what was the lowest scoring nba game by a team since 1950

Since 1949-50, the Minneapolis Lakers have put up the fewest points by a team in a game, with 18 points against the Fort Wayne Pistons on November 22, 1950.

Interpreted as:
What was the lowest scoring NBA regular-season game by a team since 1950?
TEAMPTSDATETMOPPRESULTMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Lakers
Lakers
18
11/22/1950
MIN MIN
vs
FTW FTW
L
18-19
240
9
4
4
18
22.2
10
17
58.8
35.3
11
2Pistons
Pistons
19
11/22/1950
FTW FTW
@
MIN MIN
W
19-18
240
8
3
4
13
30.8
11
15
73.3
48.5
13
3Hawks
Hawks
46
11/23/1952
MIL MIL
vs
MIN MIN
L
46-62
240
17
12
19
63.2
22
4Celtics
Celtics
47
1/22/1950
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
L
47-71
240
19
9
15
60.0
5Bulls
Bulls
49
4/10/1999
CHI CHI
vs
MIA MIA
L
49-82
240
43
13
12
1
18
77
23.4
0
9
0.0
13
24
54.2
28.0
11
32
19
21
6Hawks
Hawks
49
12/12/1952
MIL MIL
@
IND
L
49-63
240
17
15
24
62.5
20
7Hawks
Hawks
50
3/13/1953
MIL MIL
@
IND
L
50-52
265
16
18
25
72.0
21
8Bullets
Bullets
50
11/30/1949
BAL BAL
@
CHI CHI
L
50-57
240
16
18
26
69.2
9Warriors
Warriors
51
11/27/1953
PHI PHI
MIL MIL
L
51-55
240
22
7
12
58.3
18
10Hawks
Hawks
51
11/16/1952
MIL MIL
@
MIN MIN
L
51-87
240
17
80
21.3
17
31
54.8
27.2
24
11Bombers
Bombers
51
1/29/1950
STL STL
vs
CHI CHI
L
51-66
240
18
15
24
62.5
12Nuggets
Nuggets
51
11/5/1949
DEN DEN
SYR SYR
L
51-84
240
16
19
29
65.5
13Blackhawks
Blackhawks
51
11/1/1949
TRI TRI
STL STL
L
51-72
240
18
15
27
55.6
14Bullets
Bullets
52
1/1/1954
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
L
52-62
240
20
12
24
50.0
28
15
Olympians
52
3/13/1953
IND
vs
MIL MIL
W
52-50
265
16
20
26
76.9
22
16Hawks
Hawks
52
12/16/1951
MIL MIL
@
MIN MIN
L
52-99
240
18
72
25.0
16
26
61.5
31.2
23
17Knicks
Knicks
52
12/21/1949
NYK NYK
@
STL STL
L
52-75
240
15
22
26
84.6
18Nuggets
Nuggets
53
11/16/2002
DEN DEN
@
DET DET
L
53-74
240
33
12
7
1
21
64
32.8
1
5
20.0
10
15
66.7
37.5
7
26
22
33
19Royals
Royals
53
3/14/1954
ROC ROC
@
MIL MIL
L
53-91
240
19
15
21
71.4
18
20Bullets
Bullets
53
11/1/1952
BAL BAL
@
NYK NYK
L
53-69
240
20
13
26
50.0
27
21Bullets
Bullets
53
1/6/1950
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
L
53-74
240
17
19
29
65.5
22Nuggets
Nuggets
53
11/10/1949
DEN DEN
CHI CHI
L
53-64
240
22
9
17
52.9
20
23Warriors
Warriors
53
11/5/1949
PHI PHI
@
ROC ROC
L
53-83
240
9
19
78
24.4
15
22
68.2
30.2
22
24Heat
Heat
54
3/19/2008
MIA MIA
@
TOR TOR
L
54-96
240
34
12
6
1
20
78
25.6
5
23
21.7
9
10
90.0
32.8
8
26
13
14
25Bullets
Bullets
54
3/8/1954
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
L
54-64
200
19
16
28
57.1
23

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