best point differential in game 1 of nba finals on road

The New York Knicks have the highest point differential by a team in a road game, with a 22 point differential in Game 1 of the 1972 NBA Finals against the Lakers on April 26, 1972.

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Knicks	22	4/26/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	W 114-92	240	114	55	30			49	91	53.8				16	26	61.5	55.6			14	21
2	Celtics	15	4/28/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	W 98-83	240	98	46	28	7	1	42	88	47.7				14	18	77.8	51.1	10	36	18	17
3	Celtics	12	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	W 120-108	240	120	39	33	7	6	43	85	50.6	21	41	51.2	13	16	81.3	65.2	7	32	13	13
4	Pistons	12	6/6/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	W 87-75	240	87	36	19	9	4	30	65	46.2	6	12	50.0	21	30	70.0	55.6	9	27	14	17
5	Pistons	12	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	W 105-93	240	105	34	29	4	6	42	73	57.5	4	7	57.1	17	22	77.3	63.5	6	28	9	26
6	Knicks	10	6/3/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	NYK	@	SAS	W 105-95	240	105	49	20	8	4	39	94	41.5	11	36	30.6	16	18	88.9	51.5	10	39	9	23
7	Bulls	8	6/9/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	W 100-92	240	100	41	28	10	8	43	81	53.1	3	8	37.5	11	19	57.9	56.0	10	31	12	17
8	Knicks	8	4/4/1953	1952-53	NBA Finals	NYK	@	MIN	W 96-88	240	96					30	70	42.9				36	47	76.6	52.9				25
9	Lakers	7	5/27/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	W 124-117	240	124	50	34	11	7	49	93	52.7	0	0		26	35	74.3	57.2	19	31	22	26
10	76ers	6	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	W 107-101	265	107	42	21	10	8	40	83	48.2	4	11	36.4	23	25	92.0	56.9	11	31	19	21
11	Lakers	6	5/27/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	W 115-109	240	115	42	25	10	4	43	83	51.8	1	2	50.0	28	32	87.5	59.2	12	30	16	30
12	Warriors	6	5/18/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	@	WAS	W 101-95	240	101	52	18	10	7	38	88	43.2				25	35	71.4	48.8	21	31	21	29
13	Spurs	4	6/6/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	W 92-88	240	92	37	16	6	5	35	84	41.7	7	23	30.4	15	18	83.3	50.0	6	31	4	12
14	Lakers	4	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	W 133-129	265	133	54	12			47	102	46.1				39	55	70.9	52.7				27
15	Rockets	2	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	W 120-118	265	120	41	31	9	10	44	96	45.8	14	32	43.8	18	23	78.3	56.5	9	32	11	21
16	Lakers	2	6/2/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	@	CHI	W 93-91	240	93	37	15	7	3	30	66	45.5	5	10	50.0	28	34	82.4	57.4	6	31	13	16
17	Hawks	2	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	W 104-102	240	104	52	16			35	84	41.7				34	42	81.0	50.7				31
18	Hawks	2	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	@	BOS	W 125-123	290	125	56	18			44	106	41.5				37	55	67.3	48.0				31
19	Lakers	2	4/8/1950	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	@	SYR	W 68-66	240	68					25						18	24	75.0					21
20	Pacers	1	6/5/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	@	OKC	W 111-110	240	111	56	24	1	7	39	82	47.6	18	39	46.2	15	21	71.4	60.8	13	43	25	22
21	Jazz	-2	6/1/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	L 82-84	240	82	43	20	8	0	35	76	46.1	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	50.7	12	31	18	22
22	SuperSonics	-2	5/20/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	L 97-99	240	97	41	22	10	11	43	98	43.9				11	23	47.8	44.9	17	24	11	21
23	Celtics	-2	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 118-120	240	118	59	23			47	100	47.0				24	30	80.0	52.1				27
24	Bulls	-3	6/3/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	L 85-88	265	85	41	14	8	8	34	82	41.5	3	16	18.8	14	16	87.5	47.7	9	32	15	19
25	Rockets	-3	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	HOU	@	BOS	L 95-98	240	95	42	23	15	3	42	99	42.4	0	2	0.0	11	14	78.6	45.2	19	23	10	20

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1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
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Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

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