Celtics, Bucks combine for record-low 2 free throws

The previous record for fewest combined attempts in a game was 11, set in 2019 in a game between the Pacers and Magic.

The Associated Press

Updated on April 10, 2024 10:53 AM

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the only player to get the free-throw line, making 1-for-2.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics combined for a record-low two free throw attempts Tuesday night, when the Celtics became the first team in NBA history to not shoot one.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo shot the only two free throws of the game, making one, with 19 seconds left in the first quarter of the Bucks’ 104-91 victory.

“Man, (NBA Commissioner) Adam Silver’s the happiest,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers said. “1:57 game time. My goodness, you can go to a game and still have dinner. Unbelievable.”

The Celtics and Bucks combined for just two free throw attempts tonight.

The fewest ever in an NBA game.

The previous record was eleven. pic.twitter.com/jTTGDPqW2H

— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 10, 2024

Rivers said he didn’t realize there were so few free throws until after the game.

“I thought it was a physical game, and then they handed me the stat sheet, and I told them, ‘No, I need the full game,’ ” Rivers said. “I thought it was the halftime stats. I didn’t look at the minutes. And then I said, ‘Wow, two free throws for a basketball game. That’s crazy.’”

The Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks shared the previous record of one attempted free throw in a game. The Bucks committed just four fouls Tuesday, the fewest in league history.

The two combined attempts shattered the previous record of 11, set on Nov. 10, 2019, when Indiana shot five and Orlando had six.