player most free throws attempts in game post season first round

Shaquille O'Neal has the most free-throw attempts by a 1st round pick in a playoff game, with 39 attempts in Game 2 of the 2000 NBA Finals against the Pacers.

	NAME	FTA	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39	6/9/2000	LAL	vs	IND	46	40	24	4	0	3	11	18	61.1	0	0		18	46.2	56.9	5	19	2	5	+14
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	32	3/21/1953	BOS	vs	SYR	66	50	3	2			10	22	45.5				30	93.8	69.3				5
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28	5/14/1989	CHI	vs	NYK	42	47	11	6	1	2	12	18	66.7	0	1	0.0	23	82.1	77.5	0	11	6	3
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27	5/20/2000	LAL	vs	POR	47	41	11	7	0	5	14	25	56.0	0	0		13	48.1	55.6	1	10	0	2	+22
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27	5/5/1989	CHI	vs	CLE	43	50	3	4	3	0	14	28	50.0	0	1	0.0	22	81.5	62.7	0	3	1	6
6	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	26	3/17/1954	BOS	vs	SYR	49	32	6	4			6	12	50.0				20	76.9	68.3				3
7	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	25	6/18/2006	MIA	vs	DAL	50	43	4	4	3	0	11	28	39.3	0	2	0.0	21	84.0	55.1	0	4	3	1	+1
8	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	25	5/6/1994	NJN	vs	NYK	39	31	9	3	0	2	5	15	33.3	0	1	0.0	21	84.0	59.6	6	3	3	3
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25	4/12/1966	PHI	vs	BOS	48	46	34	1			19	34	55.9				8	32.0	51.1				5
10	LeBron James L. James	24	5/30/2012	MIA	vs	BOS	48	34	10	7	1	1	7	20	35.0	2	6	33.3	18	75.0	55.6	4	6	1	2	+10
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	24	5/17/2011	DAL	vs	OKC	41	48	6	4	0	4	12	15	80.0	0	0		24	100.0	93.9	0	6	2	3	+12
12	LeBron James L. James	24	5/24/2009	CLE	@	ORL	42	41	7	9	2	1	11	28	39.3	1	8	12.5	18	75.0	53.2	0	7	2	3	-12
13	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	24	5/13/2006	DAL	vs	SAS	43	27	15	3	1	1	3	9	33.3	0	0		21	87.5	69.0	4	11	3	2	+3
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	24	5/3/1992	UTA	@	LAC	46	44	11	2	0	0	11	18	61.1	0	0		22	91.7	77.0	4	7	3	4
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24	4/9/1958	STL	@	BOS	40	33	21				7	21	33.3				19	79.2	52.3				3
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	23	4/26/2023	MIL	vs	MIA	42	38	20	3	0	0	14	27	51.9	0	2	0.0	10	43.5	51.2	4	16	7	4	-8
17	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	23	4/23/2017	CHI	vs	BOS	46	33	5	9	1	0	7	16	43.8	0	3	0.0	19	82.6	63.2	1	4	1	4	-4
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	23	5/4/2008	LAL	vs	UTA	40	38	6	7	1	0	8	16	50.0	1	2	50.0	21	91.3	72.7	0	6	3	3	+7
19	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	23	5/22/2006	SAS	vs	DAL	50	41	15	6	1	3	12	24	50.0	0	1	0.0	17	73.9	60.1	6	9	3	4	-7
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23	5/11/2003	LAL	vs	SAS	45	29	17	5	2	4	6	17	35.3	0	0		17	73.9	53.5	10	7	3	2	+10
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23	5/23/1999	LAL	vs	SAS	45	36	14	0	1	1	12	23	52.2	0	0		12	52.2	54.3	8	6	1	5	-6
22	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	23	5/22/1999	SAS	@	LAL	45	37	14	4	3	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		19	82.6	63.5	5	9	4	6	+4
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	23	4/24/1998	CHI	vs	NJN	47	39	7	3	1	1	11	27	40.7	0	2	0.0	17	73.9	52.5	0	7	3	1	+9
24	David Robinson D. Robinson	23	5/16/1993	SAS	vs	PHX	40	36	16	0	1	3	9	20	45.0	0	0		18	78.3	59.8	3	13	3	4
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23	4/17/1968	PHI	@	BOS	48	20	27	8			6	21	28.6				8	34.8	32.1				1

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4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sun 3/1	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NOP	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM

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34 - 23

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PPG Leaders

32.5

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31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

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10.4

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8.6

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68.6

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Antetokounmpo

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120.2

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118.5

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2,797.9

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2,685.1

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2,673.6

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2,849

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1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	20.0
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	27.0
14	Nets	15	42	.263	28.0
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	29.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	16.5
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	22.5
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	27.5
15	Kings	13	47	.217	32.0

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Fri 1/23	LAL	@	DAL	116-110
Fri 1/23	MIA	@	UTA	147-116
Sat 1/24	SAC	@	DET	116-139
Sat 1/24	GSW	@	MIN	111-85
Sat 1/24	NOP	@	SAS	104-95

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Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 2/26	NOP	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 2/26	MIN	@	LAC	10:00 PM
Fri 2/27	CLE	@	DET	7:00 PM
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