Pistons' Johnson misses all 13 shots in historically bad offensive performance
Only 12 other players since 1983-84 have been as off as Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson was at shooting the basketball Wednesday night.
The 21-year-old missed all 13 of his shot attempts from the field, including six from behind the arc, in 40 minutes of action during Detroit's 102-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
Stanley Johnson went 0-13 tonight. Per Elias, that's the worst opening-night shooting performance in the shot clock era (since 1954-55) pic.twitter.com/qqMioKFBr4
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 19, 2017
Johnson becomes the first player since Derrick Favors in 2012 to take 13 or more shots and miss every single one.
| Player | Team | Date | FGM-A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bridgeman | Milwaukee Bucks | 1984-01-24 | 0-of-14 |
| Rodney McCray | Sacramento Kings | 1988-11-09 | 0-of-15 |
| Gerald Wilkins | New York Knicks | 1990-01-07 | 0-of-13 |
| Vernon Maxwell | Houston Rockets | 1990-12-14 | 0-of-13 |
| Tim Hardaway | Golden State Warriors | 1991-12-27 | 0-of-17 |
| Dino Radja | Boston Celtics | 1993-12-26 | 0-of-14 |
| Tom Gugliotta | Minnesota Timberwolves | 1996-03-13 | 0-of-13 |
| Metta World Peace | Chicago Bulls | 1999-12-18 | 0-of-13 |
| David Wesley | Charlotte Hornets | 2001-04-12 | 0-of-13 |
| Vince Carter | New Jersey Nets | 2008-12-12 | 0-of-13 |
| Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2011-12-28 | 0-of-13 |
| Derrick Favors | Utah Jazz | 2012-03-30 | 0-of-13 |
| Stanley Johnson | Detroit Pistons | 2017-10-18 | 0-of-13 |
(courtesy: Basketball-Reference.com)
On a more positive note, Johnson was everywhere on the floor defensively for the Pistons, which explains why head coach Stan Van Gundy played him as much as he did despite the horrid offensive numbers. He stole the ball a game-high four times, and finished with a plus-minus of plus-6.