Can a basketball game End 0 0?

In team sports, a shutout (US) or clean sheet (UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.
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What is the lowest score ever in a NBA game?

Lowest Scoring Game: Pistons vs.

22, 1950 than there were points scored on the court. In the lowest scoring game of all time, the Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 that day.
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Has there ever been a 0 point NBA game?

#5 Dennis Rodman vs Charlotte Hornets - December 1st, 1993

One of the NBA's best defensive players of all time, Dennis Rodman, was no stranger to a scoreless game.
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Has a basketball team ever been shutout?

That Lakers final score was the closest any team has been to being held to zero points in an NBA game. No team has ever failed to score entirely.
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Can a basketball game end in a tie?

Ties are somewhat rare in basketball due to the high-scoring nature of the game: if the score is tied at the end of regulation, the rules provide that as many extra periods as necessary will be played until one side has a higher score.
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What is the highest scoring NBA game?

Twenty-two years ago, on Dec. 13, 1983, the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in triple overtime. It was, and remains, the highest-scoring game in NBA history.
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What is the NBA tiebreaker rule?

(1) Head-to-head won-lost percentage. (2) Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division. (3) Division won-lost percentage for teams in the same division. (4) Conference won-lost percentage.
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Why is the number 69 not allowed in the NBA?

Out of all the numbers that have been worn by players in NBA history, the No. 69 hasn't been worn by anyone in the league. The reason behind this is because the number is used to refer to a sexual position. Being a family-friendly league, the NBA decided to ban the number from being worn by any player.
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Has a NBA team ever went 0 82?

So Has an NBA team ever gone 0-82 or 82-0? No team has ever won or lost all 82 games in a single season. The best record ever was 73 wins and 9 losses by the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors.
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What two teams ended a game with a 0 0 score?

The most recent 0-0 tie came on Nov. 7, 1943, in a game played between the New York Giants and Detroit Lions.
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What is LeBron's lowest scoring game?

LeBron James scored his fewest points in a game against the Rockets on December 29, 2004, with 3 points.
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Who scored 73 points in an NBA game?

Draymond delivers honest truth about Warriors' mediocrity

The next non-Chamberlain 70-point game after Baylor's came in April 1978 when David Thompson poured in 73 points with the Denver Nuggets. That was followed by The Admiral, former San Antonio Spurs big man David Robinson, in April 1994 with a 71-point game.
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Can NBA teams have 0 and 00?

The rule about "0" and "00" does not apply to the NBA anymore but previously, in 2000, Utah Jazz center Greg Ostertag changed from "00" to "39" so Olden Polynice could wear No. 0 and in 2003, Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood switched from No. 00 to No.
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Has any NBA player scored 69 points?

Here are Michael's stats in his high-scoring game: 69 points, 18 rebounds, six assists, and four steals. Notable: He shot a hot . 621 percent from the field making 23-37 field goal attempts. When he scored 69 points, it was an overtime thriller against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Can you score 1 point NBA?

If a shot is successfully scored from inside of the three-point line, two points are awarded. If a team is awarded a technical foul then they will receive between one and three free shots. Each shot scored will be awarded with one point.
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What is Jordan's lowest scoring?

Michael Jordan posted his fewest points in a game on December 15, 2002 and on April 2, 2002, with 2 points.
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Has any team went 16 0?

The Patriots finished the season 16-0 thanks largely to an offense that scored an NFL-best 36.8 points per game and defeated its first 8 opponents by a combined 204 points. Patriots QB Tom Brady won the league MVP after leading the NFL with 4,806 passing yards and set the single-season record with 50 TD throws.
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What NBA player scored 93 points in a game?

According to the graphic above, the fourth-year player put up an astounding 93 points—on only 10 field goals—29 rebounds and three blocks. That means Mozgov made a minimum of 63 free throws on his way to putting up the second-most points in a game in NBA history.
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Has there ever been a 200 point NBA game?

No NBA team has ever scored 200 points in a game. In 1983, the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186–184 and this is the most in NBA history.
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What is the rarest number in the NBA?

In fact, the following numbers have never been worn: 58, 59, 64, 69, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 82, 87 and 97.
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Is 6 an illegal number in basketball?

Because of the N.C.A.A.'s longstanding Rule 1, Section 22, Article 7, Clause b. 2 — the little-known statute that prohibits college basketball players from wearing any of the numerals 6, 7, 8 or 9. Those are the numbers you will not see on a college basketball court. Kobe Bryant's former number, 8 (he switched to No.
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Who wears 69 in the NFL?

69: David Bakhtiari, Green Bay Packers.
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What is the NBA 8 second rule?

A team shall not be in continuous possession of a ball which is in its backcourt for more than 8 consecutive seconds.
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How is a full NBA broken up?

Each round features a best-of-seven series with a 2-2-1-1-1 format (two games at the top seed's home court, two games at the lower seed's home, then back and forth one game at a time). The winners of each Conference meet in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. What is the NBA Replay Center?
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Can you win a tie break 7 6?

Keep in mind that in order to win a game, a competitor must have a two point advantage - therefore, 7-6 will not win a '7 Point Tiebreak' game. The game must continue until one of the tennis competitors closes out the set with a final tennis score of 8-6, 9-7, 10-8, 11-9, 12-10, etc.
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