NBA Teams with the Fewest Total Points in One Playoff Edition

A ranking of the teams with the worst total 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 totals, averages and games played.

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

The 1949 St. Louis Bombers rank last in the league with an all-time worst total of 128 points during the Playoffs. They played 2 games (0 wins and 2 losses) where they scored an average of 64.0 points per game.

Fewest Total Points,
One Playoff edition

128 points
1949 St. Louis Bombers

All-time Ranking of the Teams with the Fewest Total Points

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			Points
Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
1.	St. Louis Bombers	1949	128	64.0	2	54	158	34.2%	-	-	-	20	39	51.3%
2.	Philadelphia Warriors	1950	129	64.5	2	49	160	30.6%	-	-	-	31	53	58.5%
3.	Chicago Stags	1950	142	71.0	2	50	147	34.0%	-	-	-	42	55	76.4%
4.	Baltimore Bullets (1st)	1953	143	71.5	2	53	152	34.9%	-	-	-	37	63	58.7%
5.	Boston Celtics	1951	147	73.5	2	53	164	32.3%	-	-	-	41	66	62.1%
6.	Indianapolis Olympians	1953	148	74.0	2	50	160	31.3%	-	-	-	48	63	76.2%
	Philadelphia Warriors	1949	148	74.0	2	52	196	26.5%	-	-	-	44	65	67.7%
8.	Indianapolis Olympians	1952	157	78.5	2	58	160	36.3%	-	-	-	41	56	73.2%
9.	Rochester Royals	1950	162	81.0	2	54	141	38.3%	-	-	-	54	70	77.1%
	Chicago Stags	1949	162	81.0	2	59	215	27.4%	-	-	-	44	61	72.1%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
11.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1952	164	82.0	2	62	165	37.6%	-	-	-	40	57	70.2%
12.	Philadelphia Warriors	1951	167	83.5	2	54	158	34.2%	-	-	-	59	77	76.6%
13.	Washington Capitols	1950	170	85.0	2	53	156	34.0%	-	-	-	64	79	81.0%
14.	Atlanta Hawks	1982	171	85.5	2	63	150	42.0%	0	3	0.0%	45	60	75.0%
15.	New Jersey Nets	1982	175	87.5	2	74	174	42.5%	2	9	22.2%	25	41	61.0%
16.	Philadelphia Warriors	1957	176	88.0	2	70	197	35.5%	-	-	-	36	54	66.7%
17.	Syracuse Nationals	1953	186	93.0	2	52	141	36.9%	-	-	-	82	109	75.2%
18.	Cincinnati Royals	1958	187	93.5	2	69	215	32.1%	-	-	-	49	71	69.0%
19.	Seattle Supersonics	1983	193	96.5	2	79	195	40.5%	0	6	0.0%	35	50	70.0%
	Indiana Pacers	1981	193	96.5	2	75	182	41.2%	2	6	33.3%	41	57	71.9%
	Phoenix Suns	1978	193	96.5	2	81	189	42.9%	-	-	-	31	38	81.6%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
22.	New York Knicks	1981	194	97.0	2	75	171	43.9%	1	10	10.0%	43	63	68.3%
23.	Houston Rockets	1979	197	98.5	2	72	187	38.5%	-	-	-	53	66	80.3%
	Atlanta Hawks	1978	197	98.5	2	82	177	46.3%	-	-	-	33	50	66.0%
25.	Washington Bullets	1980	200	100.0	2	81	180	45.0%	7	19	36.8%	31	42	73.8%
	St. Louis Bombers	1947	200	66.7	3	82	298	27.5%	-	-	-	36	60	60.0%
27.	San Antonio Spurs	1977	203	101.5	2	82	184	44.6%	-	-	-	39	62	62.9%
28.	New Jersey Nets	1983	206	103.0	2	84	180	46.7%	1	8	12.5%	37	50	74.0%
29.	Detroit Pistons	1960	211	105.5	2	78	215	36.3%	-	-	-	55	71	77.5%
30.	New Jersey Nets	1979	215	107.5	2	87	202	43.1%	-	-	-	41	65	63.1%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
31.	Cleveland Cavaliers	1978	221	110.5	2	85	187	45.5%	-	-	-	51	66	77.3%
32.	Cleveland Rebels	1947	222	74.0	3	84	268	31.3%	-	-	-	54	74	73.0%
33.	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	1950	224	74.7	3	65	230	28.3%	-	-	-	94	140	67.1%
34.	Rochester Royals	1953	225	75.0	3	63	199	31.7%	-	-	-	99	137	72.3%
35.	Boston Celtics	1948	227	75.7	3	75	252	29.8%	-	-	-	77	115	67.0%
36.	Miami Heat	2001	235	78.3	3	89	217	41.0%	16	50	32.0%	41	58	70.7%
	Fort Wayne Pistons	1957	235	117.5	2	91	209	43.5%	-	-	-	53	72	73.6%
38.	New York Knicks	1948	237	79.0	3	85	253	33.6%	-	-	-	67	101	66.3%
39.	New York Knicks	1959	238	119.0	2	90	248	36.3%	-	-	-	58	76	76.3%
40.	Detroit Pistons	2000	239	79.7	3	84	208	40.4%	13	35	37.1%	58	81	71.6%
	Cleveland Cavaliers	1996	239	79.7	3	94	222	42.3%	16	63	25.4%	35	45	77.8%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
42.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1951	242	80.7	3	97	291	33.3%	-	-	-	48	69	69.6%
43.	Toronto Raptors	2000	251	83.7	3	83	222	37.4%	13	47	27.7%	72	93	77.4%
	Miami Heat	1996	251	83.7	3	91	216	42.1%	22	70	31.4%	47	67	70.1%
45.	Baltimore Bullets (1st)	1949	255	85.0	3	73	227	32.2%	-	-	-	109	140	77.9%
46.	Philadelphia Warriors	1952	256	85.3	3	82	208	39.4%	-	-	-	92	117	78.6%
47.	New York Knicks	1991	258	86.0	3	97	219	44.3%	11	28	39.3%	53	66	80.3%
48.	Houston Rockets	1982	261	87.0	3	107	271	39.5%	0	9	0.0%	47	61	77.0%
49.	Sheboygan Red Skins	1950	264	88.0	3	89	231	38.5%	-	-	-	86	128	67.2%
50.	Portland Trail Blazers	2001	267	89.0	3	96	229	41.9%	16	61	26.2%	59	78	75.6%
	Detroit Pistons	1996	267	89.0	3	98	216	45.4%	15	50	30.0%	56	74	75.7%
	Syracuse Nationals	1958	267	89.0	3	95	293	32.4%	-	-	-	77	101	76.2%

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.