Fans always hear about the ‘pressure of the game’ and the effect it has on players performances. There is no bigger pressure cooker in the game for most players than shooting free throws. All alone at the line, all eyes on you, and the added pressure that its considered by most to be ‘freebie’ points. If you can make them.
Check out these white board stats of the difference for the LA Lakers between free throw shooting percentages in practices, versus those same players percentages in actual games.