nba most team shot attempts in a single game since 1980

Since 1979-80, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the most attempted shots by a team in a game, with 142 attempts against the Lakers on January 29, 1980.

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	TEAM	FGA	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	142	1/29/1980	CLE	vs	LAL	W 154-153	340	154	61	44	13	8	65	45.8	0	1	0.0	24	32	75.0	49.3	29	32	14	30
2	Pistons	136	12/13/1983	DET	@	DEN	W 186-184	315	186	56	47	19	6	74	54.4	1	2	50.0	37	60	61.7	57.3	23	33	13	44
3	Nuggets	130	11/2/1990	DEN	vs	GSW	L 158-162	240	158	66	29	12	9	57	43.8	4	13	30.8	40	55	72.7	51.2	28	38	16	38
4	Rockets	130	4/13/1984	HOU	vs	SAS	L 128-129	265	128	77	37	6	4	60	46.2	0	3	0.0	8	13	61.5	47.2	35	42	18	20
5	Bucks	129	3/20/2015	MIL	@	BKN	L 127-129	315	127	81	23	11	9	49	38.0	8	16	50.0	21	29	72.4	44.8	38	43	18	31
6	Knicks	128	1/29/2017	NYK	@	ATL	L 139-142	340	139	63	32	9	11	51	39.8	18	51	35.3	19	23	82.6	50.3	15	48	14	39
7	Mavericks	128	4/11/1995	DAL	@	HOU	W 156-147	290	156	62	29	12	2	55	43.0	15	31	48.4	31	45	68.9	52.8	27	35	18	28
8	Nuggets	127	1/10/1991	DEN	vs	HOU	L 133-156	240	133	50	23	13	6	55	43.3	7	21	33.3	16	19	84.2	49.1	25	25	14	33
9	Nuggets	127	12/5/1990	DEN	@	BOS	L 140-148	240	140	51	33	15	3	60	47.2	3	12	25.0	17	18	94.4	51.9	20	31	13	32
10	Spurs	127	2/28/1990	SAS	@	GSW	L 135-144	265	135	68	27	12	4	56	44.1	1	7	14.3	22	33	66.7	47.7	37	31	12	29
11	Clippers	127	2/16/1989	LAC	vs	GSW	L 138-143	265	138	59	32	15	11	51	40.2	3	6	50.0	33	40	82.5	47.7	32	27	16	31
12	Nets	127	2/1/1987	NJN	@	GSW	L 147-150	340	147	69	35	13	5	59	46.5	2	6	33.3	27	34	79.4	51.8	25	44	21	37
13	Jazz	126	3/25/2012	UTA	@	ATL	L 133-139	340	133	64	28	8	8	49	38.9	6	21	28.6	29	35	82.9	47.0	23	41	10	38
14	Nuggets	126	3/7/1991	DEN	@	IND	L 125-145	240	125	58	31	16	4	53	42.1	3	13	23.1	16	24	66.7	45.8	22	36	13	31
15	Nuggets	126	1/5/1991	DEN	vs	PHI	L 104-120	240	104	73	19	10	3	41	32.5	2	10	20.0	20	25	80.0	38.0	33	40	15	26
16	Pistons	126	2/19/1984	DET	@	SAS	W 142-140	265	142	63	34	2	3	56	44.4	0	3	0.0	30	43	69.8	49.0	29	34	9	27
17	Nuggets	125	4/10/2015	DEN	vs	DAL	L 143-144	290	143	61	29	10	1	53	42.4	15	43	34.9	22	25	88.0	52.6	27	34	15	26
18	Nuggets	125	1/11/1984	DEN	vs	SAS	W 163-155	240	163	52	44	13	7	64	51.2	1	2	50.0	34	41	82.9	57.0	24	28	16	30
19	Warriors	125	1/7/1984	GSW	vs	SAS	W 154-133	240	154	65	32	10	5	62	49.6	2	4	50.0	28	34	82.4	55.0	27	38	15	37
20	Pistons	124	12/18/2015	DET	@	CHI	W 147-144	340	147	64	28	7	4	56	45.2	8	29	27.6	27	46	58.7	51.0	19	45	11	35
21	Warriors	124	2/1/1987	GSW	vs	NJN	W 150-147	340	150	61	33	16	7	58	46.8	0	3	0.0	34	44	77.3	52.3	18	43	19	32
22	Clippers	124	11/27/1985	LAC	vs	HOU	L 130-137	265	130	49	35	15	6	53	42.7	0	1	0.0	24	29	82.8	47.5	22	27	15	32
23	Pistons	124	2/7/1985	DET	@	WAS	L 126-128	290	126	64	40	6	6	57	46.0	1	3	33.3	11	20	55.0	47.4	20	44	13	23
24	Kings	124	12/29/1983	KCK	@	SAS	L 127-138	240	127	54	35	10	6	55	44.4	2	4	50.0	15	22	68.2	47.5	22	32	13	27
25	Hawks	123	3/1/2019	ATL	vs	CHI	L 161-168	340	161	59	33	11	8	61	49.6	22	60	36.7	17	25	68.0	60.1	9	50	20	34

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1979-80, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the most attempted shots by a team in a game, with 142 attempts against the Lakers on January 29, 1980.

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27.9

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

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11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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