The Philadelphia Warriors have the worst field-goal percentage by a team in a game, at 16.4 percent against the St. Louis Bombers on February 7, 1948.

nba worst total field goal percentage in a game in history by a team

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NBA worst total field goal percentage in a regular-season game in history by a team

TEAM	FG%	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF
Philadelphia Warriors	16.4	2/7/1948	PHI	@	STL	L 54-67	240	54		18	110	18	24	75.0	18
Philadelphia Warriors	17.0	12/3/1947	PHI	vs	BAL	L 58-73	240	58	3	19	112	20	27	74.1	19
St. Louis Bombers	17.2	12/15/1946	STL	vs	TOR	L 46-50	240	46		15	87	16	24	66.7	16
St. Louis Bombers	17.3	12/7/1946	STL	vs	PHI	L 47-57	240	47		18	104	11	17	64.7	21
Philadelphia Warriors	17.9	11/27/1947	PHI	vs	NYK	L 59-81	240	59	4	19	106	21	29	72.4	21
Providence Steam Rollers	18.0	12/26/1947	PRO	@	PHI	L 61-89	240	61	5	22	122	17	25	68.0	28
Toronto Huskies	18.1	3/23/1947	TOR	@	STL	L 40-60	240	40		15	83	10	18	55.6	13
Fort Wayne Pistons	18.5	11/6/1948	FTW	@	STL	L 55-65	240	55		17	92	21	31	67.7	24
Providence Steam Rollers	18.7	1/19/1947	PRO	@	STL	L 53-69	240	53		20	107	13	22	59.1	18
Philadelphia Warriors	19.1	11/20/1947	PHI	vs	BOS	L 57-67	240	57	5	21	110	15	20	75.0	18
Minneapolis Lakers	20.0	11/17/1951	MIN	vs	FTW	W 68-64	265	68		20	100	28	40	70.0	26
St. Louis Bombers	20.0	1/15/1948	STL	vs	NYK	L 55-59	240	55		21	105	13	17	76.5	20
Philadelphia Warriors	20.2	11/13/1947	PHI	vs	PRO	W 79-64	240	79		26	129	27	33	81.8	17
Philadelphia Warriors	20.2	12/31/1949	PHI	vs	FTW	L 62-65	240	62	10	21	104	20	33	60.6	22
St. Louis Bombers	20.2	3/20/1947	STL	vs	NYK	W 51-49	240	51		19	94	13	20	65.0	16
Fort Wayne Pistons	20.5	12/25/1949	FTW	@	MIN	L 58-72	240	58	14	17	83	24	40	60.0	34
Philadelphia Warriors	20.7	1/8/1949	PHI	vs	FTW	L 67-73	240	67	13	19	92	29	38	76.3	25
Boston Celtics	20.9	11/2/1950	BOS	@	TRI	L 65-79	240	65		19	91	27	47	57.4	24
Milwaukee Hawks	21.3	11/16/1952	MIL	@	MIN	L 51-87	240	51		17	80	17	31	54.8	24
Minneapolis Lakers	21.4	12/21/1948	MIN	@	PHI	L 64-72	240	64	8	25	117	14	20	70.0	21
St. Louis Bombers	21.4	12/26/1946	STL	vs	DET	W 55-51	240	55		18	84	19	27	70.4	18
Chicago Stags	21.5	3/20/1948	CHI	@	STL	L 63-75	240	63		23	107	17	21	81.0	25
St. Louis Bombers	21.7	11/4/1949	STL	@	PHI	L 58-79	240	58	8	18	83	22	30	73.3	19
New York Knicks	21.7	3/20/1947	NYK	@	STL	L 49-51	240	49		18	83	13	20	65.0	17
Toronto Huskies	21.8	2/16/1947	TOR	@	STL	L 64-80	240	64		22	101	20	33	60.6	12