-98	CHI	3	43.3	36.3	5.0	2.7	1.3	1.0	12.0	22.7	52.9	0.7	1.3	50.0	11.7	77.8	62.1	1.0	4.0	3.3	130	109	15	8	4	3	10	5	+21
16	Reggie Miller R. Miller	15.0	Hawks	1995-96	IND	1	31.0	29.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	17.0	41.2	2.0	6.0	33.3	13.0	86.7	61.4	1.0	0.0	0.0	31	29	1	1	1	0	0	1
17	George Yardley G. Yardley	15.0	Hawks	1956-57	FTW	1	45.0	26.0	9.0				7.0	19.0	36.8				12.0	80.0	50.8				45	26	9					3
18	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	15.0	Knicks	1953-54	SYR	2	43.5	29.5	18.5	2.0			8.0	15.5	51.6				13.5	90.0	66.7				87	59	37	4				6
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	14.8	Celtics	2019-20	PHI	4	36.2	30.0	12.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	8.5	18.5	45.9	1.0	4.0	25.0	12.0	81.4	60.0	2.8	9.5	3.8	145	120	49	5	6	5	15	18	-53
20	LeBron James L. James	14.8	Pistons	2008-09	CLE	4	40.5	32.0	11.3	7.5	1.5	0.8	9.8	19.3	50.6	0.8	4.3	17.6	11.8	79.7	62.2	1.0	10.3	1.5	162	128	45	30	6	3	6	5	+66
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	14.8	Kings	2000-01	LAL	4	43.3	35.0	9.0	4.3	1.3	0.5	11.0	23.3	47.3	0.3	1.3	20.0	12.8	86.4	58.8	3.3	5.8	4.0	173	140	36	17	5	2	16	14	+43
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	14.8	Kings	2000-01	LAL	4	41.0	33.3	17.3	2.3	0.5	3.3	13.0	21.8	59.8	0.0	0.0		7.3	49.2	58.9	6.5	10.8	3.8	164	133	69	9	2	13	15	16	+27
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	14.8	Trail Blazers	1996-97	LAL	4	38.5	33.0	9.3	3.3	0.8	1.8	11.8	22.0	53.4	0.0	0.0		9.5	64.4	57.9	3.3	6.0	1.8	154	132	37	13	3	7	7	13	+34
24	Dwight Howard D. Howard	14.7	Hawks	2010-11	ORL	6	42.9	27.0	15.5	0.5	0.7	1.8	8.5	13.5	63.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	10.0	68.2	67.7	4.5	11.0	5.5	258	162	93	3	4	11	33	25	+15
25	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	14.7	Knicks	1951-52	BOS	3	46.0	31.0		6.3			8.7	21.7	40.0				13.7	93.2	55.1				138	93		19				13

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