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Most points in an NBA game |
Most Points scored by each team | Most Points given up by each team |
Team points opponent points date
Detroit Pistons 186 Denver Nuggets 184 12/13/83 ***
Denver Nuggets 184 Detroit Pistons 186 12/13/83 ***
Boston Celtics 173 Minneapolis Lakers 139 02/27/59
Phoenix Suns 173 Denver Nuggets 143 11/10/90
San Antonio 171 Milwaukee Bucks 166 03/06/82
Philadelphia 76ers 169 New York Knicks 147 03/02/62 Box Score Wilts 100 point game
Denver Nuggets 168 Seattle Supersonics 116 03/16/08 Box Score
Chicago Bulls 168 Atlanta Hawks 161 03/01/19 ****
Milwaukee Bucks 166 San Antonio Spurs 171 03/06/82
Cincinatti Royals 165 San Diego Rockets 151 03/12/70
G. State Warriors 164 Denver Nuggets 158 11/02/90
Denver Nuggets 163 San Antonio Spurs 155 01/11/84
G. State Warriors 162 Denver Nuggets 158 11/01/90
Phoenix Suns 161 New Jersey Nets 157 12/07/06
San Antonio Spurs 161 Denver Nuggets 153 11/07/90
Atlanta Hawks 161 Chicago Bulls 168 03/01/19 ****
Houston Rockets 159 Washington Wizards 158 10/30/19
Playoffs
Team points opponent points date Round
Boston Celtics 157 New York Knicks 128 04/28/1990 East First round
Milwaukee Bucks 156 Philadelphia 76ers 120 03/30/1970 East Semi's
Portlant Blazers 153 Phoenix Suns 151 05/11/1992 West Semi Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 153 Denver Nuggets 109 05/22/1985 West Finals
San Antonio Spurs 152 Denver Nuggets 133 04/26/1983 West Semi Finals
Phoenix Suns 151 Portland Blazers 153 05/11/1992 West Semi Finals
Dallas Mavericks 151 Seattle Sonics 129 04/28/1987 West First Round
Toronto Raptors 150 Brooklyn Nets 122 08/23/2020 East First Round
Boston Celtics 148 Los Angeles Lakers 114 5/27/1985 Finals
Philadelphia 76ers 145 Brooklyn Nets 123 04/15/2019 East First Round
Detroit Pistons 145 Boston Celtics 119 05/24/1987 East Finals
San Antonio Spurs 145 Denver Nuggets 105 05/04/1983 West Semi Finals
St Louis Hawks 145 Detroit Pistons 101 03/25/1958 West Finals
Indiana Pacers 144 Charlotte Hornets 117 05/18/2021 East Play-in
Milwaukee Bucks 143 Denver Nuggets 112 04/23/1978 West Semi Finals
St Louis Hawks 143 Minneapolis Lakers 135 03/25/1957 West Finals**
San Fran. Warriors 143 St Louis Hawks 136 04/01/1967 West Finals
Washington Wizards 142 Indiana Pacers 115 05/21/2021 East Play-in
Chicago Bulls 142 Brooklyn Nets 134 04/27/2013 East First Round ***
Los Angeles Lakers 142 Phoenix Suns 114 04/18/1985 West First Round
Boston Celtics 142 Los Angeles Lakers 110 04/18/1965 Finals
Boston Celtics 142 Cincinatti Royals 131 04/10/1963 East Finals
Brooklyn Nets 141 Boston Celtics 126 05/30/2021 East First Round
Utah Jazz 141 Memphis Grizzlies 129 05/27/2021 West First Round
Dallas Mavericks 141 Sacramento Kings 137 05/10/2003 West Semis**
Los Angeles Lakers 141 Boston Celtics 122 04/04/1987 Finals
Denver Nuggets 141 San Antonio Spurs 120 04/06/1980 West First Round
Philadelphia 76ers 141 San Fran Warriors 135 04/14/1967 Finals*
Portland Blazers 140 Denver Nuggets 137 05/03/2019 West Semis****
Houston Rockets 140 Utah Jazz 126 04/29/1995 West First Round
Phoenix Suns 140 G. State Warriors 133 05/04/1994 West First Round
Los Angeles Lakers 140 Denver Nuggets 103 04/29/1987 West First Round
Atlanta Hawks 140 Boston Celtics 116 04/17/1986 East First Round
Boston Celtics 140 St Louis Hawks 122 03/27/1960 Finals
Boston Celtics 140 New York Knicks 110 03/21/1967 East Semis
Philadelphia 76ers 140 Boston Celtics 116 04/11/1967 East Finals
* Denotes overtime
@ All-star Game
Records are not complete.
Playoff records are incomplete after 1967.
Other games
Team points opponent points date
Western All-stars 196 Eastern All-stars 173 02/14/16 All-star Game
Atlanta Hawks 194 Denver Nuggets 166 10/17/90 Pre-season
Phoenix Suns 186 Denver Nuggets 123 10/11/90 Pre-season
Boston Celtics 172 Denver Nuggets 139 10/19/90 Pre-season
Eastern All-stars 173 Western All-stars 196 02/14/16 All-star Game
Most Point both teams combined
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Pts | Date | Location | Winner | Loser | Score | OT | High Scorer | pts | |
370 | 12/13/83 | Denver | Nuggets | Pistons | 186-184 | 3 | Kiki Vandewegh | 51 | |
337 | 03/06/82 | San Antonio | Spurs | Bucks | 171-166 | 3 | George Gervin | 50 | |
329 | 03/01/19 | Atlanta | Bulls | Hawks | 168-161 | 4 | Trae Young | 49 | |
320 | 11/02/90 | Denver | Warriors | Nuggets | 162-158 | 0 | Chris Mullin | 38 | |
318 | 1/11/1984 | Denver | Nuggets | NSpurs | 163-155 | 0 | Kiki Vandeweghe | 50 | |
318 | 12/07/06 | East Rutherford | Suns | Nets | 162-157 | 2 | Steve Nash | 38 | |
317 | 10/30/2019 | Washington | Rockets | Wizards | 159-158 | 0 | James Harden | 59 | |
316 | 03/02/62 | Hershey | Warriors | Knicks | 169-147 | 0 | Wilt Chamberlain | 100 | |
316 | 03/12/70 | Cincinnati | Royals | Rockets | 165-151 | 0 | Elvin Hayes | 40 | |
314 | 11/07/90 | San Antonio | Spurs | Nuggets | 161-153 | 0 | David Robinson | 43 | |
312 | 02/27/59 | Boston | Celtics | Lakers | 173-139 | 0 | Tom Heinsohn | 43 | |
311 | 03/10/63 | Syracuse | Nationals | Warriors | 163-148 | 0 | Wilt Chamberlain | 70 | |
311 | 03/16/84 | Portland | Bulls | Blazers | 156-155 | 4 | Jim Paxson | 41 | |
311 | 04/15/84 | San Antonio | Spurs | Nuggets | 157-154 | 0 | Alex English | 40 |
Playoffs
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Pts | Date | Location | Winner | Loser | Score | OT | High Scorer | pts | |
304 | 05/11/92 | Phoenix | Blazers | Suns | 153-151 | 2 | Kevin Johnson | 35 | |
285 | 04/26/83 | San Antonio | Spurs | Nuggets | 152-133 | 0 | George Gervin | 42 | |
285 | 04/28/90 | Boston | Celtics | Knicks | 157-128 | 0 | Kevin McHale | 31 | |
280 | 04/23/87 | Dallas | Mavericks | Sonics | 151-129 | 0 | Tom Chambers | 35 | |
279 | 04/01/67 | Oakland | Warriors | Hawks | 143-136 | 0 | Rick Barry | 47 | |
278 | 03/25/57 | Minneapolis | Hawks | Lakers | 143-135 | 2 | Bobby Leonard | 42 | |
278 | 05/10/03 | Sacramento | Mavericks | Kings | 141-137 | 2 | Nick Van Exel | 40 |
ABA Highest Scoring Games
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