highest point margin in a game in the 70s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers had the highest point differential by a team in a game, with a 63 point differential versus the Warriors on March 19, 1972.

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highest point margin in a regular-season game in the 70s

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	63	3/19/1972	LAL	vs	GSW	W 162-99	240	162	73	43			69	113	61.1	24	32	75.0	63.7				21
2	Bucks	59	12/26/1978	MIL	vs	DET	W 143-84	240	143	54	53	17	11	65	107	60.7	13	17	76.5	62.5			21	12
3	Warriors	59	3/19/1977	GSW	vs	IND	W 150-91	240	150	71	39	13	10	65	122	53.3	20	26	76.9	56.2	30	41	20	20
4	Bucks	56	3/14/1979	MIL	vs	NOJ	W 158-102	240	158	51	45	21	7	69	106	65.1	20	22	90.9	68.3				21
5	Bulls	56	2/20/1976	CHI	vs	POR	W 130-74	240	130	60	29	14	3	56	111	50.5	18	27	66.7	52.9	26	34		19
6	76ers	54	11/2/1970	PHI	vs	CLE	W 141-87	240	141	54	35			52	92	56.5	37	53	69.8	61.1				23
7	Rockets	52	10/18/1978	HOU	vs	NJN	W 139-87	240	139	61	40	11	6	56	100	56.0	27	38	71.1	59.5			18	18
8	Bucks	52	1/10/1971	MIL	vs	BAL	W 151-99	240	151	57	37			63	109	57.8	25	29	86.2	62.0				16
9	Bullets	52	11/24/1970	BAL	vs	POR	W 156-104	240	156	66	30			64	113	56.6	28	36	77.8	60.5				18
10	Bullets	49	11/17/1978	WAS	@	NJN	W 143-94	240	143	61	35			62	105	59.0	19	27	70.4	61.2				17
11	Knicks	48	11/29/1972	NYK	@	PHI	W 139-91	240	139	57	28			59	104	56.7	21	26	80.8	60.2				16
12	Trail Blazers	47	3/18/1972	POR	vs	NYK	W 133-86	240	133	60	39			56	95	58.9	21	30	70.0	61.5				20
13	Celtics	46	11/27/1970	BOS	vs	BAL	W 153-107	240	153	77	36			61	118	51.7	31	37	83.8	57.0				24
14	Trail Blazers	45	10/13/1973	POR	vs	CAP	W 132-87	240	132	61	35	16	10	57	109	52.3	18	24	75.0	55.2	26	35		23
15	SuperSonics	45	2/14/1971	SEA	vs	SFW	W 146-101	240	146	64	33			54	110	49.1	38	46	82.6	56.1				23
16	Bucks	45	1/2/1971	MIL	vs	CLE	W 118-73	240	118	60	22			40	83	48.2	38	50	76.0	56.2				17
17	Knicks	45	2/13/1970	NYK	@	PHI	W 151-106	240	151	63	34			60	117	51.3	31	38	81.6	56.5				22
18	Trail Blazers	44	1/4/1977	POR	vs	BOS	W 128-84	240	128	63	28	14	10	57	113	50.4	14	20	70.0	52.5	21	42		27
19	Pistons	44	2/18/1973	DET	vs	KCO	W 144-100	240	144	40	31			56	96	58.3	32	41	78.0	63.1				26
20	Bucks	44	12/19/1972	MIL	vs	SEA	W 121-77	240	121	62	36			47	99	47.5	27	35	77.1	52.9				16
21	Lakers	44	1/7/1972	LAL	@	ATL	W 134-90	240	134	54	41			58	100	58.0	18	21	85.7	61.3				17
22	Bulls	44	11/19/1971	CHI	@	PHI	W 148-104	240	148	74	30			57	109	52.3	34	47	72.3	57.1				26
23	Pistons	43	3/9/1979	DET	vs	BOS	W 160-117	240	160	57	36	7	4	69	108	63.9	22	35	62.9	64.8	19	38	14	23
24	Suns	43	1/11/1978	PHX	vs	NOJ	W 142-99	240	142	51	36	14	4	58	101	57.4	26	35	74.3	61.0	15	36	24	20
25	Cavaliers	43	1/24/1976	CLE	vs	MIL	W 132-89	240	132	62	29	10	3	58	110	52.7	16	20	80.0	55.6	23	39	10	23

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