highest point differential nba playoffs per game before 2000

Before 1999-00, the Minneapolis Lakers had the highest point differential by a team with more than 0 games played in a playoff game, with a 58 point differential in Game 2 of the 1956 Division Semifinals versus the St. Louis Hawks.

	TEAM	DIFF	GP	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	58	1	3/19/1956	MIN	vs	STL	W 133-75	240	133					44	101	43.6				45	53	84.9	53.5				30
2	Lakers	56	1	4/21/1973	LAL	@	GSW	W 126-70	240	126	75	31			51	109	46.8				24	31	77.4	51.4				12
3	Bucks	50	1	4/4/1971	MIL	vs	SFW	W 136-86	240	136	56	37			58	104	55.8				20	28	71.4	58.5				26
4	Magic	47	1	4/28/1995	ORL	vs	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
5	Lakers	47	1	4/17/1986	LAL	vs	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
6	SuperSonics	44	1	4/27/1997	SEA	vs	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
7	Lakers	44	1	5/22/1985	LAL	vs	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
8	Hawks	44	1	3/25/1958	STL	@	DET	W 145-101	240	145					55	98	56.1				35	44	79.5	61.8				29
9	Pistons	43	1	4/26/1987	DET	vs	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
10	Lakers	43	1	4/28/1984	LAL	vs	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
11	Bulls	42	1	6/7/1998	CHI	vs	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
12	Bulls	41	1	4/25/1991	CHI	vs	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
13	Spurs	40	1	5/4/1983	SAS	vs	DEN	W 145-105	240	145	75	51	12	10	67	124	54.0	3	7	42.9	8	11	72.7	56.3	19	56	18	28
14	Celtics	40	1	5/9/1982	BOS	vs	PHI	W 121-81	240	121	67	34		11	51	110	46.4	0	3	0.0	19	27	70.4	49.6			13	28
15	76ers	40	1	4/16/1978	PHI	vs	NYK	W 130-90	240	130	75	32	13	8	49	106	46.2				32	41	78.0	52.4			26	20
16	Lakers	40	1	4/5/1969	LAL	@	SFW	W 118-78	240	118	69	28			48	98	49.0				22	30	73.3	53.1				18
17	Jazz	39	1	4/25/1991	UTA	@	PHX	W 129-90	240	129	38	40	8	5	54	83	65.1	2	4	50.0	19	23	82.6	69.3	4	34	12	24
18	Warriors	39	1	4/6/1948	PHI	@	STL	W 85-46	240	85		12			34	96	35.4				17	28	60.7	39.2				16
19	Bulls	38	1	5/19/1996	CHI	vs	ORL	W 121-83	240	121	62	37	12	2	53	96	55.2	7	19	36.8	8	12	66.7	59.7	20	42	13	22
20	Jazz	38	1	5/5/1996	UTA	vs	POR	W 102-64	240	102	54	23	8	12	35	76	46.1	5	16	31.3	27	37	73.0	55.3	14	40	11	18
21	Lakers	37	1	4/29/1987	LAL	@	DEN	W 140-103	240	140	55	40	4	14	48	91	52.7	4	7	57.1	40	49	81.6	62.2	10	45	10	22
22	Suns	36	1	5/13/1989	PHX	@	GSW	W 135-99	240	135	67	31	11	7	53	103	51.5	9	13	69.2	20	24	83.3	59.4	23	44	23	30
23	Knicks	36	1	4/20/1970	NYK	vs	MIL	W 132-96	240	132	49	27			57	113	50.4				18	25	72.0	53.2				22
24	Bucks	36	1	3/30/1970	MIL	@	PHI	W 156-120	240	156	56	46			67	110	60.9				22	28	78.6	63.8				18
25	Jazz	35	1	5/16/1998	UTA	vs	LAL	W 112-77	240	112	51	31	6	9	43	80	53.8	3	4	75.0	23	30	76.7	60.1	12	39	17	30