Afrigather The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks made historical past of their matchup on Tuesday. These two squads mixed for a record-low two free throw makes an attempt in the whole sport. Two.
The earlier file for fewest free throws in a sport was 11, per StatMuse.
The Celtics and Bucks mixed for simply two free throw makes an attempt tonight.
The fewest ever in an NBA sport.
The earlier file was eleven. pic.twitter.com/jTTGDPqW2H
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 10, 2024
However that wasn’t the one historical past. The Celtics made some historical past of their very own, as they went the whole 48 minutes of motion with out making an attempt a free throw. They’re the primary workforce in NBA historical past to try this, additionally per StatMuse.
The one participant to achieve the free-throw line was Bucks famous person Giannis Antetokounmpo, who later left the game with a non-contact injury. Coaches and gamers from either side had been shocked by the dearth of calls and gave their takes on the matter. Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said NBA commissioner Adam Silver should be proud of the end result and did not notice the dearth of free throws till after the sport.
“Man, Adam Silver’s the happiest,” Rivers mentioned. “1:57 sport time. My goodness, you’ll be able to go to a sport and nonetheless have dinner. Unbelievable.
Rivers continued: “I believed it was a bodily sport, after which they handed me the stat sheet, and I instructed them, ‘No, I would like the complete sport.’ I believed it was the halftime stats. I did not have a look at the minutes. After which I mentioned, ‘Wow, two free throws for a basketball sport. That is loopy.'”
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Celtic famous person Jayson Tatum opined that possibly the NBA officers are preparing for the postseason, the place video games are extra bodily.
“Perhaps simply gearing up for the playoffs,” Tatum mentioned. “They will let lots of issues go, I assume simply getting us prepared for playoff basketball.”
Bucks famous person Damian Lillard says he has observed the referees are swallowing their whistles extra as of late.
“It was bizarre, however it appears to be the pattern,” Lillard mentioned. “Fouls will not be part of the sport no extra. It is like, I’ve had instances the place I believed I used to be getting fouled, and there is been different instances the place I used to be stunned a foul did not get referred to as on me, the place I’d bump any person or get a bit of any person’s arm and so they do not name it, and I am like, ‘Man, they’re actually simply letting us play.’ After which, like the opposite night time, I fouled out with like two minutes left within the sport. I fouled out twice in our final 5 video games or one thing like that. I hadn’t fouled out in I do not understand how lengthy earlier than this. You have simply bought to roll with nevertheless the sport goes. Tonight, I hardly keep in mind any whistles.”
The Celtics surpassed the 2018 Atlanta Hawks for the fewest free throw makes an attempt in a sport in NBA historical past. The Hawks solely tried one in opposition to the Orlando Magic in that sport.
Correction 4/11/24, 4:20 a.m. ET: A misspelling of Milwaukee Bucks was modified.
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