highest difference in team possessions in a single nba game

The Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets are tied for the most possessions in a game, with 147.3 possessions on December 13, 1983.

Interpreted as:
highest difference in team possessions in a single NBA regular-season game
TEAM POSS 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 Pistons
Pistons
147.3
12/13/1983
DET DET
@
DEN DEN
W
186-184
315
186
56
47
19
6
74
136
54.4
1
2
50.0
37
60
61.7
57.3
23
33
13
44
2 Nuggets
Nuggets
147.3
12/13/1983
DEN DEN
vs
DET DET
L
184-186
315
184
57
46
7
7
68
115
59.1
1
2
50.0
47
57
82.5
65.7
16
41
24
43
3 Hawks
Hawks
142.5
3/1/2019
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
L
161-168
340
161
59
33
11
8
61
123
49.6
22
60
36.7
17
25
68.0
60.1
9
50
20
34
4 Bulls
Bulls
142.5
3/1/2019
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
W
168-161
340
168
62
30
10
5
56
119
47.1
21
48
43.8
35
48
72.9
59.9
11
51
16
30
5 Lakers
Lakers
141.9
1/29/1980
LAL LAL
@
CLE CLE
L
153-154
340
153
66
27
6
11
63
122
51.6
0
0
27
32
84.4
56.2
18
48
34
38
6 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
141.9
1/29/1980
CLE CLE
vs
LAL LAL
W
154-153
340
154
61
44
13
8
65
142
45.8
0
1
0.0
24
32
75.0
49.3
29
32
14
30
7 SuperSonics
SuperSonics
139.8
11/9/1989
SEA SEA
@
MIL MIL
L
154-155
365
154
52
26
10
8
52
117
44.4
4
10
40.0
46
60
76.7
53.7
22
30
25
39
8 Bucks
Bucks
139.8
11/9/1989
MIL MIL
vs
SEA SEA
W
155-154
365
155
51
31
13
6
56
111
50.5
4
8
50.0
39
49
79.6
58.5
10
41
22
39
9 Warriors
Warriors
139.2
11/2/1990
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
W
162-158
240
162
58
37
10
4
63
109
57.8
2
4
50.0
34
49
69.4
62.0
11
47
22
38
10 Nuggets
Nuggets
139.2
11/2/1990
DEN DEN
vs
GSW GSW
L
158-162
240
158
66
29
12
9
57
130
43.8
4
13
30.8
40
55
72.7
51.2
28
38
16
38
11 Nuggets
Nuggets
137.7
11/10/1990
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
L
143-173
240
143
47
33
12
6
54
117
46.2
2
7
28.6
33
41
80.5
52.9
19
28
25
33
12 Suns
Suns
137.7
11/10/1990
PHX PHX
vs
DEN DEN
W
173-143
240
173
53
50
19
7
67
104
64.4
0
2
0.0
39
48
81.3
69.1
12
41
27
28
13 Warriors
Warriors
137.5
2/1/1987
GSW GSW
vs
NJN NJN
W
150-147
340
150
61
33
16
7
58
124
46.8
0
3
0.0
34
44
77.3
52.3
18
43
19
32
14 Nets
Nets
137.5
2/1/1987
NJN NJN
@
GSW GSW
L
147-150
340
147
69
35
13
5
59
127
46.5
2
6
33.3
27
34
79.4
51.8
25
44
21
37
15 Warriors
Warriors
135.7
3/26/1974
GSW GSW
vs
POR POR
W
143-120
240
143
66
42
13
12
64
121
52.9
15
21
71.4
54.9
19
47
26
28
16 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
135.7
3/26/1974
POR POR
@
GSW GSW
L
120-143
240
120
56
25
7
10
47
110
42.7
26
31
83.9
48.5
14
42
28
23
17 Pacers
Pacers
134.7
10/30/1985
IND IND
@
NJN NJN
L
138-147
315
138
58
24
9
6
48
109
44.0
0
1
0.0
42
50
84.0
52.7
19
39
22
35
18 Nets
Nets
134.7
10/30/1985
NJN NJN
vs
IND IND
W
147-138
315
147
65
27
14
6
55
121
45.5
0
3
0.0
37
46
80.4
52.0
18
47
20
36
19 Nuggets
Nuggets
134.5
12/28/1982
DEN DEN
vs
IND IND
W
155-150
265
155
57
30
8
11
55
111
49.5
0
1
0.0
45
59
76.3
56.6
13
44
14
28
20 Pacers
Pacers
134.5
12/28/1982
IND IND
@
DEN DEN
L
150-155
265
150
56
32
5
4
62
120
51.7
3
9
33.3
23
34
67.6
55.6
16
40
18
46
21 Warriors
Warriors
132.4
11/3/1973
GSW GSW
@
BUF BUF
W
124-121
265
124
63
35
14
3
54
113
47.8
16
20
80.0
50.9
15
48
28
26
22 Braves
Braves
132.4
11/3/1973
BUF BUF
vs
GSW GSW
L
121-124
265
121
51
36
16
12
51
108
47.2
19
27
70.4
50.5
8
43
22
22
23 Spurs
Spurs
132.1
2/23/1984
SAS SAS
@
UTA UTA
L
142-143
290
142
47
37
11
5
59
117
50.4
0
1
0.0
24
32
75.0
54.2
13
34
19
32
24 Jazz
Jazz
132.1
2/23/1984
UTA UTA
vs
SAS SAS
W
143-142
290
143
70
27
9
10
53
116
45.7
3
8
37.5
34
44
77.3
52.8
27
43
26
31
25 Nuggets
Nuggets
132
12/26/1983
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
L
133-140
265
133
42
31
14
2
45
108
41.7
5
11
45.5
38
44
86.4
52.2
13
29
25
44

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

16th

DRTG

113.1

11th

NETRTG

1.9

13th

3P%

36.2

17th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
Last Game
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Final

116

NYK Knicks

4 - 2

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
3/26
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
104-125
Wed
3/26
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
117-119
Wed
3/26
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
121-110
Wed
3/26
POR POR
@
SAC SAC
107-128
Thu
3/27
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
122-133

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM
Sun
5/11
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Mon
5/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
5/13
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM