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Mathias Lessort's struggles at the free-throw line reach a peak as he sets an all-time EuroLeague playoff antirecord with 11 misses in Game 5.

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Despite earning the spot in the 2024 EuroLeague Final Four, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens center Mathias Lessort was struggling big time when it came to stepping up to the free-throw line.

Player of the Game EFF 27 Kendrick Nunn Points 26 Accuracy 8-17 Rebounds 5 Assists 4

In Game 5 vs. Maccabi on Tuesday, he set a record that no player desires. Lessort managed to convert only 3 shots out of 14 attempts (21.4%) from the charity stripe. His 11 misses in a single game mark the all-time EuroLeague playoff antirecord.

Prior to this game, during the 2023-24 EuroLeague season, Lessort had made 147 free throws out of 223 attempts.

However, in Game 3, he had already missed 7 free throws.

Worstfree-throw performances in EuroLeague playoffs (via Darius Garuolis):

Rank Season Player Team FT Attempted FT missed 1. 2023-24 Mathias Lessort Panathinaikos 14 11 2. 2000-01 Dejan Tomasevic Buducnost 17 9 3. 2023-24 Mathias Lessort Panathinaikos 11 7 4. 2000-01 Gregor Fucka PAF Bologna 12 7

Lessort's woes with free throws extend beyond the EuroLeague. During his time with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, he set an antirecord in the EuroCup regular season.

In a game against Turk Telekom Ankara in January 2022, he missed 12 free throws, only managing to convert 4 out of 16 tries.

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