highest point differential in game 1 of a conference finals since 2008

Since 2007-08, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team, with a 31 point differential in Game 1 of the 2016 Eastern Conference Finals against the Raptors on May 17, 2016.

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	31	5/17/2016	2015-16	Conference Finals	CLE	vs	TOR	W 115-84	240	115	45	22	9	4	41	74	55.4	7	20	35.0	26	33	78.8	65.0	10	35	17	20
2	Thunder	26	5/20/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	MIN	W 114-88	240	114	46	27	13	3	41	82	50.0	11	21	52.4	21	26	80.8	61.0	9	37	15	22
3	Warriors	25	5/18/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	DAL	W 112-87	240	112	51	24	8	7	46	82	56.1	10	29	34.5	10	16	62.5	62.9	7	44	15	22
4	Celtics	25	5/13/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	CLE	W 108-83	240	108	48	27	6	4	43	84	51.2	11	30	36.7	11	13	84.6	60.2	6	42	11	17
5	Warriors	22	5/14/2019	2018-19	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	POR	W 116-94	240	116	42	30	13	8	42	84	50.0	17	33	51.5	15	18	83.3	63.1	11	31	14	24
6	Spurs	22	5/19/2013	2012-13	Conference Finals	SAS	vs	MEM	W 105-83	240	105	33	28	5	4	40	76	52.6	14	29	48.3	11	14	78.6	63.9	7	26	11	18
7	Bulls	21	5/15/2011	2010-11	Conference Finals	CHI	vs	MIA	W 103-82	240	103	45	23	11	5	38	87	43.7	10	21	47.6	17	20	85.0	53.8	19	26	10	13
8	Lakers	21	5/17/2010	2009-10	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	PHX	W 128-107	240	128	42	26	8	3	51	88	58.0	8	17	47.1	18	22	81.8	65.5	12	30	9	21
9	Spurs	17	5/19/2014	2013-14	Conference Finals	SAS	vs	OKC	W 122-105	240	122	40	28	8	2	50	87	57.5	9	17	52.9	13	17	76.5	64.6	8	32	10	20
10	Heat	14	5/28/2012	2011-12	Conference Finals	MIA	vs	BOS	W 93-79	240	93	48	17	4	11	36	72	50.0	5	25	20.0	16	23	69.6	56.6	13	35	14	21
11	Warriors	13	5/14/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	GSW	@	HOU	W 119-106	240	119	37	24	9	4	42	80	52.5	13	33	39.4	22	25	88.0	65.4	3	34	9	17
12	Cavaliers	13	5/17/2017	2016-17	Conference Finals	CLE	@	BOS	W 117-104	240	117	44	21	9	2	39	81	48.1	11	31	35.5	28	35	80.0	60.7	12	32	8	17
13	Lakers	12	9/18/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	W 126-114	240	126	34	33	10	6	44	83	53.0	11	26	42.3	27	37	73.0	63.5	10	24	12	28
14	Knicks	11	5/19/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	NYK	vs	CLE	W 115-104	265	115	47	20	10	2	42	88	47.7	10	32	31.3	21	32	65.6	56.3	9	38	19	26
15	Heat	11	5/17/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	MIA	vs	BOS	W 118-107	240	118	39	18	10	12	39	80	48.8	10	30	33.3	30	34	88.2	62.1	9	30	13	24
16	Pacers	11	5/18/2014	2013-14	Conference Finals	IND	vs	MIA	W 107-96	240	107	38	23	4	3	35	68	51.5	8	19	42.1	29	37	78.4	63.5	7	31	12	15
17	Mavericks	9	5/17/2011	2010-11	Conference Finals	DAL	vs	OKC	W 121-112	240	121	33	22	7	8	39	73	53.4	9	23	39.1	34	36	94.4	68.1	8	25	13	28
18	Celtics	9	5/20/2008	2007-08	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	DET	W 88-79	240	88	37	27	10	3	36	69	52.2	2	9	22.2	14	21	66.7	56.2	5	32	11	21
19	Bucks	8	5/15/2019	2018-19	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	TOR	W 108-100	240	108	60	21	8	11	37	93	39.8	11	44	25.0	23	27	85.2	51.5	15	45	13	16
20	Cavaliers	8	5/20/2015	2014-15	Conference Finals	CLE	@	ATL	W 97-89	240	97	49	20	4	4	37	84	44.0	10	26	38.5	13	20	65.0	52.3	12	37	15	19
21	Spurs	7	5/18/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	SAS	@	OKC	W 122-115	290	122	61	25	11	7	41	96	42.7	13	43	30.2	27	29	93.1	56.1	15	46	23	19
22	Heat	7	5/17/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	MIA	@	BOS	W 123-116	240	123	35	20	12	3	46	85	54.1	16	31	51.6	15	19	78.9	65.9	7	28	15	22
23	Nuggets	6	5/16/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	DEN	vs	LAL	W 132-126	240	132	47	29	5	7	50	91	54.9	15	32	46.9	17	22	77.3	65.6	15	32	11	21
24	Suns	6	6/20/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	LAC	W 120-114	240	120	43	31	5	3	49	89	55.1	13	32	40.6	9	9	100.0	64.5	7	36	7	16
25	Thunder	6	5/16/2016	2015-16	Conference Finals	OKC	@	GSW	W 108-102	240	108	52	22	12	6	39	89	43.8	8	17	47.1	22	32	68.8	52.4	10	42	12	15

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 2007-08, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team, with a 31 point differential in Game 1 of the 2016 Eastern Conference Finals against the Raptors on May 17, 2016.

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27.9

9.0

5.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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