Pistons set record for worst free-throw percentage in a single game
No team in NBA history had converted less than 20 percent of its free-throw attempts (minimum 10 attempts) in a single regular season game, but the visiting Detroit Pistons did just that at the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday night.
In a 109-86 loss to the DeMarcus Cousins-less New Orleans Pelicans, the Pistons knocked down just three of their 17 attempts at the charity stripe for a putrid 17.6 percent, setting a new league record in the process.
Worst team free-throw shooting percentage (min. 10 attempts)
| Date | Team | FTM-A | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02-22-1983 | Houston Rockets | 3-of-14 | 21.4 |
| 04-05-1991 | Miami Heat | 3-of-13 | 23.1 |
| 04-20-1994 | Detroit Pistons | 4-of-15 | 26.7 |
| 12-12-1994 | Orlando Magic | 6-of-23 | 26.1 |
| 12-08-2000 | Los Angeles Lakers | 5-of-18 | 27.8 |
| 11-10-2001 | Milwaukee Bucks | 5-of-17 | 29.4 |
| 01-10-2003 | Chicago Bulls | 6-of-21 | 28.6 |
| 01-01-2006 | Portland Trail Blazers | 3-of-10 | 30 |
| 12-12-2007 | Houston Rockets | 6-of-22 | 27.3 |
| 11-07-2014 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 3-of-11 | 27.3 |
| 03-01-2017 | Detroit Pistons | 3-of-17 | 17.6 |
(Courtesy: Basketball-Reference.com)
Much of Detroit's futility came from center Andre Drummond, who accounted for nine of the team's misses on 10 shots. Over his last three outings, the 23-year-old has made just five of his 29 free throws (17.2 percent).
Tobias Harris (2-of-5) and Marcus Morris were the only other Pistons players to get to the line.
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