Team Records are divided as follows:
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National Basketball Association (NBA) Team Records
Team Scoring | ||
Highest average,
points per game, season |
126.5
|
Denver, 1981-82 (10,371/82) |
Lowest average,
points per game, season |
81.9
|
Chicago, 1998-99 (4,095/50) |
Most consecutive
games, 100 or more points |
136
|
Denver, January 21, 1981-December 8, 1982 |
Most consecutive
games, 100 or more points, season |
82
|
Denver, October 30, 1981-April 17, 1982 (entire season) |
Most consecutive
games, fewer than 100 points, season |
35
|
Miami, October 31, 2001-January 14, 2002 |
Most points, game |
186
|
Detroit at Denver, December 13, 1983 (3 OT) |
Fewest points,
game |
49
|
Chicago vs. Miami, April 10, 1999 |
Most points, both
teams, game |
370
|
Detroit (186) at Denver (184), December 13, 1983 (3 OT) |
Fewest points,
both teams, game |
119
|
Milwaukee (57) vs. Boston (62), at Providence, February 27, 1955 |
Largest margin
of victory, game |
68
|
Cleveland vs. Miami, December 17, 1991 (148-80) |
Most points, first
half |
107
|
Phoenix vs. Denver, November 10, 1990 |
Fewest points,
first half |
19
|
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, December 14, 1999 |
Most points, both
teams, first half |
174
|
Phoenix (107) vs. Denver (67), November 10, 1990 |
Fewest points,
both teams, first half |
58
|
Syracuse (27)
vs. Fort Wayne (31), at Buffalo, January 25, 1955 Dallas (24) at Indiana (34), February 13, 1998 |
Most points, second
half |
97
|
Atlanta at San Diego, February 11, 1970 |
Fewest points,
second half |
19
|
Miami at Orlando,
March 26, 2000 Charlotte at New York, November 11, 2000 |
Most points, both
teams, second half |
172
|
San Antonio (91) at Denver (81), January 11, 1984 |
Fewest points,
both teams, second half |
51
|
Boston (25) vs. Milwaukee (26), at Providence, February 27, 1955 |
Most points, first
quarter |
50
|
Syracuse at San
Francisco, December 16, 1962 Boston vs. Denver, February 5, 1982 Utah vs. Denver, April 10, 1982 Milwaukee vs. Orlando, November 16, 1989 Phoenix vs. Denver, November 10, 1990 |
Fewest points,
first quarter |
4
|
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, February 4, 1987 |
Most points, both
teams, first quarter |
91
|
Utah (50) vs. Denver (41), April 10, 1982 |
Fewest points,
both teams, first quarter |
18
|
Fort Wayne (9) at Syracuse (9), November 29, 1956 |
Most points, second
quarter |
57
|
Phoenix vs. Denver, November 10, 1990 |
Fewest points,
second quarter |
3
|
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, December 14, 1999 |
Most points, both
teams, second quarter |
91
|
Seattle (46) at Golden State (45), March 23, 1974 |
Fewest points,
both teams, second quarter |
19
|
Philadelphia (8) at Charlotte (11), April 5, 1995 |
Most points, third
quarter |
57
|
Golden State vs. Sacramento, March 4, 1989 |
Fewest points,
third quarter |
2
|
Dallas at L.A. Lakers, April 6, 1997 |
Most points, both
teams, third quarter |
90
|
Cincinnati (51) vs. Philadelphia (39), February 28, 1964 |
Fewest points,
both teams, third quarter |
18
|
Boston (9) vs. Toronto (9), January 12, 2001 |
Most points, fourth
quarter |
58
|
Buffalo at Boston, October 20, 1972 |
Fewest points,
fourth quarter |
6
|
Detroit at Orlando,
December 7, 1993 Golden State at Phoenix, February 28, 1999 Memphis vs. Phoenix, February 21, 2002 |
Most points, both
teams, fourth quarter |
99
|
San Antonio (53) at Denver (46), January 11, 1984 |
Fewest points,
both teams, fourth quarter |
21
|
Cleveland (10)
at San Antonio (11), March 25, 1997 New York (9) at Boston (12), February 26, 1999 Toronto (9) vs. Boston (12), December 2, 2001 |
Most points, overtime
period |
25
|
New Jersey at L.A. Clippers, November 30, 1996 |
Fewest points,
overtime period |
0
|
Many Times |
Most points, both
teams, overtime period |
46
|
Dallas (23) at Houston (23), April 11, 1995 (1st OT) |
Fewest points,
both teams, overtime period |
2
|
Denver (0) vs. Charlotte (2), January 13, 1997 |
Largest margin
of victory, overtime game |
17
|
Portland at Houston, January 22, 1983 (113-96 game, 17-0 overtime) |
Field Goals | ||
Highest field-goal
percentage, season |
.545
|
L.A. Lakers, 1984-85 (3,952/7,254) |
Lowest field-goal
percentage, season |
.362
|
Milwaukee, 1954-55 (2,187/6,041) |
Highest field-goal
percentage, game |
.707
|
San Antonio at Dallas, April 16, 1983 (53/75) |
Lowest field-goal
percentage, game |
.229
|
Milwaukee vs. Minneapolis, at Buffalo, November 6, 1954 (22/96) |
Highest field-goal
percentage, both teams, game |
.632
|
Boston (.650) vs. New Jersey (.615) at Hartford, December 11, 1984 (108/171) |
Lowest field-goal
percentage, both teams, game |
.246
|
Milwaukee (.229) vs. Minneapolis (.263), at Buffalo, November 6, 1954 (48/195) |
Most field goals
per game, season |
49.9
|
Boston, 1959-60 (3,744/75) |
Fewest field goals
per game, season |
30.4
|
Milwaukee, 1954-55 (2,187/72) |
Most field goals,
game |
74
|
Detroit at Denver, December 13, 1983 (3 OT) |
Fewest field goals,
game |
18
|
Chicago vs. Miami, April 10, 1999 |
Most field goals,
both teams, game |
142
|
Detroit (74) at Denver (68), December 13, 1983 (3 OT) |
Most field goals,
one half |
43
|
Phoenix vs. Denver, November 10, 1990 (1st half) |
Most field goals,
both teams, one half |
71
|
Denver (37) at San Antonio (34), November 7, 1990 (1st half) |
Most field goals,
one quarter |
24
|
Phoenix vs. Denver, November 10, 1990 (2nd qtr.) |
Most field goals,
both teams, one quarter |
40
|
Boston (23) vs. Minneapolis (17), February 27, 1959 (4th qtr.) |
Most field-goal
attempts per game, season |
119.6
|
Boston, 1959-60 (8,971/75) |
Fewest field-goal
attempts per game, season |
71.22
|
Cleveland, 1998-99 (3,561/50) |
Most field-goal
attempts, game |
153
|
Philadelphia vs.
Los Angeles, December 8, 1961 (3 OT) |
Fewest field-goal
attempts, game |
53
|
Cleveland vs.
Boston, November 29, 1997 Utah vs. Dallas, December 12, 1997 |
Most field-goal
attempts, both teams, game |
291
|
Philadelphia (153) vs. Los Angeles (138), December 8, 1961 (3 OT) |
Fewest field-goal
attempts, both teams, game |
116
|
Utah (53) vs. Dallas (63), December 12, 1997 |
Most field-goal
attempts, one half |
83
|
Philadelphia vs.
Syracuse, November 4, 1959 Boston at Philadelphia, December 27, 1960 |
Most field-goal
attempts, one quarter |
47
|
Boston vs. Minneapolis, February 27, 1959 (4th qtr.) |
Most field-goal
attempts, both teams, one quarter |
86
|
Boston (47) vs. Minneapolis (39), February 27, 1959 (4th qtr.) |
Three Point Field Goals | ||
Highest three-point field-goal percentage, season | .428
|
Charlotte, 1996-97 (591/1,382) |
Lowest three-point field-goal percentage, season | .104
|
Los Angeles, 1982-83 (10/96) |
Most three-point
field goals, none missed, game |
7
|
Indiana vs. Atlanta, January 20, 1995 |
Most three-point
field goals, both teams, none missed, game |
5
|
San Antonio (4) at Philadelphia (1), December 19, 1984 |
Most three-point
field-goal attempts, none made, game |
15
|
Houston at Orlando,
March 30, 1991 Golden State vs. Indiana, December 6, 1996 Milwaukee vs. Phoenix, January 22, 2002 |
Most three-point
field goals per game, season |
8.96
|
Dallas, 1995-96 (735/82) |
Fewest three-point
field goals per game, season |
0.12-
|
Atlanta, 1980-81
(10/82) Los Angeles, 1982-83 (10/82) |
Most three-point
field goals, game |
19
|
Atlanta at Dallas, December 17, 1996 |
Most three-point
field goals, both teams, game |
29
|
Denver (16) at Seattle (13), March 20, 1997 |
Most three-point
field goals, one half |
12
|
Dallas at Denver,
February 29, 1996 Milwaukee at Portland, January 5, 2001 Houston vs. Milwaukee, December 22, 2001 |
Most three-point
field goals, one quarter |
10
|
Boston at Atlanta, November 17, 2001 |
Most three-point field-goal attempts per game, season | 24.87
|
Dallas, 1995-96 (2,039/82) |
Fewest three-point
field-goal attempts per game, season |
0.91
|
Atlanta, 1979-80 (75/82) |
Most three-point
field-goal attempts, game |
49
|
Dallas vs. New Jersey, March 5, 1996 |
Most three-point
field-goal attempts, both teams, game |
64-
|
Houston (33) vs.
Dallas (31), April 11, 1995 (2 OT) Cleveland (40) vs. Portland (24), December 30, 1995 (2 OT) Houston (37) vs. L.A. Lakers (27), November 12, 1996 (2 OT) |
Most three-point
field-goal attempts, one half |
28
|
Phoenix at New York, January 29, 1995 |
Free Throws | ||
Highest free-throw
percentage, season |
.832
|
Boston, 1989-90 (1,791/2,153) |
Lowest free-throw
percentage, season |
.635
|
Philadelphia, 1967-68 (2,121/3,338) |
Most free throws made, none missed, game | 39
|
Utah at Portland, December 7, 1982 |
Lowest free-throw
percentage, game |
.000
|
Toronto vs. Charlotte, January 9, 1996 (0/3) |
Highest free-throw percentage, both teams, game | 1.000
|
Atlanta (1.000) vs. Toronto (1.000), December 22, 2000 (16/16) |
Lowest free-throw
percentage, both teams, game |
.410
|
Los Angeles (.386) at Chicago (.471), December 7, 1968 (25/61) |
Most free throws
made per game, season |
31.9
|
New York, 1957-58 (2,300/72) |
Fewest free throws
made per game, season |
14.9
|
Boston, 1998-99 (745/50) |
Most free throws
made, game |
61
|
Phoenix vs. Utah, April 9, 1990 (OT) |
Fewest free throws made, game | 0
|
Toronto vs. Charlotte, January 9, 1996 |
Most free throws
made, both teams, game |
116
|
Syracuse (59) vs. Anderson (57), November 24, 1949 (5 OT) |
Fewest free throws
made, both teams, game |
7
|
Milwaukee (3) vs. Baltimore (4), January 1, 1973 |
Most free throws
made, one half |
36
|
Chicago vs. Phoenix,
January 8, 1970 Golden State vs. Utah, March 29, 1990 Seattle at Denver, April 7, 1991 |
Most free throws
made, both teams, one half |
62
|
Golden State (33) vs. Sacramento (29), January 26, 1996 |
Most free throws
made, one quarter |
26
|
Atlanta at Milwaukee, March 3, 1991 |
Most free throws
made, both teams, one quarter |
41
|
Milwaukee (22) vs. L.A. Lakers (19), March 21, 2001 |
Most free-throw
attempts per game, season |
42.4
|
New York, 1957-58 (3,056/72) |
Fewest free-throw
attempts per game, season |
19.9
|
Phoenix, 2001-02 (1,6830/82) |
Most free-throw
attempts, game |
86
|
Syracuse vs. Anderson, November 24, 1949 (5 OT) |
Fewest free-throw
attempts, game |
2
|
Cleveland vs. Golden State, November 26, 1994 |
Most free-throw
attempts, both teams, game |
160
|
Syracuse (86) vs. Anderson (74), November 24, 1949 (5 OT |
Fewest free-throw
attempts, both teams, game |
12
|
Los Angeles (3) vs. San Diego (9), March 28, 1980 |
Most free-throw
attempts, one half |
48
|
Chicago vs. Phoenix, January 8, 1970 |
Most free-throw
attempts, both teams, one half |
79
|
Golden State (43) vs. Sacramento (36), January 26, 1996 |
Most free-throw
attempts, one quarter |
32
|
Vancouver at L.A.
Clippers, November 11, 1997 (4th qtr.) |
Most free-throw attempts, both teams, one quarter | 50
|
New York (26)
at St. Louis (24), December 14, 1957 Cincinnati (29) at Baltimore (21), December 27, 1964 |