highest point differential in game 1 of nba finals on road since 1990

Since 1989-90, the Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons are tied for the highest point differential in a road game, with a 12 point differential in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

	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	Celtics	12	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	W 120-108	240	120	39	33	7	6	43	85	50.6	21	41	51.2	13	16	81.3	65.2	7	32	13	13
2	Pistons	12	6/6/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	W 87-75	240	87	36	19	9	4	30	65	46.2	6	12	50.0	21	30	70.0	55.6	9	27	14	17
3	Knicks	10	6/3/2026	2025-26	NBA Finals	NYK	@	SAS	W 105-95	240	105	49	20	8	4	39	94	41.5	11	36	30.6	16	18	88.9	51.5	10	39	9	23
4	Bulls	8	6/9/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	W 100-92	240	100	41	28	10	8	43	81	53.1	3	8	37.5	11	19	57.9	56.0	10	31	12	17
5	76ers	6	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	W 107-101	265	107	42	21	10	8	40	83	48.2	4	11	36.4	23	25	92.0	56.9	11	31	19	21
6	Spurs	4	6/6/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	@	MIA	W 92-88	240	92	37	16	6	5	35	84	41.7	7	23	30.4	15	18	83.3	50.0	6	31	4	12
7	Rockets	2	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	W 120-118	265	120	41	31	9	10	44	96	45.8	14	32	43.8	18	23	78.3	56.5	9	32	11	21
8	Lakers	2	6/2/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	@	CHI	W 93-91	240	93	37	15	7	3	30	66	45.5	5	10	50.0	28	34	82.4	57.4	6	31	13	16
9	Pacers	1	6/5/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	@	OKC	W 111-110	240	111	56	24	1	7	39	82	47.6	18	39	46.2	15	21	71.4	60.8	13	43	25	22
10	Jazz	-2	6/1/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	L 82-84	240	82	43	20	8	0	35	76	46.1	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	50.7	12	31	18	22
11	Bulls	-3	6/3/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	@	UTA	L 85-88	265	85	41	14	8	8	34	82	41.5	3	16	18.8	14	16	87.5	47.7	9	32	15	19
12	Nets	-5	6/5/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	@	LAL	L 94-99	240	94	45	19	9	4	37	94	39.4	5	16	31.3	15	26	57.7	44.6	21	24	11	29
13	Trail Blazers	-6	6/5/1990	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	@	DET	L 99-105	240	99	46	22	7	4	39	85	45.9	3	11	27.3	18	28	64.3	50.9	8	38	16	35
14	Knicks	-7	6/8/1994	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	@	HOU	L 78-85	240	78	45	23	10	4	31	91	34.1	4	15	26.7	12	19	63.2	39.3	13	32	13	24
15	Cavaliers	-8	6/4/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	L 100-108	265	100	45	19	10	5	39	94	41.5	9	31	29.0	13	19	68.4	48.8	13	32	12	20
16	Mavericks	-8	5/31/2011	2010-11	NBA Finals	DAL	@	MIA	L 84-92	240	84	36	18	6	8	25	67	37.3	9	22	40.9	25	32	78.1	51.8	6	30	11	22
17	Warriors	-9	5/30/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	L 109-118	240	109	38	29	6	2	34	78	43.6	12	31	38.7	29	31	93.5	59.5	9	29	17	27
18	Cavaliers	-9	6/7/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	@	SAS	L 76-85	240	76	32	9	8	2	30	70	42.9	5	15	33.3	11	15	73.3	49.6	9	23	12	16
19	Cavaliers	-10	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	L 114-124	265	114	53	18	5	3	44	99	44.4	10	37	27.0	16	22	72.7	52.4	19	34	12	18
20	Lakers	-10	6/5/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	L 88-98	240	88	33	21	8	2	32	77	41.6	3	14	21.4	21	28	75.0	49.3	7	26	8	29
21	Heat	-10	6/8/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DAL	L 80-90	240	80	45	20	10	1	34	78	43.6	5	20	25.0	7	19	36.8	46.3	12	33	16	25
22	Heat	-11	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DEN	L 93-104	240	93	43	26	5	4	39	96	40.6	13	39	33.3	2	2	100.0	48.0	11	32	8	15
23	Heat	-11	6/12/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	@	OKC	L 94-105	240	94	35	20	6	1	36	78	46.2	8	19	42.1	14	18	77.8	54.7	7	28	11	19
24	Nets	-12	6/4/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	NJN	@	SAS	L 89-101	240	89	45	19	5	5	33	89	37.1	4	13	30.8	19	25	76.0	44.5	13	32	8	26
25	Knicks	-12	6/16/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	NYK	@	SAS	L 77-89	240	77	43	12	7	6	31	81	38.3	2	8	25.0	13	19	68.4	43.1	13	30	15	27

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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)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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28.8

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11.9

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

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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

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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

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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

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