nba worst total field goal percentage in a game in history by a team after 1950

Since 1950-51, the Minneapolis Lakers have the worst field-goal percentage by a team in a game, at 20.0 percent against the Fort Wayne Pistons on November 17, 1951.

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NBA worst total field goal percentage in a regular-season game in history by a team after 1950

	TEAM	FG%	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	20.0	11/17/1951	MIN	vs	FTW	W 68-64	265	68					20	100				28	40	70.0	28.9				26
2	Celtics	20.9	11/2/1950	BOS	@	TRI	L 65-79	240	65					19	91				27	47	57.4	29.1				24
3	Hawks	21.3	11/16/1952	MIL	@	MIN	L 51-87	240	51					17	80				17	31	54.8	27.2				24
4	Lakers	22.2	11/22/1950	MIN	vs	FTW	L 18-19	240	18	9	4			4	18				10	17	58.8	35.3				11
5	Lakers	22.5	3/6/1954	MIN	@	ROC	L 59-74	240	59					18	80				23	30	76.7	31.7				27
6	Bullets	22.6	12/8/1951	BAL		MIN	L 64-85	240	64					21	93				22	32	68.8	29.9				14
7	Hawks	22.9	11/15/1953	MIL	@	SYR	L 61-69	240	61	37	15			19	83				23	34	67.6	31.1				22
8	Bulls	23.4	4/10/1999	CHI	vs	MIA	L 49-82	240	49	43	13	12	1	18	77	0	9	0.0	13	24	54.2	28.0	11	32	19	21
9	Blackhawks	23.5	1/23/1951	TRI	@	PHI	L 77-88	240	77	73	18			27	115				23	33	69.7	29.7				33
10	Olympians	23.7	11/20/1952	IND		NYK	L 67-72	240	67	70	15			22	93				23	30	76.7	31.5				21
11	Warriors	23.8	1/26/1951	PHI	@	IND	L 75-78	240	75					24	101				27	36	75.0	32.1				26
12	Cavaliers	23.8	11/10/1970	CLE	@	SFW	L 74-109	240	74	55	12			25	105				24	29	82.8	31.4				20
13	Hawks	23.9	11/12/1955	STL	vs	SYR	L 81-91	240	81	69	11			27	113				27	46	58.7	30.4				33
14	Spurs	23.9	2/7/2002	SAS	@	TOR	L 74-80	265	74	59	12	10	6	22	92	6	18	33.3	24	35	68.6	34.5	20	39	16	22
15	Royals	24.0	2/8/1951	ROC	@	MIN	L 58-69	240	58					18	75				22	33	66.7	32.4				14
16	Nationals	24.1	2/16/1954	SYR		PHI	L 77-95	240	77	54	11			20	83				37	52	71.2	36.4				28
17	Nationals	24.2	11/13/1954	SYR	@	MIL	L 72-85	240	72	45	19			22	91				28	48	58.3	32.1				28
18	Trail Blazers	24.4	11/9/2004	POR	@	NJN	L 60-64	240	60	41	14	13	9	19	78	3	19	15.8	19	24	79.2	33.9	8	33	13	19
19	Hawks	24.5	10/22/1957	STL	vs	BOS	L 90-115	240	90	54				25	102				40	54	74.1	35.8				27
20	Warriors	24.6	11/22/1956	PHI	vs	BOS	L 78-101	240	78	77	19			28	114				22	34	64.7	30.2				24
21	Magic	24.6	1/23/2012	ORL	@	BOS	L 56-87	240	56	44	12	5	6	16	65	4	16	25.0	20	30	66.7	35.8	11	33	23	16
22	Bulls	24.7	1/19/2002	CHI	vs	WAS	L 69-77	240	69	48	17	12	2	22	89	5	10	50.0	20	25	80.0	34.5	24	24	16	29
23	Bullets	24.7	12/27/1950	BAL	@	MIN	L 63-81	240	63					22	89				19	23	82.6	31.8				21
24	Warriors	24.7	12/6/1950	PHI	@	FTW	L 73-92	240	73					22	89				29	34	85.3	35.1				27
25	Nationals	24.8	1/30/1958	SYR		DET	L 83-87	240	83	78	14			30	121				23	28	82.1	31.1				21