nba worst total field goal percentage in a game in history by a team since 1954

Since 1953-54, the Minneapolis Lakers have the worst field-goal percentage by a team in a game, at 22.5 percent versus the Rochester Royals on March 6, 1954.

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NBA worst total field goal percentage in a regular-season game in history by a team since 1954

	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	22.5	3/6/1954	MIN	@	ROC	L 59-74	240	59					18	80				23	30	76.7	31.7				27
2	Hawks	22.9	11/15/1953	MIL	@	SYR	L 61-69	240	61	37	15			19	83				23	34	67.6	31.1				22
3	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
4	Cavaliers	23.8	11/10/1970	CLE	@	SFW	L 74-109	240	74	55	12			25	105				24	29	82.8	31.4				20
5	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
6	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
7	Nationals	24.1	2/16/1954	SYR		PHI	L 77-95	240	77	54	11			20	83				37	52	71.2	36.4				28
8	Nationals	24.2	11/13/1954	SYR	@	MIL	L 72-85	240	72	45	19			22	91				28	48	58.3	32.1				28
9	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
10	Hawks	24.5	10/22/1957	STL	vs	BOS	L 90-115	240	90	54				25	102				40	54	74.1	35.8				27
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	Nationals	24.8	1/30/1958	SYR		DET	L 83-87	240	83	78	14			30	121				23	28	82.1	31.1				21
15	Magic	25.0	11/3/2003	ORL	vs	NYK	L 68-75	240	68	47	13	10	4	21	84	4	16	25.0	22	27	81.5	35.5	17	30	12	15
16	Hawks	25.0	11/10/1953	MIL	vs	SYR	L 59-74	240	59	46	14			18	72				23	34	67.6	33.9				35
17	Nationals	25.3	11/6/1955	SYR	@	ROC	L 80-83	240	80	40	18			23	91				34	47	72.3	35.8				22
18	Nationals	25.3	3/13/1954	SYR	@	NYK	L 60-67	240	60	52	14			21	83				18	24	75.0	32.1				23
19	Cavaliers	25.3	11/3/2001	CLE	vs	ORL	L 69-99	240	69	50	14	3	5	20	79	3	11	27.3	26	33	78.8	36.9	15	35	15	22
20	Celtics	25.3	1/31/1954	BOS	@	MIN	L 67-82	240	67					19	75				29	41	70.7	36.0				29
21	Knicks	25.3	11/7/1953	NYK	@	MIN	L 62-70	240	62					19	75				24	35	68.6	34.3				29
22	Warriors	25.4	1/4/1959	PHI	vs	MIN	L 95-111	240	95	77	11			32	126				31	40	77.5	33.1				23
23	Nets	25.5	11/27/1989	NJN	@	UTA	L 68-105	240	68	48	13	15	4	25	98	1	7	14.3	17	17	100.0	32.2	25	23	22	26
24	Kings	25.6	1/14/2012	SAC	@	DAL	L 60-99	240	60	50	10	11	3	22	86	2	21	9.5	14	18	77.8	31.9	16	34	15	21
25	Nationals	25.6	11/5/1953	SYR	vs	MIN	L 65-77	240	65	42	19			22	86				21	30	70.0	32.8				20