MILWAUKEE (AP) — On Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks and Celtics hit a record-low two free throw attempts, making the Celtics the first team in NBA history to not hit a single free throw. became.
With 19 seconds left in the first quarter of the Bucks' 104-91 win, Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo made the only two free throws of the game, making one.
“I didn't realize that until they told me right before we walked in,” Bucks center Brook Lopez said after the game. “It's weird after the fact. To be honest, I didn't understand much during the game. I didn't notice.”
The Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks shared the previous record of one free throw attempt per game. The Bucks committed just four fouls on Tuesday, the fewest in league history.
The two combined shots broke the previous record of 11, set on Nov. 10, 2019, when Indiana had five and Orlando had six.
It was especially surprising that this record was achieved in a game between the Bucks and Celtics. Antetokounmpo entered Tuesday leading the NBA in free throw attempts with 780 attempts. In this category, Milwaukee's Damian Lillard was seventh (494) and Boston's Jayson Tatum was eighth (488).
Lillard noted that foul calls seem to have decreased across the league in the second half of the season.
“It was weird, but it seems like it's a trend,” Lillard said. “Fouls are no longer part of the game. There have been times when I thought I was fouled and I was surprised that a foul wasn't called. When I bumped into someone or got a piece of someone's arm. It's like, maybe they could, but they didn't. Don't call it that. I thought, “Oh, they're really just letting us play.''
“Then, like the other night, I fouled out with like two minutes left in the game. I've fouled out twice in the last five games, or something like that. , didn't foul out. No matter how the game goes, you just have to respond. I barely remember the whistle tonight.”
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