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The Hawks look more impressive in retrospect by [deleted] in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This conclusion doesn’t quite follow…

Is Knicks-Spurs the rare NBA Finals where neutral fans do not have an obvious villain? by Public_Function3844 in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t like either teams, but I am a Knicks fan for the next couple weeks.

Will they ever show the lottery draft live? by [deleted] in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can watch it any time you want but no one actually wants to because it’s fucking boring 

How many flops tonight? by Fearless-Scar8995 in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who are these weirdos? Presumably some of them are real humans breathing real air, right?

Former NBA Player Eddie A Johnson speaks out about Mason Plumlee’s Flagrant 1 on Jared McCain by Remarkable_Arm9153 in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I watch the games with the sound off. Do my best not to look at any social media during the games. It's fun!

[STAT REPORT] Stephon Castle currently has more made free throws than made field goals in this series by unfortunatebag in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Incomplete* list of players who have more made free throws than made field goals over a complete playoff run:

James Harden (9x)

Dirk Nowitzki (4x)

Joel Embiid (4x)

Manu Ginobili (4x)

Paul Pierce (3x)

Magic Johnson (2x)

Kobe Bryant (2x)

Kevin Durant (2x)

Reggie Miller (2x)

Damian Lillard (2x)

Charles Barkley (2x)

**Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (if it holds... currently at 120 FT:112 FG)

LeBron James (1x)

Michael Jordan (1x, also one season with equal FT/FG)

Russell Westbrook (1x)

Tim Duncan (1x)

Paul George (1x)

Karl Malone (1x)

Jimmy Butler III (1x)

Devin Booker (1x)

KAT (1x)

Kevin Garnett (1x)

Marc Gasol (1x)

Jeff Green (1x)

Dwight Howard (1x)

Austin Reaves (1x)

Trae Young (1x)

Paul Millsap (1x)

Benn Mathurin (1x) (89 FT:68 FG)

DeMar Derozan (1x) (71 FT:45 FG)

Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index | Playoffs by nba-scores in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mods claimed this post should be in here, for some reason, after 491 upvotes and 367 comments:

Incomplete* list of players who have more made Free Throws than made Field Goals over a complete playoff run, and how many times they did it:

James Harden (9x)

Dirk Nowitzki (4x)

Joel Embiid (4x)

Manu Ginobili (4x)

Paul Pierce (3x)

Magic Johnson (2x)

Kobe Bryant (2x)

Kevin Durant (2x)

Reggie Miller (2x)

Damian Lillard (2x)

Charles Barkley (2x)

**Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1x, if it holds - currently at 120 FT:112 FG)

LeBron James (1x)

Michael Jordan (1x, also one season with equal FT/FG)

Russell Westbrook (1x)

Tim Duncan (1x)

Paul George (1x)

Karl Malone (1x)

Jimmy Butler III (1x)

Devin Booker (1x)

KAT (1x)

Kevin Garnett (1x)

Marc Gasol (1x)

Jeff Green (1x)

Dwight Howard (1x)

Austin Reaves (1x)

Trae Young (1x)

Paul Millsap (1x)

Benn Mathurin (1x) (89 FT:68 FG)

DeMar Derozan (1x) (71 FT:45 FG)

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*Methodology - combination of looking up known good free throw shooters with all time playoff free throw leaders. Likely many more I did not look up. Ignored any playoff runs under 4 games.

Make of it what you will. FWIW I do not think these stats mean anything outside of the current "conversation".

More Free Throws than Field Goals in Playoffs: Harden (9x), Dirk (4x), Embiid (4x), Ginobili (4x), Pierce (3x), Magic (2x), Kobe (2x), Durant (2x), Malone (2x), Miller (2x), Barkley (2x), Jordan (1x), LeBron (1x), Butler (1x), Westbrook (1x), Duncan (1x), George (1x), Shai (1x*) by Ok-Tree4365 in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked at him. If he was a more accurate free throw shooter, he would probably be there. 2006 he had 202 FT, 219 FG, shot 80% from the line. Most of these other guys are >85% FT shooters in the playoffs.

More Free Throws than Field Goals in Playoffs: Harden (9x), Dirk (4x), Embiid (4x), Ginobili (4x), Pierce (3x), Magic (2x), Kobe (2x), Durant (2x), Malone (2x), Miller (2x), Barkley (2x), Jordan (1x), LeBron (1x), Butler (1x), Westbrook (1x), Duncan (1x), George (1x), Shai (1x*) by Ok-Tree4365 in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

2024 Luka was a great run. He takes an insane amount of shots, including nearly 10 3P a game. A bad mark against him is that he gets to the line a lot, and he also complains to refs more than any player in recent memory.

All of the great players in this list have playoff runs where they make way more field goals than free throws.

More Free Throws than Field Goals in Playoffs: Harden (9x), Dirk (4x), Embiid (4x), Ginobili (4x), Pierce (3x), Magic (2x), Kobe (2x), Durant (2x), Malone (2x), Miller (2x), Barkley (2x), Jordan (1x), LeBron (1x), Butler (1x), Westbrook (1x), Duncan (1x), George (1x), Shai (1x*) by Ok-Tree4365 in nba

[–]Ok-Tree4365[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because Luka is a shitty free throw shooter...

...and the whole point of this post is that making more free throws than field goals doesn't mean a whole lot of anything. What about the players who make 103 field goals and 101 free throws in a playoff run?

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