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Raptors’ Jose Calderon eyes NBA free throw record

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Toronto Raptors guard Jose Calderon has made 86 free throws in a row, dating to last season, and is only 12 away from setting an NBA record for the most consecutive free throws.

His perfection makes the NBA’s stat sheet look a bit odd.

Calderon has made all 83 of his free throws this season, so he is shooting 100%, while Phoenix point guard Steve Nash is a distant second at 94.7%.

The NBA record is held by Micheal Williams, who played in the league for 10 years and in 1993, while with the Minnesota Timberwolves, made 97 straight free throws.

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Calderon, who was born in Spain, is in his fourth season with Toronto and is a career 88% free throw shooter. His teammate and ex-Bruin Jason Kapono says of Calderon’s specialty: ‘Jose is so mentally strong and focused and he concentrates so well. His stroke is great and he consistently shoots it the same way.’

-- Barry Stavro

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