highest point margin in a game in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, the Minnesota Timberwolves had the highest point differential by a team in a game, with a 53 point differential against the Bulls on November 8, 2001.

Interpreted as:
highest point margin in a regular-season game in the 2000s
TEAMDIFFDATETMOPPRESULTMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Timberwolves
Timberwolves
53
11/8/2001
vs
W
127-74
240
127
39
39
10
7
52
81
64.2
5
11
45.5
18
22
81.8
70.0
7
32
10
24
2Nuggets
Nuggets
52
3/16/2008
vs
W
168-116
240
168
51
44
12
10
61
101
60.4
16
31
51.6
30
35
85.7
72.2
8
43
14
19
3Pistons
Pistons
52
1/31/2003
@
W
118-66
240
118
49
24
7
3
41
79
51.9
12
32
37.5
24
31
77.4
63.7
7
42
9
15
4Pacers
Pacers
51
3/28/2003
vs
W
140-89
240
140
59
34
10
7
52
84
61.9
7
15
46.7
29
38
76.3
69.5
15
44
14
16
5Rockets
Rockets
50
3/18/2007
@
W
124-74
240
124
54
29
10
4
49
92
53.3
11
25
44.0
15
16
93.8
62.6
12
42
7
18
6Bucks
Bucks
50
1/10/2000
vs
W
137-87
240
137
43
46
9
7
55
86
64.0
13
23
56.5
14
15
93.3
74.0
12
31
13
18
7Suns
Suns
48
2/2/2009
vs
W
129-81
240
129
59
25
16
5
45
88
51.1
6
14
42.9
33
40
82.5
61.1
21
38
18
18
8Pacers
Pacers
48
12/10/1999
vs
W
136-88
240
136
51
31
9
10
49
79
62.0
10
19
52.6
28
37
75.7
71.4
10
41
19
22
9Grizzlies
Grizzlies
47
12/13/2003
vs
W
110-63
240
110
36
32
18
9
44
71
62.0
8
16
50.0
14
21
66.7
68.5
4
32
17
19
10Lakers
Lakers
46
1/9/2004
vs
W
113-67
240
113
45
33
12
6
47
92
51.1
6
14
42.9
13
15
86.7
57.3
19
26
8
20
11Lakers
Lakers
46
2/4/2000
vs
W
113-67
240
113
53
27
12
10
34
69
49.3
5
12
41.7
40
55
72.7
60.6
14
39
16
26
12Suns
Suns
46
2/2/2000
vs
W
114-68
240
114
50
32
15
2
49
85
57.6
2
11
18.2
14
17
82.4
61.6
10
40
13
18
13Celtics
Celtics
45
12/28/2008
@
W
108-63
240
108
53
23
11
9
41
79
51.9
6
18
33.3
20
27
74.1
59.4
11
42
14
22
14Pistons
Pistons
45
12/31/2007
vs
W
114-69
240
114
36
33
9
4
45
77
58.4
8
15
53.3
16
21
76.2
66.1
7
29
13
22
15Celtics
Celtics
45
11/29/2007
vs
W
104-59
240
104
51
27
7
6
37
79
46.8
12
22
54.5
18
25
72.0
57.8
11
40
9
24
16Bulls
Bulls
45
1/13/2007
vs
W
111-66
240
111
59
35
15
11
44
91
48.4
8
15
53.3
15
19
78.9
55.9
16
43
18
31
17Suns
Suns
45
12/6/2005
vs
W
130-85
240
130
52
33
4
15
50
90
55.6
16
32
50.0
14
15
93.3
67.3
16
36
12
17
18Wizards
Wizards
45
10/31/2002
vs
W
114-69
240
114
59
27
8
7
43
82
52.4
4
13
30.8
24
28
85.7
60.4
15
44
16
19
19Jazz
Jazz
45
11/18/2000
vs
W
109-64
240
109
52
33
5
13
43
70
61.4
5
9
55.6
18
28
64.3
66.2
11
41
19
26
20Rockets
Rockets
45
3/26/2000
vs
W
123-78
240
123
47
32
9
6
45
85
52.9
15
32
46.9
18
23
78.3
64.7
11
36
12
14
21Nets
Nets
44
2/7/2009
vs
W
114-70
240
114
54
26
13
8
37
79
46.8
8
22
36.4
32
41
78.0
58.7
16
38
13
20
22Jazz
Jazz
44
2/28/2002
vs
W
114-70
240
114
45
39
14
11
46
79
58.2
4
10
40.0
18
25
72.0
63.3
15
30
13
29
23Nets
Nets
44
1/16/2002
vs
W
111-67
240
111
45
32
10
8
44
84
52.4
7
16
43.8
16
21
76.2
59.5
9
36
12
19
24Suns
Suns
44
3/30/2000
@
W
118-74
240
118
49
32
20
7
49
94
52.1
8
12
66.7
12
13
92.3
59.2
12
37
9
18
2576ers
76ers
43
1/30/2008
vs
W
112-69
240
112
45
29
9
3
44
81
54.3
2
11
18.2
22
36
61.1
57.8
12
33
9
19

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38.0
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22
60
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