The Seattle SuperSonics had the highest point differential by a team in a 1997 playoff game, with a 44 point differential versus the Suns on April 27, 1997.

biggest point differential in a game by a team during the 1997 playoffs

TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF
Seattle SuperSonics	44	4/27/1997	SEA	vs	PHX	W 122-78	240	122	50	24	14	9	12	45	92	48.9	9	28	32.1	23	30	76.7	30
Miami Heat	35	4/24/1997	MIA	vs	ORL	W 99-64	240	99	51	27	6	11	8	39	87	44.8	13	31	41.9	8	10	80.0	15
Chicago Bulls	24	5/24/1997	CHI	@	MIA	W 98-74	240	98	40	16	19	2	15	35	78	44.9	1	13	7.7	27	32	84.4	28
Seattle SuperSonics	24	5/3/1997	SEA	vs	PHX	W 116-92	240	116	43	29	8	1	11	41	82	50.0	9	25	36.0	25	31	80.6	18
Chicago Bulls	20	5/10/1997	CHI	@	ATL	W 100-80	240	100	53	25	10	3	13	42	89	47.2	5	19	26.3	11	18	61.1	28
Los Angeles Lakers	20	5/8/1997	LAL	vs	UTA	W 104-84	240	104	47	20	6	9	16	35	72	48.6	0	12	0.0	34	42	81.0	33
Utah Jazz	20	4/24/1997	UTA	vs	LAC	W 106-86	240	106	45	30	6	7	11	39	73	53.4	4	8	50.0	24	31	77.4	19
Houston Rockets	18	5/23/1997	HOU	vs	UTA	W 118-100	240	118	38	28	8	6	15	44	75	58.7	12	25	48.0	18	22	81.8	22
Los Angeles Lakers	18	4/25/1997	LAL	vs	POR	W 95-77	240	95	41	28	6	5	8	37	75	49.3	3	9	33.3	18	30	60.0	24
Miami Heat	17	4/27/1997	MIA	vs	ORL	W 104-87	240	104	35	25	9	2	13	35	66	53.0	9	23	39.1	25	33	75.8	19
Houston Rockets	17	4/24/1997	HOU	vs	MIN	W 112-95	240	112	58	28	1	2	14	39	85	45.9	11	27	40.7	23	31	74.2	21
Utah Jazz	16	5/4/1997	UTA	vs	LAL	W 93-77	240	93	51	24	10	7	15	33	72	45.8	7	16	43.8	20	34	58.8	17
Utah Jazz	15	5/19/1997	UTA	vs	HOU	W 101-86	240	101	49	24	10	3	15	37	84	44.0	5	14	35.7	22	27	81.5	30
Miami Heat	15	5/14/1997	MIA	vs	NYK	W 96-81	240	96	42	17	7	3	20	31	72	43.1	8	19	42.1	26	34	76.5	22
Chicago Bulls	15	5/13/1997	CHI	vs	ATL	W 107-92	240	107	54	31	9	1	10	40	96	41.7	10	29	34.5	17	20	85.0	18
Utah Jazz	15	5/10/1997	UTA	@	LAL	W 110-95	240	110	41	27	9	3	11	37	82	45.1	6	15	40.0	30	34	88.2	27
Los Angeles Lakers	14	4/27/1997	LAL	vs	POR	W 107-93	240	107	32	26	8	6	10	36	62	58.1	6	13	46.2	29	38	76.3	19
Atlanta Hawks	14	4/25/1997	ATL	vs	DET	W 89-75	240	89	41	12	1	1	11	31	68	45.6	4	15	26.7	23	24	95.8	18
Chicago Bulls	13	5/28/1997	CHI	vs	MIA	W 100-87	240	100	53	26	8	11	10	39	84	46.4	5	14	35.7	17	24	70.8	27
New York Knicks	13	5/12/1997	NYK	vs	MIA	W 89-76	240	89	35	24	10	5	17	34	67	50.7	6	17	35.3	15	21	71.4	27
Orlando Magic	13	4/29/1997	ORL	vs	MIA	W 88-75	240	88	32	11	8	6	8	31	73	42.5	4	19	21.1	22	23	95.7	20
Detroit Pistons	13	4/27/1997	DET	@	ATL	W 93-80	240	93	34	11	11	3	13	32	71	45.1	6	16	37.5	23	25	92.0	20
Chicago Bulls	12	6/4/1997	CHI	vs	UTA	W 97-85	240	97	41	26	8	4	13	32	69	46.4	6	16	37.5	27	33	81.8	26
Utah Jazz	12	5/21/1997	UTA	vs	HOU	W 104-92	240	104	56	21	3	10	13	35	78	44.9	3	10	30.0	31	37	83.8	25
Atlanta Hawks	12	5/2/1997	ATL	@	DET	W 94-82	240	94	50	19	4	2	16	33	75	44.0	8	26	30.8	20	25	80.0	21