Ray Allen: Free Throw King

by Jeff Clark on Apr 15, 2009 6:12 PM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

If all goes as expected, Celtics guard Ray Allen will finish the regular season with a franchise-record for free throw shooting and the fourth highest mark in NBA history.

Allen has shot a career-best .952 after making 237 of 249 free throws and isn't expected to play in the season-finale tonight against Washington.

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So impressive...

Shooting that well from the free throw line could be as impressive as a stat as there is in basketball…just insane. Well done Ray!

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by Vegas Scott on Apr 15, 2009 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

How funny...

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by Ruben Wolkowyski on Apr 15, 2009 6:50 PM EDT reply actions

Good catch :D

by drod400 on Apr 15, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Congratulations, Ray!

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by Steve Weinman on Apr 15, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

Awesome for Ray, but...

… he didn’t mention that also this year, Jose Calderon set the all time record this year with 98.026% (min. 125 FTA)**. So yes, 2 of the top 4 all time FT% seasons were accomplished this year.

**(Unless Calderon goes 0-4 tonight, he will set the record)

by Big Ticket on Apr 15, 2009 8:52 PM EDT reply actions

...this year

apologies from the Department of Redundancy Department

by Big Ticket on Apr 15, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

What's even nuttier is Jose Calderon's FT%. He can't have missed more than 5 FTs this year.

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by Evan Dunlap on Apr 15, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions

3 actually...

149-152 with one half of basketball left to play…

by Big Ticket on Apr 15, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions

Calderon is a freak

by Who on Apr 15, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions

he did mention Calderon

I just left that part out

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by Jeff Clark on Apr 15, 2009 11:01 PM EDT reply actions

gotcha

my mistake

by Big Ticket on Apr 16, 2009 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Ray’s FT % is incredible. Its so reassuring to have him in there when people are fouling to stop the clock. Now if only he’d run that FT shooting bootcamp in the offseason.

by twinbree on Apr 15, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions