most missed free throws in an nba game by a team in a loss since 1980

Since 1979-80, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Houston Rockets are tied for missing the most free throws in a loss, with 25 misses.

	TEAM	FT MISS	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Clippers	25	3/26/1988	LAC	@	SEA	L 98-131	240	98	39	20	7	7	38	74	51.4	1	5	20.0	21	46	45.7	52.0	13	26	28	30
2	Rockets	25	1/27/1987	HOU	vs	UTA	L 88-92	240	88	49	23	8	6	33	80	41.3	0	6	0.0	22	47	46.8	43.7	16	33	15	33
3	Nets	24	3/19/1994	NJN	@	PHX	L 93-105	240	93	39	28	15	4	34	70	48.6	5	9	55.6	20	44	45.5	52.0	8	31	21	22
4	Nets	24	4/14/1990	NJN	vs	IND	L 113-124	240	113	42	16	5	6	39	84	46.4	2	7	28.6	33	57	57.9	51.8	14	28	12	21
5	Pacers	23	12/27/1980	IND	@	SDC	L 109-121	240	109	38	24	7	6	41	81	50.6	0	0		27	50	54.0	52.9			15	30
6	Warriors	22	12/1/2001	GSW	vs	DAL	L 82-111	240	82	49	16	3	5	33	83	39.8	0	6	0.0	16	38	42.1	41.1	17	32	21	22
7	Warriors	22	1/8/1987	GSW	vs	SEA	L 108-115	240	108	49	25	5	4	40	91	44.0	2	7	28.6	26	48	54.2	48.2	15	34	13	27
8	Knicks	22	4/4/1986	NYK	@	BOS	L 98-119	240	98	43	21	10	0	40	91	44.0	1	2	50.0	17	39	43.6	45.3	18	25	14	24
9	Rockets	21	4/10/2015	HOU	vs	SAS	L 103-104	240	103	39	19	9	5	31	66	47.0	9	21	42.9	32	53	60.4	57.7	9	30	20	26
10	Pistons	21	12/10/1982	DET	vs	DAL	L 121-122	240	121	65	28	6	8	45	102	44.1	1	1	100.0	30	51	58.8	48.6			18	37
11	Clippers	21	10/29/1982	SDC	vs	PHX	L 99-113	240	99	49	19	10	3	36	91	39.6	0	0		27	48	56.3	44.1	17	32	23	31
12	Heat	20	4/11/2015	MIA	vs	TOR	L 104-107	240	104	47	14	3	8	37	81	45.7	6	20	30.0	24	44	54.5	51.8	14	33	7	25
13	Lakers	20	11/27/2012	LAL	vs	IND	L 77-79	240	77	56	13	10	5	24	76	31.6	6	28	21.4	23	43	53.5	40.6	15	41	21	25
14	Grizzlies	20	3/16/2012	MEM	vs	TOR	L 110-114	265	110	45	19	12	9	37	82	45.1	5	16	31.3	31	51	60.8	52.7	15	30	18	29
15	Jazz	20	3/23/2007	UTA	@	LAC	L 72-104	240	72	34	19	10	2	27	68	39.7	1	7	14.3	17	37	45.9	42.7	8	26	18	22
16	Clippers	20	11/13/2000	LAC	vs	DAL	L 76-90	240	76	50	13	6	4	31	74	41.9	1	8	12.5	13	33	39.4	42.9	17	33	20	21
17	Clippers	20	2/25/1996	LAC	vs	SEA	L 101-106	240	101	34	18	9	10	34	69	49.3	11	26	42.3	22	42	52.4	57.7	11	23	16	27
18	Clippers	20	11/13/1994	LAC	@	SEA	L 90-115	240	90	37	17	7	8	32	72	44.4	5	17	29.4	21	41	51.2	50.0	14	23	20	33
19	Bucks	20	4/22/1994	MIL	vs	NYK	L 85-125	240	85	48	25	7	4	33	85	38.8	3	16	18.8	16	36	44.4	42.1	21	27	21	24
20	Trail Blazers	20	2/6/1991	POR	@	SAC	L 93-97	240	93	58	14	11	3	29	87	33.3	5	14	35.7	30	50	60.0	42.7	24	34	16	32
21	Hawks	20	11/3/1989	ATL	vs	IND	L 103-126	240	103	46	16	8	2	42	94	44.7	1	6	16.7	18	38	47.4	46.5	21	25	18	29
22	Cavaliers	20	12/29/1984	CLE	vs	MIL	L 102-115	240	102	50	21	4	4	38	84	45.2	1	5	20.0	25	45	55.6	49.1	20	30	12	33
23	Warriors	20	2/3/1983	GSW	vs	PHI	L 111-117	240	111	47	26	14	6	48	94	51.1	0	4	0.0	15	35	42.9	50.7	20	27	20	38
24	Trail Blazers	20	11/14/1980	POR	@	DAL	L 106-113	240	106	55	23	9	4	41	90	45.6	0	1	0.0	24	44	54.5	48.5	18	37	20	22
25	Kings	20	11/1/1980	KCK	vs	PHX	L 100-127	240	100	39	19	11	2	35	84	41.7	2	4	50.0	28	48	58.3	47.6	16	23	26	29

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13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	LAC	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	TOR	@	LAC	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	MIA	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Sun 11/8	NOP	@	LAC	9:00 PM

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Wembanyama

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Antetokounmpo

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1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
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8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
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15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

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3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
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