least points in a game by a team 1940s

Between the 1939-40 and 1948-49 seasons, the Detroit Falcons scored the fewest points by a team in a game, with 33 points against the Washington Capitols on November 2, 1946.

Interpreted as:
least points in a regular-season game by a team 1940s
TEAMPTSDATETMOPPRESULTMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Falcons
Falcons
33
11/2/1946
vs
L
33-50
240
10
13
2Capitols
Capitols
38
1/16/1947
@
L
38-47
240
14
10
17
58.8
17
3Huskies
Huskies
40
3/23/1947
@
L
40-60
240
15
83
18.1
10
18
55.6
22.0
13
4Ironmen
Ironmen
40
11/30/1946
@
L
40-49
240
13
14
25
56.0
20
5Ironmen
Ironmen
43
1/23/1947
@
L
43-48
240
18
7
11
63.6
12
6Celtics
Celtics
43
1/21/1947
@
L
43-59
240
15
13
7Rebels
Rebels
44
12/19/1946
@
L
44-58
240
15
14
17
82.4
8Celtics
Celtics
44
12/8/1946
@
L
44-62
240
18
8
16
50.0
14
9Ironmen
Ironmen
44
12/2/1946
vs
L
44-46
240
17
10
17
58.8
10Knicks
Knicks
45
1/18/1947
vs
L
45-58
240
16
13
21
61.9
19
11Huskies
Huskies
46
2/8/1947
@
L
46-69
240
16
14
26
53.8
22
12Falcons
Falcons
46
2/5/1947
vs
L
46-67
240
16
14
28
50.0
21
13Knicks
Knicks
46
2/5/1947
vs
L
46-71
240
17
12
19
63.2
12
14Knicks
Knicks
46
1/25/1947
vs
L
46-52
240
17
12
15Ironmen
Ironmen
46
12/26/1946
@
L
46-53
240
19
8
14
57.1
16Bombers
Bombers
46
12/15/1946
vs
L
46-50
240
15
87
17.2
16
24
66.7
23.6
16
17Ironmen
Ironmen
46
12/4/1946
vs
L
46-57
240
16
14
24
58.3
20
18Celtics
Celtics
46
12/2/1946
@
W
46-44
240
17
12
21
57.1
19Rebels
Rebels
46
11/26/1946
@
L
46-66
240
20
6
20Ironmen
Ironmen
46
11/25/1946
vs
L
46-62
240
16
14
25
56.0
24
21Celtics
Celtics
46
11/23/1946
@
L
46-54
240
18
10
22Celtics
Celtics
46
11/9/1946
@
L
46-69
240
15
16
23Warriors
Warriors
47
2/14/1948
@
L
47-78
240
18
11
24Falcons
Falcons
47
1/22/1947
vs
L
47-61
240
18
11
17
64.7
25Celtics
Celtics
47
1/16/1947
vs
W
47-38
240
18
11
20
55.0
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62
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45
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26
56
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