NBA Teams with the Fewest Points Per Game in One Playoff Edition

A ranking of the teams with the worst average of points in a single postseason in NBA history. Here you can find which team is the all-time worst for this stat and explore the top 50, including their averages, totals and games played.

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Points Per Game

Which team averaged the fewest points in one Playoff edition in NBA history?

The 1948 St. Louis Bombers rank last in the league with an all-time worst average of 58.9 points per game during the Playoffs. They played 7 games (3 wins and 4 losses) where they scored a total of 412 points.

Fewest Points Per Game,
One Playoff edition

58.9 points
1948 St. Louis Bombers

= NBA Champions

All-time Ranking of the Teams with the Fewest Points Per Game

Playoffs

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			Points
Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
1.	St. Louis Bombers	1948	58.9	412	7	21.9	89.6	24.4%	-	-	-	15.1	22.1	68.4%
2.	Washington Capitols	1947	62.8	377	6	21.7	92.3	23.5%	-	-	-	19.5	26.5	73.6%
3.	St. Louis Bombers	1949	64.0	128	2	27.0	79.0	34.2%	-	-	-	10.0	19.5	51.3%
4.	Philadelphia Warriors	1950	64.5	129	2	24.5	80.0	30.6%	-	-	-	15.5	26.5	58.5%
5.	St. Louis Bombers	1947	66.7	200	3	27.3	99.3	27.5%	-	-	-	12.0	20.0	60.0%
6.	New York Knicks	1947	70.6	353	5	27.2	100.0	27.2%	-	-	-	16.2	26.4	61.4%
7.	Chicago Stags	1947	70.7	778	11	27.4	108.5	25.2%	-	-	-	16.0	26.2	61.1%
8.	Chicago Stags	1950	71.0	142	2	25.0	73.5	34.0%	-	-	-	21.0	27.5	76.4%
9.	Baltimore Bullets (1st)	1953	71.5	143	2	26.5	76.0	34.9%	-	-	-	18.5	31.5	58.7%
10.	Philadelphia Warriors	1948	71.7	932	13	25.0	98.1	25.5%	-	-	-	21.7	30.8	70.5%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
11.	Rochester Royals	1949	73.3	293	4	26.5	74.3	35.7%	-	-	-	20.3	28.3	71.7%
12.	Boston Celtics	1951	73.5	147	2	26.5	82.0	32.3%	-	-	-	20.5	33.0	62.1%
13.	Indianapolis Olympians	1953	74.0	148	2	25.0	80.0	31.3%	-	-	-	24.0	31.5	76.2%
	Philadelphia Warriors	1949	74.0	148	2	26.0	98.0	26.5%	-	-	-	22.0	32.5	67.7%
	Cleveland Rebels	1947	74.0	222	3	28.0	89.3	31.3%	-	-	-	18.0	24.7	73.0%
16.	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	1950	74.7	224	3	21.7	76.7	28.3%	-	-	-	31.3	46.7	67.1%
17.	Rochester Royals	1953	75.0	225	3	21.0	66.3	31.7%	-	-	-	33.0	45.7	72.3%
18.	Chicago Stags	1948	75.2	376	5	25.6	92.0	27.8%	-	-	-	24.0	35.2	68.2%
19.	Philadelphia Warriors	1947	75.3	753	10	26.5	95.3	27.8%	-	-	-	22.3	28.9	77.2%
20.	Anderson Packers	1950	75.5	604	8	24.8	85.5	28.9%	-	-	-	26.0	34.6	75.1%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
21.	Boston Celtics	1948	75.7	227	3	25.0	84.0	29.8%	-	-	-	25.7	38.3	67.0%
22.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1954	76.0	304	4	27.3	76.5	35.6%	-	-	-	21.5	28.8	74.8%
23.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1953	76.4	611	8	21.8	62.8	34.7%	-	-	-	32.9	45.6	72.1%
24.	Baltimore Bullets (1st)	1948	76.9	846	11	25.5	88.5	28.7%	-	-	-	26.0	35.5	73.1%
25.	Washington Capitols	1949	77.3	850	11	26.5	83.2	31.8%	-	-	-	24.4	34.8	70.0%
26.	Detroit Pistons	2009	78.0	312	4	31.5	77.0	40.9%	3.0	12.3	24.5%	12.0	14.5	82.8%
27.	Miami Heat	2001	78.3	235	3	29.7	72.3	41.0%	5.3	16.7	32.0%	13.7	19.3	70.7%
28.	Indianapolis Olympians	1952	78.5	157	2	29.0	80.0	36.3%	-	-	-	20.5	28.0	73.2%
	Indianapolis Olympians	1950	78.5	471	6	26.5	72.8	36.4%	-	-	-	25.5	35.0	72.9%
30.	Miami Heat	1999	79.0	395	5	27.2	68.0	40.0%	5.6	18.6	30.1%	19.0	27.0	70.4%
	New York Knicks	1954	79.0	316	4	23.0	62.5	36.8%	-	-	-	33.0	44.8	73.7%
	New York Knicks	1948	79.0	237	3	28.3	84.3	33.6%	-	-	-	22.3	33.7	66.3%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
33.	Detroit Pistons	1999	79.2	396	5	32.2	75.0	42.9%	3.4	9.4	36.2%	11.4	14.4	79.2%
34.	Minneapolis Lakers	1951	79.3	555	7	28.7	76.6	37.5%	-	-	-	21.9	29.6	73.9%
35.	Detroit Pistons	2000	79.7	239	3	28.0	69.3	40.4%	4.3	11.7	37.1%	19.3	27.0	71.6%
	Atlanta Hawks	1999	79.7	717	9	28.6	74.6	38.3%	4.8	15.3	31.2%	17.8	23.1	76.9%
	Cleveland Cavaliers	1996	79.7	239	3	31.3	74.0	42.3%	5.3	21.0	25.4%	11.7	15.0	77.8%
38.	Rochester Royals	1954	80.2	481	6	27.0	68.0	39.7%	-	-	-	26.2	36.2	72.4%
39.	Minneapolis Lakers	1949	80.3	803	10	27.9	77.6	36.0%	-	-	-	24.5	33.3	73.6%
40.	Minneapolis Lakers	1954	80.3	1,044	13	28.5	71.3	40.0%	-	-	-	23.2	32.2	72.2%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
41.	Minnesota Timberwolves	1999	80.5	322	4	32.0	80.8	39.6%	2.5	8.0	31.3%	14.0	18.3	76.7%
42.	New Orleans Hornets	2004	80.6	564	7	29.3	76.3	38.4%	5.9	18.6	31.5%	16.1	20.7	77.9%
43.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1951	80.7	242	3	32.3	97.0	33.3%	-	-	-	16.0	23.0	69.6%
44.	Cleveland Cavaliers	1998	80.8	323	4	26.8	61.5	43.5%	1.8	6.0	29.2%	25.5	35.3	72.3%
45.	Memphis Grizzlies	2016	81.0	324	4	32.0	81.3	39.4%	4.8	16.0	29.7%	12.3	17.5	70.0%
	Rochester Royals	1950	81.0	162	2	27.0	70.5	38.3%	-	-	-	27.0	35.0	77.1%
	Syracuse Nationals	1950	81.0	891	11	27.3	77.7	35.1%	-	-	-	26.5	37.0	71.5%
	Chicago Stags	1949	81.0	162	2	29.5	107.5	27.4%	-	-	-	22.0	30.5	72.1%
49.	Syracuse Nationals	1954	81.5	1,059	13	25.8	65.2	39.6%	-	-	-	29.9	43.5	68.7%
50.	San Antonio Spurs	2000	81.8	327	4	28.3	76.0	37.2%	3.0	11.0	27.3%	22.3	30.5	73.0%

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / FGM = Field Goals Made / FGA = Field Goals Attempted / 3PM = 3-Pointers Made / 3PA = 3-Pointers Attempted / FTM = Free Throws Made / FTA = Free Throws Attempted

Note: 3-point shots were implemented in the 1979-80 season.