what was the lowest scoring nba game by a team since 2002

Since 2001-02, the Denver Nuggets have the fewest points by a team in a game, with 53 points versus the Pistons on November 16, 2002.

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What was the lowest scoring NBA regular-season game by a team since 2002?

	TEAM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Nuggets	53	11/16/2002	DEN	@	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
2	Heat	54	3/19/2008	MIA	@	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
3	Magic	56	1/23/2012	ORL	@	BOS	L 56-87	240	44	12	5	6	16	65	24.6	4	16	25.0	20	30	66.7	35.8	11	33	25	16
4	Bucks	56	3/13/2011	MIL	@	BOS	L 56-87	240	32	13	7	2	22	70	31.4	3	14	21.4	9	15	60.0	36.6	6	26	18	22
5	Raptors	56	11/1/2003	TOR	@	MIN	L 56-73	240	45	10	4	2	19	69	27.5	3	8	37.5	15	17	88.2	36.6	17	28	18	15
6	Heat	56	12/18/2001	MIA	vs	UTA	L 56-95	240	30	13	4	8	23	83	27.7	4	14	28.6	6	9	66.7	32.2	10	20	12	19
7	Cavaliers	57	1/11/2011	CLE	@	LAL	L 57-112	240	42	12	9	4	23	77	29.9	1	14	7.1	10	16	62.5	33.9	14	28	19	17
8	Hawks	58	1/14/2013	ATL	@	CHI	L 58-97	240	39	15	5	6	24	82	29.3	2	14	14.3	8	10	80.0	33.6	11	28	15	24
9	Bucks	58	2/21/2003	MIL	@	SEA	L 58-88	240	30	10	6	5	24	73	32.9	3	15	20.0	7	11	63.6	37.3	6	24	14	18
10	Nuggets	58	1/24/2003	DEN	@	BOS	L 58-77	240	44	13	10	4	24	78	30.8	3	12	25.0	7	13	53.8	34.6	14	30	19	22
11	Magic	59	3/19/2012	ORL	vs	CHI	L 59-85	240	38	9	9	5	24	68	35.3	4	20	20.0	7	18	38.9	38.9	10	28	19	12
12	Hawks	59	1/21/2011	ATL	vs	NOH	L 59-100	240	32	11	5	3	23	79	29.1	4	20	20.0	9	11	81.8	35.2	8	24	14	16
13	Bobcats	59	10/28/2009	CHA	@	BOS	L 59-92	240	46	10	6	4	23	74	31.1	0	10	0.0	13	25	52.0	34.7	14	32	21	23
14	Knicks	59	11/29/2007	NYK	@	BOS	L 59-104	240	35	12	3	6	23	76	30.3	2	10	20.0	11	17	64.7	35.3	7	28	15	22
15	Kings	60	1/14/2012	SAC	@	DAL	L 60-99	240	50	10	11	3	22	86	25.6	2	21	9.5	14	18	77.8	31.9	16	34	17	21
16	Jazz	60	11/29/2005	UTA	vs	IND	L 60-84	240	38	15	4	9	23	69	33.3	3	8	37.5	11	19	57.9	38.8	8	30	20	20
17	Trail Blazers	60	11/9/2004	POR	@	NJN	L 60-64	240	41	14	13	9	19	78	24.4	3	19	15.8	19	24	79.2	33.9	8	33	14	19
18	Raptors	60	11/7/2003	TOR	@	WAS	L 60-86	240	38	14	8	6	25	68	36.8	1	8	12.5	9	15	60.0	40.2	8	30	22	21
19	Nuggets	60	11/4/2003	DEN	@	IND	L 60-71	240	49	12	8	10	23	79	29.1	2	9	22.2	12	18	66.7	34.5	18	31	23	19
20	Trail Blazers	60	3/6/2003	POR	vs	PHI	L 60-88	240	42	15	8	5	26	72	36.1	0	10	0.0	8	17	47.1	37.7	9	33	22	22
21	Magic	61	2/4/2013	ORL	@	PHI	L 61-78	240	46	20	5	2	27	80	33.8	1	12	8.3	6	8	75.0	36.5	10	36	13	5
22	Knicks	61	1/29/2005	NYK	@	DET	L 61-91	240	34	15	6	3	26	72	36.1	1	10	10.0	8	15	53.3	38.8	7	27	15	17
23	Pacers	61	4/4/2004	IND	@	DET	L 61-79	240	41	12	6	3	23	71	32.4	3	17	17.6	12	20	60.0	38.2	12	29	21	21
24	Timberwolves	61	10/31/2003	MIN	@	NJN	L 61-84	240	36	15	5	5	25	75	33.3	2	10	20.0	9	11	81.8	38.2	11	25	26	22
25	Hornets	62	11/7/2012	NOH	vs	PHI	L 62-77	240	47	18	8	9	23	69	33.3	4	19	21.1	12	16	75.0	40.8	11	36	24	12

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3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	38	27	.585	12.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/12	DEN	@	SAS	9:00 PM
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Tue 3/17	PHI	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 3/18	DEN	@	MEM	8:30 PM
Fri 3/20	TOR	@	DEN	9:00 PM

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RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

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11.5

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APG Leaders

10.4

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9.9

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8.5

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

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BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

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1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.8

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3.5

Ball

3.5

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TS% Leaders

67.9

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67.7

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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120.5

119.5

118.6

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DRtg Rankings

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111.3

112.2

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.9

7.7

7.4

7.2

6.4

4.4

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15-50

16-51

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17-48

20-46

21-44

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,101.2

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3,002.4

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DraftKings Points Leaders

3,304

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Dončić

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USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

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MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

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Dončić

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

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Worst Record ATS

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28-36

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1	Pistons	46	18	.719
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	3.5
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	5.5
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.0
5	Magic	36	28	.563	10.0
6	Heat	37	29	.561	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	10.5
8	76ers	35	30	.538	11.5
9	Hawks	34	31	.523	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	13.5
11	Bucks	27	37	.422	19.0
12	Bulls	27	38	.415	19.5
13	Nets	17	48	.262	29.5
14	Wizards	16	48	.250	30.0
15	Pacers - e	15	50	.231	31.5

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1	Thunder	51	15	.773
2	Spurs	48	17	.738	2.5
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	38	27	.585	12.5
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	17.5
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	18.5
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	41	.359	27.0
12	Pelicans	22	45	.328	29.5
13	Mavericks	21	44	.323	29.5
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	35.5