lowest field goal percentage in a game by nba team since 1950

Since 1949-50, the Minneapolis Lakers have the lowest field-goal percentage by a team in a game, at 20.0 percent against the Fort Wayne Pistons on November 17, 1951.

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lowest field goal percentage in a regular-season game by NBA team since 1950
TEAMFG%DATETMOPPRESULTMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Lakers
Lakers
20.0
11/17/1951
vs
W
68-64
265
68
20
100
28
40
70.0
28.9
26
2Warriors
Warriors
20.2
12/31/1949
vs
L
62-65
240
62
10
21
104
20
33
60.6
26.2
22
3Pistons
Pistons
20.5
12/25/1949
@
L
58-72
240
58
14
17
83
24
40
60.0
28.8
34
4Celtics
Celtics
20.9
11/2/1950
@
L
65-79
240
65
19
91
27
47
57.4
29.1
24
5Hawks
Hawks
21.3
11/16/1952
@
L
51-87
240
51
17
80
17
31
54.8
27.2
24
6Bombers
Bombers
21.7
11/4/1949
@
L
58-79
240
58
8
18
83
22
30
73.3
30.1
19
7Capitols
Capitols
22.1
1/29/1950
@
L
60-88
240
60
18
21
95
18
30
60.0
27.7
24
8Lakers
Lakers
22.2
11/22/1950
vs
L
18-19
240
18
9
4
4
18
10
17
58.8
35.3
11
9Lakers
Lakers
22.5
3/6/1954
@
L
59-74
240
59
18
80
23
30
76.7
31.7
27
10Bullets
Bullets
22.6
12/8/1951
L
64-85
240
64
21
93
22
32
68.8
29.9
14
11Warriors
Warriors
22.7
1/1/1950
@
L
59-81
240
59
16
22
97
15
23
65.2
27.5
23
12Warriors
Warriors
22.7
12/16/1949
vs
L
54-68
240
54
13
22
97
10
15
66.7
26.1
23
13Hawks
Hawks
22.9
11/15/1953
@
L
61-69
240
61
37
15
19
83
23
34
67.6
31.1
22
14Bullets
Bullets
23.2
12/21/1949
@
L
60-70
240
60
10
19
82
22
28
78.6
31.8
26
15Bulls
Bulls
23.4
4/10/1999
vs
L
49-82
240
49
43
13
12
1
18
77
0
9
0.0
13
24
54.2
28.0
11
32
19
21
16Capitols
Capitols
23.5
3/17/1950
@
L
59-85
240
59
8
19
81
21
28
75.0
31.6
18
17Blackhawks
Blackhawks
23.5
1/23/1951
@
L
77-88
240
77
73
18
27
115
23
33
69.7
29.7
33
18Nuggets
Nuggets
23.5
11/29/1949
vs
L
56-57
240
56
14
20
85
16
24
66.7
29.3
25
19
Olympians
23.7
11/20/1952
L
67-72
240
67
70
15
22
93
23
30
76.7
31.5
21
20Warriors
Warriors
23.8
1/26/1951
@
L
75-78
240
75
24
101
27
36
75.0
32.1
26
21Cavaliers
Cavaliers
23.8
11/10/1970
@
L
74-109
240
74
55
12
25
105
24
29
82.8
31.4
20
22Hawks
Hawks
23.9
11/12/1955
vs
L
81-91
240
81
69
11
27
113
27
46
58.7
30.4
33
23Spurs
Spurs
23.9
2/7/2002
@
L
74-80
265
74
59
12
10
6
22
92
6
18
33.3
24
35
68.6
34.5
20
39
16
22
24Warriors
Warriors
23.9
1/13/1950
vs
L
67-77
240
67
12
22
92
23
34
67.6
31.3
31
25Royals
Royals
24.0
2/8/1951
@
L
58-69
240
58
18
75
22
33
66.7
32.4
14
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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