biggest point difference in one elimination game in nba playoff history

The Minneapolis Lakers have the highest point differential by a team in an elimination game, with a 58 point differential in Game 2 of the 1956 Division Semifinals against the St. Louis Hawks.

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	58	3/19/1956	MIN	vs	STL	W 133-75	240	133					44	101	43.6				45	53	84.9	53.5				30
2	Timberwolves	45	5/16/2024	MIN	vs	DEN	W 115-70	240	115	62	26	9	4	40	86	46.5	15	40	37.5	20	24	83.3	59.5	11	51	6	14
3	Mavericks	40	5/7/2005	DAL	vs	HOU	W 116-76	240	116	52	21	7	10	41	80	51.3	8	16	50.0	26	28	92.9	62.8	16	36	14	19
4	Grizzlies	39	5/11/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	W 134-95	240	134	55	37	12	4	47	99	47.5	18	41	43.9	22	30	73.3	59.7	18	37	10	17
5	Warriors	39	4/6/1948	PHI	@	STL	W 85-46	240	85		12			34	96	35.4				17	28	60.7	39.2				16
6	Mavericks	38	6/14/2024	DAL	vs	BOS	W 122-84	240	122	52	21	7	2	46	91	50.5	15	37	40.5	15	22	68.2	60.6	13	39	9	17
7	Jazz	38	5/5/1996	UTA	vs	POR	W 102-64	240	102	54	23	8	12	35	76	46.1	5	16	31.3	27	37	73.0	55.3	14	40	11	18
8	Jazz	35	5/30/1996	UTA	vs	SEA	W 118-83	240	118	37	35	15	7	44	73	60.3	6	15	40.0	24	30	80.0	68.4	7	30	11	25
9	Bullets	35	6/4/1978	WAS	vs	SEA	W 117-82	240	117	69	26	12	10	46	103	44.7				25	34	73.5	49.6	25	44	21	25
10	Lakers	35	4/9/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	W 129-94	240	129	68	44			54	102	52.9				21	36	58.3	54.7				21
11	Pacers	34	4/27/2018	IND	vs	CLE	W 121-87	240	121	45	27	9	1	49	87	56.3	15	30	50.0	8	14	57.1	64.9	9	36	7	18
12	Celtics	34	5/4/2008	BOS	vs	ATL	W 99-65	240	99	46	20	11	10	40	84	47.6	3	18	16.7	16	19	84.2	53.6	14	32	8	19
13	Mavericks	33	5/15/2022	DAL	@	PHX	W 123-90	240	123	43	14	9	6	46	81	56.8	19	39	48.7	12	12	100.0	71.3	6	37	12	17
14	Heat	33	5/1/2016	MIA	vs	CHA	W 106-73	240	106	58	24	2	8	43	89	48.3	9	24	37.5	11	16	68.8	55.2	10	48	9	16
15	Celtics	33	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	W 120-87	240	120	35	25	7	6	46	85	54.1	19	29	65.5	9	11	81.8	66.8	13	22	5	22
16	Pacers	33	6/16/2000	IND	vs	LAL	W 120-87	240	120	46	26	7	4	39	68	57.4	10	20	50.0	32	36	88.9	71.6	6	40	16	24
17	76ers	33	6/6/1982	PHI	vs	LAL	W 135-102	240	135	39	37	14	13	56	94	59.6	0	0		23	34	67.6	61.9	13	26	11	18
18	Thunder	32	5/18/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	W 125-93	240	125	44	28	16	3	47	96	49.0	12	39	30.8	19	24	79.2	58.7	15	29	10	19
19	Hawks	32	4/28/1998	ATL	vs	CHA	W 96-64	240	96	41	19	10	5	33	66	50.0	7	12	58.3	23	30	76.7	60.6	10	31	14	21
20	Pistons	32	5/5/1991	DET	vs	ATL	W 113-81	240	113	54	32	4	5	44	90	48.9	5	14	35.7	20	28	71.4	55.2	15	39	14	26
21	Rockets	32	4/12/1975	HOU	vs	NYK	W 118-86	240	118	51	35	11		51	88	58.0				16	18	88.9	61.5			20	27
22	Suns	31	5/6/2006	PHX	vs	LAL	W 121-90	240	121	37	24	5	3	47	77	61.0	10	21	47.6	17	18	94.4	71.2	1	36	10	13
23	Pistons	31	4/30/2003	DET	vs	ORL	W 98-67	240	98	45	19	8	8	35	80	43.8	5	23	21.7	23	28	82.1	53.1	16	29	10	21
24	Celtics	31	5/15/1992	BOS	vs	CLE	W 122-91	240	122	44	41	11	6	52	88	59.1	0	6	0.0	18	22	81.8	62.4	12	32	9	17
25	Mavericks	30	5/1/2001	DAL	vs	UTA	W 107-77	240	107	45	20	5	8	36	78	46.2	13	25	52.0	22	23	95.7	60.7	8	37	9	19

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.5
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sun 3/1	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NOP	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	IND	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

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34 - 24

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Final

113

Suns

34 - 26

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.7

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31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

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10.5

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9.8

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8.6

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2.0

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2.8

Wembanyama

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3.5

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TS% Leaders

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67.8

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120.8

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118.6

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,864.2

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2,738

Jokić

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Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,920.3

Jokić

2,891.5

Maxey

2,839.8

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USG% Leaders

37.6

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

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MPG Leaders

38.4

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37.0

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1.54

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38-22

36-23-1

34-25

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Worst Record ATS

24-37

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	44	14	.759
2	Celtics	39	20	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	38	22	.633	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	24	.607	8.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.5
6	76ers	33	26	.559	11.5
7	Magic	31	27	.534	13.0
8	Heat	31	29	.517	14.0
9	Hawks	30	31	.492	15.5
10	Hornets	29	31	.483	16.0
11	Bucks	26	32	.448	18.0
12	Bulls	24	36	.400	21.0
13	Wizards	16	42	.276	28.0
14	Nets	15	44	.254	29.5
15	Pacers	15	45	.250	30.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	46	15	.754
2	Spurs	43	16	.729	2.0
3	Rockets	37	21	.638	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	23	.617	8.5
5	Timberwolves	37	23	.617	8.5
6	Lakers	34	24	.586	10.5
7	Suns	34	26	.567	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	14.0
9	Trail Blazers	29	31	.483	16.5
10	Clippers	27	31	.466	17.5
11	Grizzlies	22	36	.379	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	38	.356	24.0
13	Jazz	18	41	.305	27.0
14	Pelicans	18	42	.300	27.5
15	Kings	14	47	.230	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 1/26	POR	@	WAS	111-115
Mon 1/26	SAC	@	NYK	87-103
Mon 1/26	NOP	@	OKC	95-104
Mon 1/26	MIL	@	PHI	122-139
Mon 1/26	DET	@	DEN	109-107

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 2/28	POR	@	CHA	1:00 PM
Sat 2/28	HOU	@	MIA	3:30 PM
Sat 2/28	TOR	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sat 2/28	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM

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