highest point differential in a playoffs by an eastern conference team

The New York Knicks have the highest point differential by an Eastern Conference team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 282 point differential this season.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Knicks	282	2025-26	16	241.6	118.1	45.3	26.4	9.1	4.3	42.9	85.5	50.1	13.1	33.4	39.3	19.2	25.2	76.2	61.1	10.6	34.6	13.4	3,865	1,889	724	423	145	68	214	351
2	Bulls	199	1990-91	17	241.5	103.9	40.2	25.5	9.5	4.5	40.9	79.6	51.4	1.8	5.4	32.6	20.3	26.6	76.3	56.9	12.5	27.7	12.5	4,105	1,767	683	434	161	76	212	378
3	Bulls	190	1995-96	18	241.4	97.4	43.6	22.7	9.5	3.9	35.3	79.7	44.3	6.2	20.2	30.6	20.7	28.0	73.8	52.9	16.3	27.3	14.4	4,345	1,753	784	408	171	70	259	447
4	Celtics	186	1985-86	18	242.8	114.4	45.2	28.6	9.0	6.1	43.9	86.7	50.7	2.5	6.4	39.1	24.1	30.3	79.4	57.2	12.9	32.2	15.2	4,370	2,060	813	515	162	109	274	401
5	Cavaliers	181	2015-16	21	240.0	104.8	43.3	21.2	7.8	4.2	38.3	81.8	46.9	12.3	30.2	40.6	15.8	21.8	72.5	57.3	10.7	32.6	12.5	5,040	2,200	909	446	163	89	262	412
6	Heat	163	2011-12	23	242.2	97.3	40.4	17.5	7.3	5.0	35.0	76.0	46.0	6.8	19.7	34.7	20.6	27.7	74.4	55.2	10.2	30.3	13.0	5,570	2,239	930	402	168	114	299	473
7	Celtics	153	2023-24	19	241.3	108.8	43.1	23.8	6.3	5.4	39.3	83.8	46.9	14.5	40.2	36.0	15.7	19.3	81.2	58.9	9.7	33.4	11.5	4,585	2,067	818	452	119	102	219	298
8	Heat	148	2012-13	23	242.2	97.1	38.1	20.6	8.3	5.4	35.8	76.6	46.8	7.7	20.2	38.1	17.8	23.2	76.6	55.9	9.7	28.4	13.1	5,570	2,234	876	473	191	125	301	510
9	Pistons	147	2003-04	23	244.3	87.1	44.8	19.4	8.0	7.1	31.4	76.3	41.2	4.2	13.9	30.4	20.1	27.3	73.4	49.3	12.9	32.0	14.9	5,620	2,003	1,031	447	184	164	342	518
10	Bulls	147	1997-98	21	242.4	93.1	41.0	20.5	9.0	4.5	34.1	76.7	44.5	4.2	13.0	32.4	20.7	28.1	73.4	52.3	14.0	27.0	12.6	5,090	1,956	860	431	188	95	264	478
11	Cavaliers	143	2016-17	18	240.0	116.2	42.2	22.1	7.4	4.7	40.9	83.1	49.3	14.2	33.9	42.0	20.1	26.2	76.7	61.4	9.2	32.9	13.1	4,320	2,092	759	397	133	84	235	338
12	Pistons	140	1989-90	20	241.3	101.8	43.7	21.1	6.7	4.5	38.6	81.9	47.1	3.1	8.4	36.9	21.6	28.7	75.1	53.8	14.0	29.8	15.1	4,825	2,035	874	421	134	90	302	502
13	Celtics	136	2007-08	26	240.0	94.0	40.0	21.5	7.6	4.3	33.6	75.1	44.7	6.0	16.8	35.9	20.8	26.6	78.3	54.1	11.1	28.9	12.8	6,240	2,444	1,040	559	198	112	333	631
14	Bulls	136	1991-92	22	241.1	100.4	39.9	24.1	7.8	5.5	38.7	79.5	48.7	2.5	6.6	37.2	20.5	27.8	73.5	54.7	13.0	26.9	13.5	5,305	2,208	877	531	172	121	298	520
15	Bucks	132	2018-19	15	243.3	112.8	51.9	25.0	6.7	6.4	39.8	88.3	45.1	12.8	38.1	33.6	20.4	28.0	72.9	56.0	10.1	41.8	13.0	3,650	1,692	779	375	100	96	195	327
16	Raptors	131	2018-19	24	242.1	106.6	42.3	22.5	8.0	4.6	37.7	84.8	44.4	11.9	34.5	34.6	19.3	23.3	83.0	56.1	8.3	34.0	12.1	5,810	2,558	1,016	541	193	110	290	543
17	Pistons	131	1988-89	17	240.0	100.6	44.2	22.6	4.9	4.5	37.9	80.1	47.3	2.5	8.4	29.6	22.4	29.4	76.2	54.1	13.8	30.4	12.1	4,080	1,710	751	385	83	77	205	425
18	Magic	121	2009-10	14	241.8	96.6	40.4	16.9	6.4	5.5	32.8	70.8	46.3	9.9	26.9	36.6	21.1	30.1	70.1	57.4	9.3	31.1	13.7	3,385	1,352	565	236	90	77	192	313
19	Cavaliers	119	2008-09	14	241.8	97.6	40.3	19.1	6.6	4.6	34.8	75.1	46.3	6.6	19.8	33.6	21.4	28.8	74.2	55.6	10.1	30.2	12.4	3,385	1,366	564	268	93	64	173	288
20	Bucks	118	2020-21	23	242.2	110.3	49.0	22.8	7.8	4.2	42.1	91.1	46.2	11.2	35.0	32.1	14.9	20.8	71.8	55.0	12.8	36.1	12.7	5,570	2,537	1,126	525	180	97	293	413
21	Pistons	118	2004-05	25	242.0	90.3	42.3	20.5	7.3	6.1	34.5	79.0	43.7	4.5	13.9	32.6	16.8	22.6	74.2	50.8	12.4	29.9	12.2	6,050	2,258	1,057	512	183	153	305	526
22	Bulls	111	1992-93	19	243.9	102.4	40.0	24.3	8.6	4.4	39.8	82.3	48.4	4.2	9.6	43.4	18.6	25.6	72.7	54.7	13.2	26.8	12.5	4,635	1,945	760	462	163	83	238	443
23	Cavaliers	105	2024-25	9	240.0	119.4	44.7	22.9	8.9	3.6	40.9	87.8	46.6	14.9	41.0	36.3	22.8	27.9	81.7	59.7	12.3	32.3	12.1	2,160	1,075	402	206	80	32	109	167
24	Bulls	105	1996-97	19	240.0	92.5	43.5	20.7	8.5	4.8	34.7	80.2	43.2	6.1	19.2	31.9	17.1	23.2	73.5	51.2	14.9	28.6	12.4	4,560	1,758	826	393	162	92	236	461
25	Pistons	105	1987-88	23	244.3	99.7	44.3	22.3	7.4	4.6	38.4	82.6	46.5	0.9	3.5	25.9	22.0	29.2	75.4	52.2	14.0	30.3	13.8	5,620	2,294	1,019	514	170	105	318	594

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.6

Brunson

RPG

10.8

Towns

APG

6.3

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Fri 6/19	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Knicks

2 - 0

105

Final

104

Spurs

0 - 2

Fri 5 Jun 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.6

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Towns

10.7

Wembanyama

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

122.3

119.3

114.9

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

18.3

8.8

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

970.8

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

694.6

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

958

Wembanyama

729.3

Castle

719.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.54

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

50-37-1

51-38

59-43

47-36

56-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
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
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0