On the other side, the Bucks were only awarded two free throws, meaning there were only two free throws in the game. “Adam Silver is probably very happy right now,” said Bucks coach Doc Rivers. “The game only lasted 1:57 hours. My goodness, you can go to a game and then have dinner.”
Previously, the 2019 Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic held the record for fewest free throws in a game, Together, both teams took 11 free throws. “Maybe this is a foretaste of the playoffs,” suggested Celtics star Jayson Taum. “They’re letting a lot of things get away with at the moment. They probably want to get us used to playoff basketball.”
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Damian Lillard confused by referees’ new line
However, it was surprising that Boston didn’t take any free throws at all. Previously, Atlanta (1 free throw in 2018) and Memphis (1 FTA in 2024) shared the record. The fact that the Bucks were involved in this game makes things even stranger.
Antetokounmpo (780 FTA) is making the most free throws in the NBA this season, Damian Lillard (494 FTA) is seventh in this category and Celtics forward Tatum (488) is at least eighth.
“It’s a weird trend,” Lillard said. “Fouls don’t seem to be part of the game anymore,” continued the guard, who also could barely remember a whistle. In total, the game was stopped twelve times due to fouls, with the Bucks only committing four fouls and Boston committing eight. Two of those were offensive fouls by Jaylen Brown.
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