lowest total points by both teams in an nba game after 1980

Since 1980-81, the Chicago Bulls have posted the fewest points by a team in a game, with 49 points versus the Heat on April 10, 1999.

Interpreted as:
lowest total points by both teams in an NBA regular-season game after 1980
TEAMPTSDATETMOPPRESULTMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Bulls
Bulls
49
4/10/1999
vs
L
49-82
240
43
13
12
1
18
77
23.4
0
9
0.0
13
24
54.2
28.0
11
32
19
21
2Nuggets
Nuggets
53
11/16/2002
@
L
53-74
240
33
12
7
1
21
64
32.8
1
5
20.0
10
15
66.7
37.5
7
26
22
33
3Heat
Heat
54
3/19/2008
@
L
54-96
240
34
12
6
1
20
78
25.6
5
23
21.7
9
10
90.0
32.8
8
26
13
14
4Pacers
Pacers
55
3/29/1998
vs
L
55-74
240
41
9
7
1
21
77
27.3
2
11
18.2
11
13
84.6
33.2
15
26
14
20
5Magic
Magic
56
1/23/2012
@
L
56-87
240
44
12
5
6
16
65
24.6
4
16
25.0
20
30
66.7
35.8
11
33
25
16
6Bucks
Bucks
56
3/13/2011
@
L
56-87
240
32
13
7
2
22
70
31.4
3
14
21.4
9
15
60.0
36.6
6
26
18
22
7Raptors
Raptors
56
11/1/2003
@
L
56-73
240
45
10
4
2
19
69
27.5
3
8
37.5
15
17
88.2
36.6
17
28
18
15
8Heat
Heat
56
12/18/2001
vs
L
56-95
240
30
13
4
8
23
83
27.7
4
14
28.6
6
9
66.7
32.2
10
20
12
19
9Heat
Heat
56
12/20/2000
@
L
56-65
240
33
15
12
1
19
65
29.2
5
15
33.3
13
25
52.0
36.8
8
25
17
22
10Jazz
Jazz
56
2/16/1999
@
L
56-71
240
37
16
11
3
21
68
30.9
0
3
0.0
14
19
73.7
36.7
11
26
20
16
11Cavaliers
Cavaliers
57
1/11/2011
@
L
57-112
240
42
12
9
4
23
77
29.9
1
14
7.1
10
16
62.5
33.9
14
28
19
17
12Magic
Magic
57
12/4/1996
vs
L
57-84
240
31
13
5
8
21
62
33.9
2
12
16.7
13
17
76.5
41.0
10
21
22
19
1376ers
76ers
57
2/21/1996
vs
L
57-66
240
45
11
11
7
22
69
31.9
1
19
5.3
12
21
57.1
36.4
13
32
20
22
14Hawks
Hawks
58
1/14/2013
@
L
58-97
240
39
15
5
6
24
82
29.3
2
14
14.3
8
10
80.0
33.6
11
28
15
24
15Bucks
Bucks
58
2/21/2003
@
L
58-88
240
30
10
6
5
24
73
32.9
3
15
20.0
7
11
63.6
37.3
6
24
14
18
16Nuggets
Nuggets
58
1/24/2003
@
L
58-77
240
44
13
10
4
24
78
30.8
3
12
25.0
7
13
53.8
34.6
14
30
19
22
17Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
58
1/22/2001
@
L
58-84
240
46
14
9
7
21
75
28.0
3
16
18.8
13
18
72.2
35.0
14
32
15
14
18Knicks
Knicks
58
12/15/2000
vs
L
58-89
240
31
12
7
5
25
64
39.1
1
12
8.3
7
12
58.3
41.9
10
21
26
23
19Magic
Magic
59
3/19/2012
vs
L
59-85
240
38
9
9
5
24
68
35.3
4
20
20.0
7
18
38.9
38.9
10
28
19
12
20Hawks
Hawks
59
1/21/2011
vs
L
59-100
240
32
11
5
3
23
79
29.1
4
20
20.0
9
11
81.8
35.2
8
24
14
16
21Bobcats
Bobcats
59
10/28/2009
@
L
59-92
240
46
10
6
4
23
74
31.1
0
10
0.0
13
25
52.0
34.7
14
32
21
23
22Knicks
Knicks
59
11/29/2007
@
L
59-104
240
35
12
3
6
23
76
30.3
2
10
20.0
11
17
64.7
35.3
7
28
15
22
23Magic
Magic
59
1/27/2001
vs
L
59-81
240
48
11
9
8
23
80
28.8
3
16
18.8
10
18
55.6
33.6
15
33
18
21
24Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
59
2/27/1998
@
L
59-124
240
28
16
10
5
24
72
33.3
3
17
17.6
8
19
42.1
36.7
10
18
22
25
25Cavaliers
Cavaliers
59
3/25/1997
@
L
59-64
240
44
13
6
3
25
80
31.3
3
13
23.1
6
10
60.0
35.0
17
27
12
17

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Team Leaders

PPG

17.5

Giddey

Josh Giddey

RPG

9.0

Vučević

Nikola Vučević

APG

9.1

Giddey

Josh Giddey
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.4

24th

DRTG

117.5

23rd

NETRTG

-4.1

23rd

3P%

36.4

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
37
34
.521
15.0
11
29
42
.408
23.0
12
Bulls Bulls
29
42
.408
23.0
13
17
55
.236
35.5
14
16
55
.225
36.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/27
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/28
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

43 - 28

124

Final

132

CHI Bulls

29 - 42

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
52
19
.732
2
47
24
.662
5.0
3
47
25
.653
5.5
4
44
27
.620
8.0
5
40
31
.563
12.0
6
40
32
.556
12.5
7
39
33
.542
13.5
8
38
33
.535
14.0
9
38
34
.528
14.5
10
37
34
.521
15.0
11
29
42
.408
23.0
12
29
42
.408
23.0
13
Nets Nets - e
17
55
.236
35.5
14
16
55
.225
36.0
15
16
56
.222
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
15
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - y
54
18
.750
3.0
3
46
26
.639
11.0
4
44
28
.611
13.0
5
44
28
.611
13.0
6
43
28
.606
13.5
7
40
32
.556
17.0
8
36
36
.500
21.0
9
36
37
.493
21.5
10
34
38
.472
23.0
11
25
47
.347
32.0
12
24
47
.338
32.5
13
23
49
.319
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
51
.292
36.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
53
.264
38.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
2/25
@
117-124
Wed
2/25
@
133-109
Wed
2/25
@
126-110
Wed
2/25
@
113-108
Wed
2/25
@
96-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/24
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/24
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/24
@
11:00 PM
Wed
3/25
@
7:00 PM