fewest starter points by nba team in a playoff finals game between 1970-71 to 1987-88

Between the 1970-71 and 1987-88 seasons, the Houston Rockets had the fewest points by a team by starters, with 44 points in Game 3 of the 1981 NBA Finals against the Celtics on May 9, 1981.

	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	Rockets	44	5/9/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	145	33	6	3	9	16	42	38.1	0	0		12	17	70.6	44.5	12	21	12	7
2	76ers	48	5/31/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	@	POR	135	25	4	3	3	16	43	37.2				16	25	64.0	44.4	9	16		22
3	SuperSonics	50	6/4/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	155	33	16	5	9	20	61	32.8				10	17	58.8	36.5	11	22	15	14
4	Rockets	51	5/12/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	153	29	9	3	5	19	50	38.0	0	1	0.0	13	21	61.9	43.0	11	18	11	16
5	Bullets	54	6/4/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	SEA	138	36	15	4	7	23	55	41.8				8	13	61.5	44.5	16	20	9	13
6	Lakers	55	6/6/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	157	32	25	3	3	25	61	41.0	0	0		5	12	41.7	41.5	19	13	16	17
7	Celtics	55	5/7/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	154	32	11	6	3	24	55	43.6	0	3	0.0	7	8	87.5	47.0	9	23	16	16
8	Warriors	57	5/18/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	@	WAS	138	32	11	8	1	22	58	37.9				13	18	72.2	43.2	11	21		14
9	Bullets	58	6/1/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	SEA	154	26	16	5	3	24	48	50.0				10	15	66.7	53.1	7	19	10	17
10	Bucks	58	5/3/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	@	BOS	173	31	15	2	3	27	63	42.9				4	7	57.1	43.9	11	20		12
11	Pistons	60	6/12/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	151	25	15	3	2	25	57	43.9	0	3	0.0	10	12	83.3	48.2	10	15	8	13
12	SuperSonics	60	6/2/1978	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	WAS	182	37	13	4	3	20	59	33.9				20	24	83.3	43.1	16	21	14	17
13	Lakers	61	6/8/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	157	24	19	6	4	24	58	41.4	2	2	100.0	11	17	64.7	46.6	7	17	11	16
14	Rockets	61	5/7/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	168	25	10	4	5	21	55	38.2	2	2	100.0	17	26	65.4	45.9	8	17	9	11
15	Bullets	61	5/24/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	SEA	177	36	13	5	6	26	59	44.1				9	17	52.9	45.9	8	28	15	19
16	Celtics	61	5/27/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	157	44	16	5	1	22	62	35.5				17	21	81.0	42.8	12	32		18
17	Pistons	62	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	134	19	14	10	1	23	52	44.2	2	5	40.0	14	16	87.5	52.5	9	10	9	13
18	Celtics	62	6/3/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	130	27	10	5	3	21	48	43.8	0	0		20	28	71.4	51.4	8	19	7	15
19	Bucks	62	5/12/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	200	33	20	0	6	24	58	41.4				14	22	63.6	45.8	5	28		19
20	Rockets	63	5/29/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	160	25	20	7	2	27	60	45.0	0	1	0.0	9	16	56.3	47.0	8	17	8	17
21	Trail Blazers	63	5/26/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	@	PHI	165	38	12	7	4	28	75	37.3				7	11	63.6	39.5	15	23		20
22	Warriors	63	5/20/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	WAS	137	34	12	7	7	26	66	39.4				11	12	91.7	44.2	9	25		16
23	Pistons	64	6/14/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	vs	LAL	149	25	18	1	4	19	46	41.3	1	3	33.3	25	28	89.3	54.9	3	22	8	14
24	Celtics	64	5/10/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	179	41	16	3	6	24	51	47.1	0	1	0.0	16	24	66.7	52.0	14	27	16	13
25	Warriors	64	5/25/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	@	WAS	149	31	11	10	2	29	62	46.8				6	12	50.0	47.6	10	21		14

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3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	DAL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HOU	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	ATL	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 10/28	HOU	@	MIL	8:00 PM

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4 - 2

Final

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33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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120.8

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119.4

119.2

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8.3

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6.5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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38.0

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36.1

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1.52

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

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