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What is the least total points scored in an NBA game?

The lowest scoring NBA game of all time had 37 total points, which was a 19-18 win by the Fort Wayne Pistons (now Detroit Pistons) over the Minneapolis Lakers (now Los Angeles Lakers) on Nov 22, 1950.

What is the least total points scored in a NBA game since the year 2000?

The lowest scoring NBA game since the year 2000 tallied 121 total points, which was a 65-56 win by the Charlotte Hornets over the Miami Heat on Dec 20, 2000.

What is the least total points scored in an NBA playoff game?

The lowest scoring NBA playoff game of all time had 112 total points, which was in game 2 of the 1950 Eastern Division Semifinals when the Syracuse Nationals (now Philadelphia 76ers) got a 59-53 win over the Philadelphia Warriors (now Golden State Warriors) on Mar 23, 1950.

Least Points Scored In An NBA Game By Both Teams

Date Game Total points
1 Nov 22, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons (19) @ Minneapolis Lakers (18) 37
2 Mar 13, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians (52) vs Milwaukee Hawks (50) OT 102
3 Nov 27, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks (55) vs Philadelphia Warriors (51) 106
4 Nov 30, 1949 Chicago Stags (57) vs Baltimore Bullets (50) 107
5 Nov 23, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers (62) @ Milwaukee Hawks (46) 108
6 Nov 22, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers (57) @ Milwaukee Hawks (55) 112
Jan 9, 1953 New York Knicks (58) @ Indianapolis Olympians (54) 112
Dec 12, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians (63) vs Milwaukee Hawks (49) 112
Mar 23, 1950 Syracuse Nationals (59) @ Philadelphia Warriors (53) 112
10 Jan 26, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers (57) @ Milwaukee Hawks (56) 113
Jan 28, 1950 Philadelphia Warriors (58) @ New York Knicks (55) 113
Nov 29, 1949 Philadelphia Warriors (57) @ Denver Nuggets (56) 113
13 Jan 1, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (62) vs Baltimore Bullets (52) 114
14 Feb 27, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (58) @ New York Knicks (57) 115
15 Nov 9, 1948 St. Louis Bombers (60) vs New York Knicks (56) 116
16 Feb 20, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians (59) vs Baltimore Bullets (58) 117
Jan 29, 1950 Chicago Stags (66) @ St. Louis Bombers (51) 117
Nov 10, 1949 Chicago Stags (64) vs Denver Nuggets (53) 117
19 Mar 8, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (64) vs Baltimore Bullets (54) 118
Jan 22, 1950 St. Louis Bombers (71) vs Boston Celtics (47) 118
Feb 18, 1949 Rochester Royals (65) @ Indianapolis Jets (53) 118
Jan 25, 1949 Indianapolis Jets (65) vs St. Louis Bombers (53) 118
23 Feb 27, 1955 Boston Celtics (62) vs Milwaukee Hawks (57) 119
Mar 8, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (65) vs Baltimore Bullets (54) 119
25 Mar 10, 1953 Rochester Royals (61) @ Indianapolis Olympians (59) 120
Nov 6, 1948 St. Louis Bombers (65) vs Fort Wayne Pistons (55) 120
27 Dec 20, 2000 Charlotte Hornets (65) vs Miami Heat (56) 121
Nov 14, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors (63) vs Fort Wayne Pistons (58) 121
Feb 21, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks (61) @ Indianapolis Olympians (60) 121
Jan 6, 1951 Baltimore Bullets (64) vs Philadelphia Warriors (57) 121
Jan 4, 1949 Indianapolis Jets (63) vs New York Knicks (58) 121
32 Apr 3, 1954 Syracuse Nationals (62) @ Minneapolis Lakers (60) 122
Jan 16, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (64) @ Minneapolis Lakers (58) 122
Nov 25, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks (64) vs Fort Wayne Pistons (58) 122
Nov 1, 1952 New York Knicks (69) vs Baltimore Bullets (53) 122
Dec 16, 1949 St. Louis Bombers (68) @ Philadelphia Warriors (54) 122
Mar 29, 1949 Minneapolis Lakers (67) vs Rochester Royals (55) 122
Feb 19, 1949 St. Louis Bombers (63) vs Chicago Stags (59) 122
Nov 18, 1948 New York Knicks (67) @ Baltimore Bullets (55) 122
40 Mar 25, 1997 San Antonio Spurs (64) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (59) 123
Feb 21, 1996 Miami Heat (66) @ Philadelphia 76ers (57) 123
Feb 10, 1954 Rochester Royals (62) @ Milwaukee Hawks (61) 123
Dec 20, 1951 Rochester Royals (69) @ Fort Wayne Pistons (54) 123
Jan 5, 1951 Minneapolis Lakers (69) vs Boston Celtics (54) 123
Nov 1, 1949 St. Louis Bombers (72) vs Tri-Cities Blackhawks (51) 123
Mar 8, 1949 Boston Celtics (63) vs Fort Wayne Pistons (60) 123
Feb 26, 1949 Rochester Royals (64) vs Boston Celtics (59) 123
Jan 25, 1949 Providence Steamrollers (69) @ Boston Celtics (54) 123
Jan 8, 1949 St. Louis Bombers (64) vs Minneapolis Lakers (59) 123
50 Nov 9, 2004 New Jersey Nets (64) vs Portland Trail Blazers (60) 124
Nov 25, 1953 Baltimore Bullets (66) vs Syracuse Nationals (58) 124
Mar 1, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons (66) vs Milwaukee Hawks (58) 124
Dec 2, 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons (63) vs Minneapolis Lakers (61) 124
Feb 28, 1949 Washington Capitols (67) @ Chicago Stags (57) 124
Feb 27, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons (74) vs Minneapolis Lakers (50) 124
Date Game Total points
1 Nov 22, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons (19) @ Minneapolis Lakers (18) 37
2 Mar 13, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians (52) vs Milwaukee Hawks (50) OT 102
3 Nov 27, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks (55) vs Philadelphia Warriors (51) 106
4 Nov 30, 1949 Chicago Stags (57) vs Baltimore Bullets (50) 107
5 Nov 23, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers (62) @ Milwaukee Hawks (46) 108
6 Nov 22, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers (57) @ Milwaukee Hawks (55) 112
Jan 9, 1953 New York Knicks (58) @ Indianapolis Olympians (54) 112
Dec 12, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians (63) vs Milwaukee Hawks (49) 112
9 Jan 26, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers (57) @ Milwaukee Hawks (56) 113
Jan 28, 1950 Philadelphia Warriors (58) @ New York Knicks (55) 113
Nov 29, 1949 Philadelphia Warriors (57) @ Denver Nuggets (56) 113
12 Jan 1, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (62) vs Baltimore Bullets (52) 114
13 Feb 27, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (58) @ New York Knicks (57) 115
14 Nov 9, 1948 St. Louis Bombers (60) vs New York Knicks (56) 116
15 Feb 20, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians (59) vs Baltimore Bullets (58) 117
Jan 29, 1950 Chicago Stags (66) @ St. Louis Bombers (51) 117
Nov 10, 1949 Chicago Stags (64) vs Denver Nuggets (53) 117
18 Mar 8, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (64) vs Baltimore Bullets (54) 118
Jan 22, 1950 St. Louis Bombers (71) vs Boston Celtics (47) 118
Feb 18, 1949 Rochester Royals (65) @ Indianapolis Jets (53) 118
Jan 25, 1949 Indianapolis Jets (65) vs St. Louis Bombers (53) 118
22 Feb 27, 1955 Boston Celtics (62) vs Milwaukee Hawks (57) 119
Mar 8, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (65) vs Baltimore Bullets (54) 119
24 Mar 10, 1953 Rochester Royals (61) @ Indianapolis Olympians (59) 120
Nov 6, 1948 St. Louis Bombers (65) vs Fort Wayne Pistons (55) 120
26 Dec 20, 2000 Charlotte Hornets (65) vs Miami Heat (56) 121
Nov 14, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors (63) vs Fort Wayne Pistons (58) 121
Feb 21, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks (61) @ Indianapolis Olympians (60) 121
Jan 6, 1951 Baltimore Bullets (64) vs Philadelphia Warriors (57) 121
Jan 4, 1949 Indianapolis Jets (63) vs New York Knicks (58) 121
31 Jan 16, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks (64) @ Minneapolis Lakers (58) 122
Nov 25, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks (64) vs Fort Wayne Pistons (58) 122
Nov 1, 1952 New York Knicks (69) vs Baltimore Bullets (53) 122
Dec 16, 1949 St. Louis Bombers (68) @ Philadelphia Warriors (54) 122
Feb 19, 1949 St. Louis Bombers (63) vs Chicago Stags (59) 122
Nov 18, 1948 New York Knicks (67) @ Baltimore Bullets (55) 122
37 Mar 25, 1997 San Antonio Spurs (64) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (59) 123
Feb 21, 1996 Miami Heat (66) @ Philadelphia 76ers (57) 123
Feb 10, 1954 Rochester Royals (62) @ Milwaukee Hawks (61) 123
Dec 20, 1951 Rochester Royals (69) @ Fort Wayne Pistons (54) 123
Jan 5, 1951 Minneapolis Lakers (69) vs Boston Celtics (54) 123
Nov 1, 1949 St. Louis Bombers (72) vs Tri-Cities Blackhawks (51) 123
Mar 8, 1949 Boston Celtics (63) vs Fort Wayne Pistons (60) 123
Feb 26, 1949 Rochester Royals (64) vs Boston Celtics (59) 123
Jan 25, 1949 Providence Steamrollers (69) @ Boston Celtics (54) 123
Jan 8, 1949 St. Louis Bombers (64) vs Minneapolis Lakers (59) 123
47 Nov 9, 2004 New Jersey Nets (64) vs Portland Trail Blazers (60) 124
Nov 25, 1953 Baltimore Bullets (66) vs Syracuse Nationals (58) 124
Mar 1, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons (66) vs Milwaukee Hawks (58) 124
Dec 2, 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons (63) vs Minneapolis Lakers (61) 124
Feb 28, 1949 Washington Capitols (67) @ Chicago Stags (57) 124
Feb 27, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons (74) vs Minneapolis Lakers (50) 124
Date Series Game Total points
1 Mar 23, 1950 Div Semi Syracuse Nationals (59) @ Philadelphia Warriors (53) 112
2 Apr 3, 1954 Finals Syracuse Nationals (62) @ Minneapolis Lakers (60) 122
Mar 29, 1949 Conf Finals Minneapolis Lakers (67) vs Rochester Royals (55) 122
4 Apr 5, 1950 Semi Minneapolis Lakers (75) vs Anderson Packers (50) 125
5 Apr 11, 1954 Finals Syracuse Nationals (65) @ Minneapolis Lakers (63) 128
6 May 10, 2002 Conf Semi Boston Celtics (66) vs Detroit Pistons (64) 130
Mar 23, 1949 Conf Semi Rochester Royals (66) @ St. Louis Bombers (64) 130
8 Apr 2, 1953 Conf Finals Minneapolis Lakers (74) vs Fort Wayne Pistons (58) 132
Mar 24, 1953 Conf Semi Fort Wayne Pistons (67) @ Rochester Royals (65) 132
Apr 1, 1950 Div Finals Anderson Packers (67) @ Indianapolis Olympians (65) 132
11 Apr 13, 1949 Finals Minneapolis Lakers (77) vs Washington Capitols (56) 133
12 Jun 1, 2004 Conf Finals Detroit Pistons (69) vs Indiana Pacers (65) 134
May 3, 2004 Conf Semi Detroit Pistons (78) vs New Jersey Nets (56) 134
Apr 8, 1950 Finals Minneapolis Lakers (68) @ Syracuse Nationals (66) 134
15 Mar 31, 1951 Conf Finals Rochester Royals (70) @ Minneapolis Lakers (66) 136
16 Apr 6, 1949 Finals Minneapolis Lakers (76) vs Washington Capitols (62) 138
17 May 24, 2004 Conf Finals Detroit Pistons (72) @ Indiana Pacers (67) 139
Apr 11, 1949 Finals Washington Capitols (74) vs Minneapolis Lakers (65) 139
19 May 21, 2006 Conf Semi Detroit Pistons (79) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (61) 140
Apr 8, 1953 Finals Minneapolis Lakers (71) @ New York Knicks (69) 140
21 May 19, 2000 Conf Semi New York Knicks (72) vs Miami Heat (70) 142
Apr 22, 2000 First Round Phoenix Suns (72) @ San Antonio Spurs (70) 142
May 12, 1999 First Round Detroit Pistons (79) vs Atlanta Hawks (63) 142
Mar 17, 1953 Conf Semi New York Knicks (80) vs Baltimore Bullets (62) 142
Mar 25, 1950 Div Semi Minneapolis Lakers (75) @ Chicago Stags (67) 142
26 May 16, 2008 Conf Semi Cleveland Cavaliers (74) vs Boston Celtics (69) 143
May 18, 2004 Conf Semi Indiana Pacers (73) @ Miami Heat (70) 143
Apr 17, 2004 First Round Los Angeles Lakers (72) vs Houston Rockets (71) 143
May 22, 1997 Conf Finals Chicago Bulls (75) vs Miami Heat (68) 143
30 Apr 29, 2014 First Round Washington Wizards (75) @ Chicago Bulls (69) 144
Apr 5, 1953 Finals Minneapolis Lakers (73) vs New York Knicks (71) 144
Apr 23, 1952 Finals New York Knicks (76) vs Minneapolis Lakers (68) 144
Apr 5, 1952 Conf Finals Minneapolis Lakers (77) vs Rochester Royals (67) 144
34 May 24, 1999 Conf Semi New York Knicks (79) vs Atlanta Hawks (66) 145
Apr 7, 1955 Finals Fort Wayne Pistons (74) vs Syracuse Nationals (71) 145
36 May 8, 2012 First Round Chicago Bulls (77) vs Philadelphia 76ers (69) 146
May 15, 2006 Conf Semi Cleveland Cavaliers (74) vs Detroit Pistons (72) 146
May 9, 2004 Conf Semi New Jersey Nets (82) vs Detroit Pistons (64) 146
Apr 16, 1950 Finals Minneapolis Lakers (77) vs Syracuse Nationals (69) 146
40 Apr 24, 2009 First Round Cleveland Cavaliers (79) @ Detroit Pistons (68) 147
Jun 12, 2007 Finals San Antonio Spurs (75) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (72) 147
May 13, 2004 Conf Semi Los Angeles Lakers (74) @ San Antonio Spurs (73) 147
Jun 18, 1999 Finals San Antonio Spurs (80) vs New York Knicks (67) 147
May 20, 1999 Conf Semi New York Knicks (77) @ Atlanta Hawks (70) 147
May 11, 1999 First Round Orlando Magic (79) vs Philadelphia 76ers (68) 147
Mar 31, 1954 Finals Minneapolis Lakers (79) vs Syracuse Nationals (68) 147
Mar 27, 1954 Conf Finals Rochester Royals (74) vs Minneapolis Lakers (73) 147
Apr 25, 1952 Finals Minneapolis Lakers (82) vs New York Knicks (65) 147
49 May 9, 2014 Conf Semi Indiana Pacers (85) @ Washington Wizards (63) 148
May 6, 2008 Conf Semi Boston Celtics (76) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (72) 148
Apr 26, 2007 First Round Utah Jazz (81) vs Houston Rockets (67) 148
May 30, 2004 Conf Finals Detroit Pistons (83) @ Indiana Pacers (65) 148
Apr 24, 2004 First Round New Orleans Hornets (77) vs Miami Heat (71) 148
Apr 21, 2002 First Round Detroit Pistons (85) vs Toronto Raptors (63) 148
Jun 4, 1999 Conf Finals San Antonio Spurs (85) @ Portland Trail Blazers (63) 148
Apr 4, 1954 Finals Minneapolis Lakers (81) @ Syracuse Nationals (67) 148
Mar 23, 1952 Conf Semi Minneapolis Lakers (78) vs Indianapolis Olympians (70) 148
Mar 29, 1949 Conf Finals Washington Capitols (77) vs New York Knicks (71) 148

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