Before 1999-00, Donald Whiteside had the lowest plus/minus in a game, at -43 versus the Pistons on January 4, 1997.
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NBA worst plus minus by a player in a regular-season game before 2000| NAME | +/- | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
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| 1 |  | D. Whiteside | -43 | 1/4/1997 | @ | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2 |  | A. Johnson | -42 | 3/23/1998 | @ | 36 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3 |  | E. Washington | -40 | 2/15/1998 | @ | 33 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 4 | | D. Ellis | -40 | 4/16/1997 | @ | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 46.4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 5 | | T. Hammonds | -40 | 4/16/1997 | @ | 43 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 42.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 6 |  | H. Davis | -38 | 4/17/1998 | @ | 41 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 61.8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 7 |  | B. Phills | -38 | 4/4/1998 | @ | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 33.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 |  | O. Thorpe | -38 | 11/16/1997 | @ | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 9 |  | R. Brown | -37 | 4/2/1999 | vs | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 10 |  | L. Hunter | -37 | 3/22/1999 | @ | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 22.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 11 | | A. McDyess | -37 | 4/16/1997 | @ | 42 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 32.0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 12 | | L. Mayberry | -37 | 12/4/1996 | vs | 34 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | K. Anderson | -37 | 12/1/1996 | @ | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 31.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14 |  | R. Pack | -37 | 11/25/1996 | @ | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 31.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15 |  | C. Webber | -36 | 3/29/1998 | @ | 33 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 37.5 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 41.3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 16 |  | V. Baker | -36 | 1/26/1998 | @ | 31 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 52.1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 17 |  | S. Kemp | -36 | 1/8/1998 | vs | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 31.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 18 |  | L. Wright | -36 | 3/28/1997 | @ | 34 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 19 | | L. Moten | -36 | 12/4/1996 | vs | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 20 | | R. Brunson | -35 | 2/27/1998 | @ | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 21 | | I. Rider | -35 | 2/27/1998 | @ | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 22 | | W. Williams | -35 | 2/27/1998 | @ | 21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 78.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | A. Daniels | -35 | 1/27/1998 | vs | 33 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 24 |  | D. Rodman | -35 | 1/7/1998 | @ | 44 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 25 |  | J. Stackhouse | -35 | 4/19/1997 | @ | 40 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 23.8 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 38.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
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| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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