highest point differential in game 3 of nba finals through 2000

Before 2000-01, the Chicago Bulls had the highest point differential by a team, with a 42 point differential in Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Jazz on June 7, 1998.

TEAMDIFFDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPRESULTMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Bulls
Bulls
42
6/7/1998
1997-98
NBA Finals
vs
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
2Lakers
Lakers
33
6/3/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
vs
W
137-104
240
137
63
36
7
6
53
103
51.5
0
1
0.0
31
44
70.5
56.0
22
41
10
27
3Lakers
Lakers
25
6/2/1985
1984-85
NBA Finals
vs
W
136-111
240
136
49
34
12
6
52
96
54.2
4
8
50.0
28
36
77.8
60.8
13
36
12
28
4Warriors
Warriors
24
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
vs
W
115-91
240
115
61
29
47
88
53.4
21
35
60.0
55.6
25
5Celtics
Celtics
23
5/9/1981
1980-81
NBA Finals
@
W
94-71
240
94
44
24
12
6
40
89
44.9
2
3
66.7
12
19
63.2
48.3
16
28
11
25
6Bulls
Bulls
22
6/9/1996
1995-96
NBA Finals
@
W
108-86
240
108
33
28
9
2
38
76
50.0
7
15
46.7
25
34
73.5
59.4
10
23
11
29
7Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
22
5/29/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
vs
W
129-107
240
129
52
34
13
9
52
106
49.1
25
32
78.1
53.7
14
38
16
28
8Lakers
Lakers
21
6/1/1982
1981-82
NBA Finals
vs
W
129-108
240
129
48
30
15
5
50
91
54.9
1
1
100.0
28
47
59.6
57.8
17
31
18
30
9Lakers
Lakers
21
4/21/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
vs
W
126-105
240
126
79
31
43
90
47.8
40
57
70.2
54.7
32
10Lakers
Lakers
20
4/17/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
vs
W
119-99
240
119
65
26
44
93
47.3
31
36
86.1
54.7
23
11Lakers
Lakers
20
4/8/1949
1948-49
NBA Finals
@
W
94-74
240
94
33
28
36
77.8
25
1276ers
76ers
17
5/29/1983
1982-83
NBA Finals
@
W
111-94
240
111
54
27
14
2
45
94
47.9
0
1
0.0
21
35
60.0
50.7
22
32
19
23
13Celtics
Celtics
16
4/2/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
@
W
102-86
240
102
52
22
39
95
41.1
24
35
68.6
46.2
20
14Pistons
Pistons
15
6/10/1990
1989-90
NBA Finals
@
W
121-106
240
121
36
19
3
4
43
81
53.1
3
10
30.0
32
41
78.0
61.1
10
26
14
26
15Lakers
Lakers
15
4/7/1953
1952-53
NBA Finals
@
W
90-75
240
90
34
77
44.2
22
26
84.6
50.9
23
16Celtics
Celtics
14
4/20/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
@
W
120-106
240
120
47
20
48
100
48.0
24
28
85.7
53.4
26
17Lakers
Lakers
14
4/4/1954
1953-54
NBA Finals
@
W
81-67
240
81
43
21
30
73
41.1
21
27
77.8
47.7
29
18Lakers
Lakers
14
4/14/1950
1949-50
NBA Finals
vs
W
91-77
240
91
21
35
99
35.4
21
29
72.4
40.7
30
19Lakers
Lakers
13
6/12/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
@
W
99-86
240
99
38
21
8
6
37
72
51.4
1
3
33.3
24
34
70.6
56.9
5
33
11
13
20Celtics
Celtics
13
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
W
123-110
240
123
62
34
48
106
45.3
27
43
62.8
49.2
23
21Celtics
Celtics
12
5/3/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
vs
W
95-83
240
95
41
25
12
1
37
84
44.0
21
27
77.8
49.5
14
27
21
17
22Jazz
Jazz
11
6/6/1997
1996-97
NBA Finals
vs
W
104-93
240
104
47
25
9
6
37
83
44.6
4
14
28.6
26
30
86.7
54.1
14
33
10
20
23Lakers
Lakers
11
5/3/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
@
W
107-96
240
107
54
15
40
99
40.4
27
33
81.8
47.1
17
20
24Bulls
Bulls
10
6/7/1992
1991-92
NBA Finals
@
W
94-84
240
94
42
25
9
5
37
78
47.4
1
4
25.0
19
29
65.5
51.8
9
33
16
26
25Lakers
Lakers
10
5/10/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
@
W
111-101
240
111
56
20
5
5
44
92
47.8
0
1
0.0
23
30
76.7
52.8
22
34
20
25

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