Tyrese Haliburton has had an up-and-down NBA Finals so far.
Critics have questioned whether or not he’s a superstar, but I think his Game 3 performance has put that to rest, at least for now.
One part of his game that hasn’t been discussed much, is how he hasn’t recorded a single attempt in this one stat category all series.
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What stat has Haliburton not recorded in the 2025 NBA Finals?
Through three games of the NBA Finals this year, Haliburton hasn’t taken a free throw attempt.
Haliburton hasn’t looked to score a ton this series as the average star would, with 43 FGA through three games (14.3 FGA per game).
More than half of those FGA have been from three-point range, but Haliburton still takes a decent amount of inside looks.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is often criticized for his foul-bating/volume of free throws taken a game, is averaging a series-leading 8.7 FTA.
It would be very surprising to see Haliburton get no free-throw attempts the rest of the series, with at least two more games to play.
Haliburton is currently second all-time for most points in an NBA Finals series with 0 FTA (53 points through three games).
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He is two points behind Patty Mills who scored 55 points with 0 FTA through seven games in a Finals over a decade ago.
The NBA Finals resume Friday night, as the Thunder stay in Indiana for Game 4, trailing 2-1.
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