highest playoff point difference in a game

The Denver Nuggets and the Minneapolis Lakers are tied for the highest point differential in a playoff game, with a 58 point differential.

TEAMDIFFDATETMOPPRESULTMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Nuggets
Nuggets
58
4/27/2009
DEN DEN
@
NOH NOH
W
121-63
240
121
41
29
15
6
43
76
56.6
10
20
50.0
25
30
83.3
67.8
10
31
11
29
2Lakers
Lakers
58
3/19/1956
MIN MIN
vs
STL STL
W
133-75
240
133
44
101
43.6
45
53
84.9
53.5
30
3Lakers
Lakers
56
4/21/1973
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
W
126-70
240
126
75
31
51
109
46.8
24
31
77.4
51.4
12
4Cavaliers
Cavaliers
55
4/28/2025
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
W
138-83
240
138
51
26
15
6
47
86
54.7
22
47
46.8
22
25
88.0
71.1
8
43
12
12
5Bulls
Bulls
54
4/30/2015
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
W
120-66
240
120
50
31
7
2
46
90
51.1
15
30
50.0
13
16
81.3
61.8
10
40
12
14
6Thunder
Thunder
51
4/20/2025
OKC OKC
vs
MEM MEM
W
131-80
240
131
54
36
12
8
50
99
50.5
17
48
35.4
14
15
93.3
62.0
12
42
16
16
7Bucks
Bucks
50
4/4/1971
MIL MIL
vs
SFW SFW
W
136-86
240
136
56
37
58
104
55.8
20
28
71.4
58.5
26
8Magic
Magic
47
4/28/1995
ORL ORL
vs
BOS BOS
W
124-77
240
124
50
27
11
7
42
86
48.8
9
17
52.9
31
37
83.8
60.6
18
32
13
25
9Lakers
Lakers
47
4/17/1986
LAL LAL
vs
SAS SAS
W
135-88
240
135
47
38
15
8
57
86
66.3
1
4
25.0
20
22
90.9
70.5
11
36
23
22
10Timberwolves
Timberwolves
45
5/16/2024
MIN MIN
vs
DEN 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
11Cavaliers
Cavaliers
44
5/19/2017
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
W
130-86
240
130
45
28
10
6
48
85
56.5
19
39
48.7
15
23
65.2
68.3
9
36
12
17
12SuperSonics
SuperSonics
44
4/27/1997
SEA SEA
vs
PHX PHX
W
122-78
240
122
50
24
14
9
45
92
48.9
9
28
32.1
23
30
76.7
58.0
14
36
12
30
13Lakers
Lakers
44
5/22/1985
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
W
153-109
240
153
54
42
13
13
67
116
57.8
1
4
25.0
18
21
85.7
61.1
17
37
12
23
14Hawks
Hawks
44
3/25/1958
STL STL
@
DET DET
W
145-101
240
145
55
98
56.1
35
44
79.5
61.8
29
15Thunder
Thunder
43
5/7/2025
OKC OKC
vs
DEN DEN
W
149-106
240
149
44
31
12
8
50
89
56.2
16
36
44.4
33
36
91.7
71.1
8
36
9
24
16Clippers
Clippers
43
8/25/2020
LAC LAC
vs
DAL DAL
W
154-111
240
154
49
28
5
4
53
84
63.1
22
35
62.9
26
34
76.5
77.8
8
41
16
26
17Magic
Magic
43
5/4/2010
ORL ORL
vs
ATL ATL
W
114-71
240
114
53
23
6
7
44
84
52.4
9
23
39.1
17
24
70.8
60.3
14
39
13
17
18Pistons
Pistons
43
4/26/1987
DET DET
vs
WAS WAS
W
128-85
240
128
57
36
10
12
54
95
56.8
2
4
50.0
18
20
90.0
61.7
12
45
20
20
19Lakers
Lakers
43
4/28/1984
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
W
134-91
240
134
43
32
11
11
51
85
60.0
2
2
100.0
30
37
81.1
66.2
10
33
16
26
20Timberwolves
Timberwolves
42
5/24/2025
MIN MIN
vs
OKC OKC
W
143-101
240
143
50
30
6
3
55
96
57.3
20
40
50.0
13
17
76.5
69.1
11
39
10
18
21Bulls
Bulls
42
6/7/1998
CHI CHI
vs
UTA UTA
W
96-54
240
96
50
25
13
6
37
76
48.7
4
11
36.4
18
26
69.2
54.9
11
39
17
19
22Warriors
Warriors
41
5/20/2018
GSW GSW
vs
HOU HOU
W
126-85
240
126
49
20
11
7
48
92
52.2
13
32
40.6
17
18
94.4
63.1
11
38
8
16
23Bulls
Bulls
41
4/25/1991
CHI CHI
vs
NYK NYK
W
126-85
240
126
41
26
15
0
44
84
52.4
6
10
60.0
32
42
76.2
61.5
15
26
15
20
24Lakers
Lakers
40
4/28/2023
LAL LAL
vs
MEM MEM
W
125-85
240
125
52
33
6
15
49
91
53.8
15
44
34.1
12
15
80.0
64.0
9
43
16
16
25Clippers
Clippers
40
4/21/2014
LAC LAC
vs
GSW GSW
W
138-98
240
138
34
29
15
5
47
83
56.6
12
25
48.0
32
35
91.4
70.1
9
25
13
22

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

126.2

1st

DRTG

116.5

18th

NETRTG

9.7

3rd

3P%

39.8

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
ORL ORL
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Mon
12/22
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
DEN DEN
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
10:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

18 - 6

136

Final

105

SAC Kings

6 - 19

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
21
5
.808
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
16
11
.593
5.5
4
Celtics Celtics
15
11
.577
6.0
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
6.0
6
76ers 76ers
14
11
.560
6.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
100-108
Fri
11/14
TOR TOR
@
IND IND
129-111
Fri
11/14
OKC OKC
@
CHA CHA
109-96
Fri
11/14
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
123-112

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
MEM MEM
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
ATL ATL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
7:00 PM