fewest bench points by team in an nba finals playoff game before 2000

Before 1999-00, the Los Angeles Lakers dropped the fewest points by a team off the bench, with 2 points in Game 5 of the 1973 NBA Finals against the Knicks on May 10, 1973.

	TEAM	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Lakers	2	5/10/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	38	10	0			1	8	12.5				0	0		12.5				10
2	Lakers	4	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	40	4	2	0	0	1	11	9.1	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	16.8	2	2	2	3
3	Celtics	4	6/9/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	25	2	1	2	1	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	0	2	1	2
4	Celtics	4	6/7/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	13	6	0	1	2	7	28.6	0	0		0	0		28.6	5	8	2	6
5	Lakers	5	6/2/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	@	CHI	31	4	0	0	0	1	5	20.0	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	37.0	2	2	1	3
6	Spurs	6	6/18/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	51	5	3	3	0	2	8	25.0	1	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	33.8	0	5	2	2	+8
7	Rockets	6	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	41	8	1	0	0	2	9	22.2	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	30.4	2	6	2	4
8	Bulls	6	6/9/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	51	12	5	0	4	3	10	30.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		30.0	3	9	5	4
9	Lakers	6	6/7/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	CHI	32	5	0	1	1	3	8	37.5	0	1	0.0	0	4	0.0	30.7	3	2	1	5
10	Bulls	6	6/5/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	LAL	71	14	4	2	0	3	17	17.6	0	4	0.0	0	0		17.6	5	9	2	8
11	Lakers	6	6/12/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	52	6	1	4	1	3	13	23.1	0	2	0.0	0	2	0.0	21.6	0	6	2	3
12	Celtics	6	6/6/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	@	PHX	23	3	0	0	0	1	6	16.7				4	4	100.0	38.7	0	3		8
13	Celtics	6	5/7/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	48	17	5	0	1	3	13	23.1				0	0		23.1	6	11		3
14	Lakers	6	5/3/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	25	2	1			2	8	25.0				2	2	100.0	33.8				4
15	Knicks	7	6/23/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	SAS	33	5	1	0	0	3	8	37.5	0	0		1	4	25.0	35.9	1	4	1	7	+1
16	Knicks	7	6/19/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	@	HOU	37	7	3	0	1	3	11	27.3	0	0		1	2	50.0	29.5	3	4	0	5
17	Bulls	7	6/12/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	@	LAL	38	3	0	1	1	3	5	60.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		70.0	1	2	2	9
18	Trail Blazers	7	6/14/1990	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	vs	DET	45	11	2	2	2	3	9	33.3	1	1	100.0	0	2	0.0	35.4	6	5	2	6
19	Trail Blazers	7	6/5/1990	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	@	DET	45	9	4	2	2	3	12	25.0	1	3	33.3	0	0		29.2	0	9	4	13
20	Knicks	8	6/25/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	SAS	58	4	4	0	0	3	8	37.5	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	45.0	0	4	2	10	-9
21	Spurs	8	6/23/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	@	NYK	34	4	2	1	1	4	11	36.4	0	2	0.0	0	0		36.4	1	3	4	6	-15
22	Knicks	8	6/21/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	SAS	59	17	5	1	1	3	8	37.5	1	1	100.0	1	2	50.0	45.0	5	12	4	11	+4
23	Bulls	8	6/12/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	53	3	2	3	0	3	6	50.0	2	4	50.0	0	0		66.7	0	3	2	7	+12
24	Bulls	8	6/10/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	65	19	3	1	0	1	11	9.1	0	2	0.0	6	9	66.7	26.7	7	12	1	6	+3
25	Bulls	8	6/3/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	92	13	7	4	2	4	11	36.4	0	1	0.0	0	0		36.4	2	11	5	7	-25

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