nba mvp who attempted the most free throws per game in the playoffs

LeBron James has attempted the most free throws per game by an MVP in a single NBA playoff run, with 14.2 attempts per game in 2008-09.

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NBA mvp in a season who attempted the most free throws per game in the playoffs
NAMEFTAMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
14.2
1
2008-09
CLE CLE
14
41.4
35.3
9.1
7.3
1.6
0.9
11.4
22.3
51.0
1.9
5.8
33.3
10.6
74.9
61.8
1.4
7.8
2.7
580
494
128
102
23
12
38
30
+122
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
14.0
1
2016-17
OKC OKC
5
38.8
37.4
11.6
10.8
2.4
0.4
11.8
30.4
38.8
2.6
9.8
26.5
11.2
80.0
51.1
1.8
9.8
6.0
194
187
58
54
12
2
30
16
+15
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
13.6
1
1965-66
PHI PHI
5
48.0
28.0
30.2
3.0
11.2
22.0
50.9
5.6
41.2
50.0
240
140
151
15
10
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
12.9
1
1999-00
LAL 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
45.6
55.6
5.2
10.3
2.4
1,000
707
355
71
13
55
56
67
+115
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
12.7
1
1963-64
CIN CIN
10
47.1
29.3
8.9
8.4
9.2
20.2
45.5
10.9
85.8
56.8
471
293
89
84
30
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12.2
1
1959-60
PHI PHI
9
46.1
33.2
25.8
2.1
13.9
28.0
49.6
5.4
44.5
49.8
415
299
232
19
17
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
12.2
1
1967-68
PHI PHI
13
48.5
23.7
24.7
6.5
9.5
17.8
53.4
4.6
38.0
51.1
631
308
321
85
29
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
11.2
1
2001-02
SAS SAS
9
42.2
27.6
14.4
5.0
0.7
4.3
9.1
20.1
45.3
0.1
0.3
33.3
9.2
82.2
55.0
3.1
11.3
4.1
380
248
130
45
6
39
37
22
+58
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
11.2
1
2018-19
MIL MIL
15
34.3
25.5
12.2
4.9
1.2
2.0
8.6
17.4
49.4
1.2
3.7
32.7
7.1
63.7
57.2
2.4
9.8
3.3
514
383
183
73
18
30
50
48
+111
10LeBron James
L. James
10.9
1
2009-10
CLE CLE
11
41.8
29.1
9.3
7.6
1.7
1.8
9.6
19.2
50.2
1.8
4.5
40.0
8.0
73.3
60.7
1.4
7.9
3.8
460
320
102
84
19
20
42
23
+44
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
10.9
1
1976-77
LAL LAL
11
42.5
34.6
17.7
4.1
1.7
3.5
13.4
22.0
60.7
7.9
72.5
64.6
4.6
13.1
467
381
195
45
19
38
42
12Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
10.8
1
1958-59
STL STL
6
42.8
27.8
12.5
2.3
9.7
22.8
42.3
8.5
78.5
50.4
257
167
75
14
20
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10.7
1
1966-67
PHI PHI
15
47.9
21.7
29.1
9.0
8.8
15.2
57.9
4.1
38.8
54.6
718
326
437
135
37
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
10.6
1
1997-98
CHI CHI
21
41.5
32.4
5.1
3.5
1.5
0.6
11.6
25.0
46.2
0.6
2.0
30.2
8.6
81.2
54.5
1.6
3.5
2.1
872
680
107
74
32
12
45
47
+158
15Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
10.4
1
1974-75
BUF BUF
7
46.7
37.4
13.4
1.4
0.9
2.7
14.9
30.9
48.1
7.7
74.0
52.8
3.6
9.9
327
262
94
10
6
19
29
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
10.4
1
1995-96
CHI CHI
18
40.7
30.7
4.9
4.1
1.8
0.3
10.4
22.6
45.9
1.4
3.4
40.3
8.5
81.8
56.4
1.7
3.2
2.3
733
552
89
74
33
6
42
49
17LeBron James
L. James
10.2
1
2011-12
MIA MIA
23
42.7
30.3
9.7
5.6
1.9
0.7
10.9
21.8
50.0
1.0
3.7
25.9
7.5
73.9
57.6
2.3
7.4
3.5
983
697
224
129
43
16
81
47
+199
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
10.0
1
1996-97
UTA UTA
20
40.8
26.0
11.4
2.9
1.4
0.8
9.4
21.5
43.5
0.1
0.1
50.0
7.2
72.0
50.1
3.0
8.4
2.7
816
519
228
57
27
15
54
59
+102
19David Robinson
D. Robinson
9.9
1
1994-95
SAS SAS
15
41.5
25.3
12.1
3.1
1.5
2.6
8.6
19.3
44.6
0.1
0.3
20.0
8.1
81.2
53.6
3.8
8.3
3.7
623
380
182
47
22
39
56
63
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
9.9
1
1987-88
CHI CHI
10
42.7
36.3
7.1
4.7
2.4
1.1
13.8
26.0
53.1
0.1
0.3
33.3
8.6
86.9
59.8
2.3
4.8
3.9
427
363
71
47
24
11
39
38
21Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
9.7
1
2002-03
SAS 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
67.7
57.7
4.0
11.4
3.2
1,021
593
369
127
15
79
76
78
+181
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
9.5
1
2000-01
PHI PHI
22
46.2
32.9
4.7
6.1
2.4
0.3
11.7
30.0
38.9
2.2
6.5
33.8
7.3
77.4
48.0
0.7
4.0
2.9
1,016
723
104
134
52
7
63
55
+1
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
9.4
1
2024-25
OKC OKC
23
37.0
29.9
5.3
6.5
1.7
0.9
10.1
21.9
46.2
1.4
4.9
28.3
8.3
87.6
57.4
1.0
4.3
2.6
851
688
123
150
38
20
60
65
+166
24Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
9.3
1
2022-23
PHI PHI
9
37.3
23.7
9.8
2.7
0.7
2.8
7.3
17.0
43.1
0.6
3.1
17.9
8.4
90.5
56.1
1.8
8.0
3.9
336
213
88
24
6
25
35
27
-6
25Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
9.2
1
2007-08
LAL LAL
21
41.1
30.1
5.7
5.6
1.7
0.4
10.6
22.0
47.9
1.5
5.0
30.2
7.5
80.9
57.7
0.9
4.8
3.3
863
633
119
117
35
8
70
59
+64

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.0

26th

DRTG

111.7

6th

NETRTG

0.3

17th

3P%

34.9

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Heat Heat
3
3
.500
2.0
7
Knicks Knicks
3
3
.500
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Wed
11/12
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

3 - 4

109

Final

117

CLE Cavaliers

4 - 3

Sun 2 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
5
2
.714
2.0
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
3.0
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.0
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.0
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Heat Heat
3
3
.500
2.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
MIN MIN
@
BKN BKN
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
11/3
WAS WAS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM