We present a descriptive analysis of the free shot produced in 74 games of basketball of the ACB. The number of free throws played by the home team and the away team were counted along with the success percentage per minute of the game. The results indicate that, as the game goes on, the number of free throws increases, especially in the last quarter of the game. During extra time, the away team throws almost twice the amount of free throws and with better percentages. There is a significant correlation between the game minute and the number of throws played by both the home team and the away team. Observations were made of the need to adapt and personalise free throw training, working on aspects of visual and attention control and trying to control and manipulate cognitive anxiety.
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