On November 20, Beijing time, in today's Nets 115:113 narrow victory over the Magic, Harden scored 36 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, shooting 7 of 25 and 19 of 20 free throws. This is harden's 21st career regular season game to win 20+ free throws in a single game, ranking second in the active game.
Among the active players, Harden is ranked ahead of Howard, who has won 20+ free throws in 29 games in his career, but Master Huo's last 20+ free throws was on March 22, 2018, in the Hornets' 111-105 win over the Nets, Howard's super-big double-double with 32 points and 30 rebounds. Unlike Harden, who took the initiative to create a foul to get free throws, Master Huo has so many free throws because his free throws are not good, and the opponent adopts the "slash" tactic, and Howard still holds the record of the most free throws in a single game in the NBA, 39 times.
After Harden, the third in the active game is James, from entering the league to so far, James has 15 games to get 20+ free throws, James has won more free throws, mainly because his breakthrough is too inexplicable, opponents can only use fouls to limit his score. James' last 20+ free throws in a single game dates back to December 3, 2014, when james made 14 of 21 free throws in the Cavaliers' 111-108 win over the Bucks.
As a player with monster-level physical fitness, Alphabet Brother has 11 games of 20+ penalties in a single game in his career, which includes both opponents who can't stop and can only foul and get free throws; and because Alphabet Brother's free throws are not very good. Alphabet Brother last scored 20+ free throws on February 22, 2021, in the Bucks' 128-115 victory over the Kings, Alphabet Brother made 19 of 24 free throws and had 38 points and 18 rebounds.
The fifth in the active campaign is Jordan Jr.'s 8 times, and the number of free throws is also because of his low free throw rate and the reason why the opponent adopts the slashing tactic, but in recent years, Jordan Jr. has not enjoyed the "chop Joe" tactic, and there is no playing time at key moments. The most recent free throw of 20+ goes back to April 11, 2016, when Jordan Jr. made 6 of 23 free throws in the Clippers' 98-91 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Sixth is Cousins, who has had a total of 7 single-game 20+ free throws in his career, and Kaoshen has won so many free throws because his destructive power on the inside is too strong.
Durant, Butler and Embiid are all tied for seventh in the season six times, with Durant's most recent 20+ free throw during the 2014 Thunder.
In fact, among the active players, only 20 players have won 20+ penalties in a single game, in addition to the front 9, they also have thick eyebrows (5 times), Westbrook (5 times), Anthony (4 times), DeRozan, Eric Gordon, Griffin, Lefour, Ben Simmons, Wiggins, Trae Young are all 2 times, and Beal has 1 time.
For the last time, Curry has never won a single 20+ free throws in his career, the most of which was on January 4, 2021, last season, in the Warriors' 137-122 win over the Blazers, Curry made 18 of 19 free throws, and in that game, Curry scored a career-high 62 points.