lowest field goal percentage by an nba team in a playoff win since 1956

Since 1955-56, the Boston Celtics have the worst field-goal percentage by a team in a win in a playoff game, at 29.1 percent in Game 3 of the 1957 Division Finals against the Syracuse Nationals.

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  • Data note: Field-Goal Percentage: team game data may be incomplete before 1962-63 · postseason
TEAMFG%DATETMOPPRESULTMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Celtics
Celtics
29.1
3/24/1957
vs
W
83-80
240
83
72
16
30
103
23
34
67.6
35.2
23
2Celtics
Celtics
31.6
4/29/1969
vs
W
89-88
240
89
61
11
31
98
27
31
87.1
39.9
25
3Raptors
Raptors
32.0
4/26/2026
vs
W
93-89
240
93
59
19
11
8
31
97
4
30
13.3
27
36
75.0
41.2
21
38
12
19
4Hawks
Hawks
32.0
4/11/1957
vs
W
96-94
240
96
72
24
33
103
30
43
69.8
39.4
26
5Cavaliers
Cavaliers
32.2
6/7/2015
@
W
95-93
265
95
55
14
11
3
29
90
9
27
33.3
28
40
70.0
44.1
14
41
17
24
6Pacers
Pacers
32.4
5/18/2004
@
W
73-70
240
73
53
10
4
8
22
68
3
15
20.0
26
33
78.8
44.2
11
42
18
18
7Lakers
Lakers
32.5
6/17/2010
vs
W
83-79
240
83
53
11
7
3
27
83
4
20
20.0
25
37
67.6
41.8
23
30
11
19
8Magic
Magic
32.6
4/27/2026
vs
W
94-88
240
94
52
15
8
6
30
92
9
35
25.7
25
34
73.5
43.9
16
36
12
25
9Nationals
Nationals
32.7
3/15/1956
vs
W
82-77
240
82
44
24
32
98
18
32
56.3
36.6
28
10Celtics
Celtics
32.7
4/5/1958
@
W
109-98
240
109
64
36
110
37
42
88.1
42.4
35
11Celtics
Celtics
32.7
4/18/1962
vs
W
110-107
265
110
82
20
37
113
36
50
72.0
40.7
36
12Cavaliers
Cavaliers
32.9
5/16/2008
vs
W
74-69
240
74
45
10
5
7
24
73
5
16
31.3
21
25
84.0
44.0
16
29
16
16
13Lakers
Lakers
32.9
4/17/2004
vs
W
72-71
240
72
41
21
11
4
25
76
6
15
40.0
16
28
57.1
40.8
13
28
15
20
14Pistons
Pistons
32.9
6/1/2004
vs
W
69-65
240
69
48
17
7
4
27
82
4
9
44.4
11
15
73.3
38.9
15
33
13
18
1576ers
76ers
33.0
5/1/1977
vs
W
83-77
240
83
53
15
30
91
23
26
88.5
40.5
24
16Pacers
Pacers
33.7
5/22/2004
vs
W
78-74
240
78
41
14
12
7
28
83
4
15
26.7
18
23
78.3
41.9
16
25
11
19
17Nets
Nets
33.8
4/29/2003
vs
W
89-82
240
89
54
20
6
4
27
80
4
14
28.6
31
38
81.6
46.0
17
37
16
30
18SuperSonics
SuperSonics
34.0
4/23/1978
vs
W
99-84
240
99
71
12
10
3
36
106
27
36
75.0
40.6
30
41
13
25
19Cavaliers
Cavaliers
34.0
4/15/1976
@
W
80-79
240
80
51
14
8
6
33
97
14
20
70.0
37.8
16
35
29
20Pistons
Pistons
34.2
5/16/2003
@
W
93-89
265
93
44
16
12
6
27
79
8
29
27.6
31
38
81.6
48.6
13
31
11
29
2176ers
76ers
34.2
5/4/2012
vs
W
79-74
240
79
43
13
8
3
26
76
1
14
7.1
26
33
78.8
43.6
12
31
9
20
22Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
34.4
5/23/1999
vs
W
81-75
240
81
44
10
7
4
22
64
4
10
40.0
33
42
78.6
49.1
10
34
18
22
23Celtics
Celtics
34.4
5/21/2002
@
W
93-86
240
93
60
14
8
9
32
93
6
23
26.1
23
36
63.9
42.7
18
42
11
26
24Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
34.4
4/29/1996
vs
W
94-91
265
94
55
16
7
4
31
90
5
16
31.3
27
46
58.7
42.6
21
34
10
25
25Celtics
Celtics
34.5
3/19/1958
vs
W
107-98
240
107
80
21
40
116
27
33
81.8
41.0
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