NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Field Goal Attempts Per 36 Minutes

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Year Lg Player FGA/36 MP Tm
2025 NBA Donovan Mitchell 24.06 CLE
2024 NBA Jalen Brunson 23.63 NYK
2023 NBA Trae Young 23.32 ATL
2022 NBA Luka Dončić 22.96 DAL
2021 NBA Luka Dončić 25.11 DAL
2020 NBA Nikola Vučević 21.60 ORL
2019 NBA James Harden 22.42 HOU
2018 NBA Russell Westbrook 24.66 OKC
2017 NBA Russell Westbrook 28.21 OKC
2016 NBA Kemba Walker 21.18 CHO
2015 NBA LeBron James 23.20 CLE
2014 NBA LaMarcus Aldridge 20.41 POR
2013 NBA Carmelo Anthony 23.20 NYK
2012 NBA Kobe Bryant* 22.76 LAL
2011 NBA Derrick Rose 20.86 CHI
2010 NBA Derrick Rose 21.23 CHI
2009 NBA Tony Parker* 21.48 SAS
2008 NBA Tracy McGrady* 21.28 HOU
2007 NBA Kobe Bryant* 21.77 LAL
2006 NBA Vince Carter* 19.52 NJN
2005 NBA Tracy McGrady* 20.45 HOU
2004 NBA Stephon Marbury 17.17 NYK
2003 NBA Kobe Bryant* 21.49 LAL
2002 NBA Allen Iverson* 20.33 PHI
2001 NBA Tracy McGrady* 24.88 ORL
2000 NBA Chris Webber* 20.20 SAC
1999 NBA Allen Iverson* 21.52 PHI
1998 NBA Michael Jordan* 21.72 CHI
1997 NBA Michael Jordan* 22.30 CHI
1996 NBA Michael Jordan* 19.99 CHI
1995 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 22.32 HOU
1994 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 18.71 HOU
1993 NBA Michael Jordan* 24.28 CHI
1992 NBA Michael Jordan* 22.73 CHI
1991 NBA Michael Jordan* 19.65 CHI
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 22.75 CHI
1989 NBA Terry Teagle 21.15 GSW
1988 NBA Dominique Wilkins* 22.83 ATL
1987 NBA Dominique Wilkins* 21.00 ATL
1986 NBA Mark Aguirre 22.33 DAL
1985 NBA World B. Free 22.32 CLE
1984 NBA Dan Issel* 24.00 DEN
1983 NBA Dan Issel* 21.57 DEN
1982 NBA Walter Davis* 24.14 PHO
1981 NBA George Gervin* 20.23 SAS
1980 NBA Fred Brown 20.93 SEA
1979 NBA Gus Williams 22.22 SEA
1978 NBA George Gervin* 22.52 SAS
1977 NBA Rick Barry* 22.73 GSW
1976 NBA George Trapp 20.94 DET
  ABA Bird Averitt 19.91 KEN
1975 NBA Bob McAdoo* 23.78 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 22.41 INA
1974 NBA Bob McAdoo* 21.12 BUF
  ABA Bo Lamar 24.05 SDA
1973 NBA Pete Maravich* 23.85 ATL
  ABA Ralph Simpson 25.22 DNR
1972 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 22.45 MIL
  ABA Rick Barry* 20.62 NYA
1971 NBA Pete Maravich* 22.07 ATL
  ABA Dan Issel* 21.92 KEN
1970 NBA Billy Cunningham* 21.60 PHI
  ABA Rick Barry* 24.20 WSA
1969 NBA Earl Monroe* 24.00 BAL
  ABA Ron Perry 20.32 INA
1968 NBA Dave Bing* 23.53 DET
  ABA Mel Daniels* 19.89 MNM
1967 NBA Rick Barry* 28.67 SFW
1966 NBA Jerry West* 20.76 LAL
1965 NBA Jerry West* 26.89 LAL
1964 NBA Tom Heinsohn* 21.04 BOS
1963 NBA Cliff Hagan* 25.27 STL
1962 NBA Elgin Baylor* 26.80 LAL
1961 NBA Tom Heinsohn* 24.87 BOS
1960 NBA Tom Heinsohn* 22.72 BOS
1959 NBA Frank Ramsey* 22.81 BOS
1958 NBA Tom Heinsohn* 20.01 BOS
1957 NBA Clyde Lovellette* 23.47 MNL
1956 NBA Paul Arizin* 20.16 PHW
1955 NBA Clyde Lovellette* 17.91 MNL
1954 NBA Clyde Lovellette* 16.30 MNL
1953 NBA George Mikan* 16.56 MNL
1952 NBA George Mikan* 16.99 MNL

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