While watching Lakers vs. Bucks on the night of January 15, 2026, I witnessed two rough shooting lines unfold in real time: Kevin Porter Jr. went 0-for-8 for the Bucks, and Gabe Vincent finished 0-for-7 for the Lakers. Tough nights, no doubt.
But have you wondered who in the past has an even worse shooting performance? Let StrangerStats take you on a journey to uncover some of the worst “0/X field goal attempts” games ever recorded.
1) Most field-goal attempts without a field goal
There are bad shooting nights… and then there are nights where you miss so many shots that it becomes a trivia question. The title for most field goal attempts without a single bucket belongs to Tim Hardaway Sr.. In 1991 he shot 0 for 17 in their win against the Timberwolves, and the record has stood for 35 years (and counting…).
Tim Hardaway
FG 0/17 · 3P 0/2 · FT 2/2 · 2 PTS · 44 MIN
- REB 3
- AST 13
- STL 2
- BLK 1
- TOV 4
- PF 5
- +/- +0
It was quite amazing that the Warriors were able to stil come away with a W! Despite his horrible shooting performance, Tim Hardaway Sr. dished out 13 assists and chipped in for the victory. His hall-of-fame teammate Chris Mullin did the heavy lifting. He shot 15 for 24 and scored 36 points, and covered for Hardaway’s historically cold night.
Full box score on Basketball-Reference
The uncanny part is that 3 decades later, his son Tim Hardaway Jr. authored his own entry into this odd family trivia, shooting 0-for-12 from the field!! However, his team wasn’t so lucky, as they got blown out by the Toronto Raptors. Full box score on Basketball-Reference
Tim Hardaway Jr.
FG 0/12 · 3P 0/6 · FT 0/0 · 0 PTS · 26 MIN
- REB 5
- AST 1
- STL 0
- BLK 0
- TOV 2
- PF 1
- +/- -12
2) Some all-time greats’ 0-for-X games
When we think shooting “0-for-X,” we imagine role players having a panic-game. Start players have much more usage, more touches, and a better chance to play themselves into their rhythm. However there are times they just can’t get right. Here are some 0 field goal games from star players:
Bill Russell
FG 0/14 · 3P 0/0 · FT 4/7 · 4 PTS · 48 MIN
- REB 17
- AST 7
- STL 0
- BLK 0
- TOV 0
- PF 2
- +/- +0
Vince Carter
FG 0/13 · 3P 0/2 · FT 3/4 · 3 PTS · 29 MIN
- REB 4
- AST 3
- STL 0
- BLK 0
- TOV 3
- PF 4
- +/- -32
Russell Westbrook
FG 0/13 · 3P 0/2 · FT 4/4 · 4 PTS · 31 MIN
- REB 3
- AST 6
- STL 0
- BLK 0
- TOV 4
- PF 3
- +/- +1
Gilbert Arenas
FG 0/12 · 3P 0/4 · FT 3/4 · 3 PTS · 33 MIN
- REB 2
- AST 2
- STL 0
- BLK 0
- TOV 2
- PF 2
- +/- -27
Chris Paul
FG 0/12 · 3P 0/3 · FT 2/2 · 2 PTS · 35 MIN
- REB 4
- AST 12
- STL 3
- BLK 0
- TOV 2
- PF 3
- +/- +1
3) Most points scored with 0 made field goals
This is where things get weird.
How do you score a lot of points without making a single shot from the field?
Answer: free throws, and lots of them.
There you have it, one of the most weird games I found. Darrick Martin, who on this night could not make a single shot from the field (0/8 in FG), nailed all his free throws (15/15 in FT), making him the highest scorer without a single field goal bucket.
Darrick Martin
FG 0/8 · 3P 0/1 · FT 15/15 · 15 PTS · 32 MIN
- REB 0
- AST 7
- STL 2
- BLK 0
- TOV 2
- PF 4
- +/- +20
4) The true nightmare: 0-for-X FG and 0-for-Y FT
Missing every field goal is bad.
Missing every free throw too? That’s “turn off the phone for 48 hours” bad.
It turns out Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving can trauma-bond over this experience, as both of them had a brutal night like this early in their respective careers.
Joel Embiid
FG 0/11 · 3P 0/4 · FT 0/3 · 0 PTS · 31 MIN
- REB 13
- AST 2
- STL 0
- BLK 0
- TOV 4
- PF 5
- +/- -9
Kyrie Irving
FG 0/9 · 3P 0/3 · FT 0/3 · 0 PTS · 20 MIN
- REB 4
- AST 4
- STL 0
- BLK 0
- TOV 0
- PF 1
- +/- -19
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