Inside the Stats: Milwaukee Bucks’ 2022-23 free throw shooting numbers

In the 2022-23 season, the Milwaukee Bucks ranked tied for 28th in free throw percentage with a .743 FT pct, per Stathed (subscription required). The Philadelphia 76ers topped the list with a .835 mark. The NBA average was .782 last season.

The Bucks’ 1,837 free throw attempts were 23rd in the NBA, and their 1,364 free throws made were 28th in the NBA. The Bucks missed 473 free throws in 2022-23, with Giannis Antetokounmpo missing more than half of those with 274. Giannis led the NBA this season with 274 free throw misses; Luka Doncic was second in this stat with 179 misses.

Here are a handful of stats you might not know about the Bucks’ free throw shooting from the 2022-23 campaign.

Inside the Stats: Milwaukee Bucks’ 2022-23 free throw shooting numbers

• In games where the Bucks shot .700 or better from the free throw line, the team was 43-15 (.741). In games where they shot under .700 from the line, the team was 15-9 (.625). Here is a look at the Bucks’ record in games with various free throw shooting percentages in 2022-23:

o   .900 or better: 3-3

o   .800-.899: 16-6

o   .700-.799: 24-6

o   .600-.699: 9-8

o   .500-.599: 5-0

o   Under .500: 1-1

• When the Bucks attempted 20 or more free throws in a game, they had a 40-14 record (.741); in games with less than 20 attempts from the free throw line, Milwaukee was 18-10 (.643).
• The Bucks were 18-4 (.818) in games where they made 20 or more free throws… they were 36-20 (.643) in games when they made less than 20 free throws.
• Milwaukee was 25-13 (.658) in games where they shot fewer free throws than their opponents; they were 5-1 (.833) when they shot the same number of free throws as their opponents; and they were 28-10 (.737) in games where they shot more free throws than their opponents.
• The Bucks were one of two teams last season to have two players shoot .900 or higher from the free throw line (with 100 or more attempts). The Bucks pair was Grayson Allen (.905) and Khris Middleton (.902). The other team was the Brooklyn Nets.
• Last season the Bucks had the second-best winning percentage in the league when they shot over .750 or higher from the free throw line. Boston was 45-17 (.726) to rank first in this stat; the Bucks were 34-14 (.708) in games when they shot .750 or higher from the free throw line in a game.
• The Bucks had 28 games last season where they shot .800 or higher from the charity stripe; that ranked 26th in the league. Philadelphia was first with 60 games with a free throw percentage of .800 or higher. Milwaukee was 18-8 (.679) in games when they shot .800 or higher from the line; that winning percentage ranked third in the league last year.
• The Bucks were 76-for-107 (.710) in their five-game playoff loss to Miami. They shot over .800 in two games, going 1-1. In the three games where they shot under .750 from the free throw line, they were 0-3. In their two-point overtime loss in Game 5, the Bucks missed 17 free throws.

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