highest scoring difference by any team in a game before 1960

Before 1959-60, the Minneapolis Lakers had the highest point differential by a team in a game, with a 47 point differential versus the Milwaukee Hawks on December 16, 1951.

Interpreted as:

highest scoring difference by any team in a regular-season game before 1960

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Lakers	47	12/16/1951	MIN	vs	MIL	W 99-52	240	99			41	102	40.2	17	29	58.6	43.1	22
2	Celtics	44	11/11/1955	BOS	vs	MIN	W 119-75	240	119		39	46	109	42.2	27	37	73.0	47.5	25
3	Nationals	44	1/31/1954	SYR	vs	NYK	W 114-70	240	114	58	38	44	90	48.9	26	37	70.3	53.6	21
4	Celtics	44	1/11/1953	BOS	vs	BAL	W 131-87	240	131		43	49	92	53.3	33	48	68.8	57.9	33
5	Lakers	44	3/16/1952	MIN	vs	BAL	W 126-82	240	126			54	121	44.6	18	23	78.3	48.0	22
6	Hawks	43	2/14/1959	STL	vs	MIN	W 139-96	240	139			51	94	54.3	37	42	88.1	61.8	26
7	Capitols	43	11/18/1950	WAS	vs	FTW	W 118-75	240	118			37			44	45	97.8
8	Lakers	43	2/22/1950	MIN	vs	STL	W 100-57	240	100		20	43	116	37.1	14	23	60.9	39.6	18
9	Knicks	42	3/9/1958	NYK	vs	PHI	W 123-81	240	123	77	29	52	103	50.5	19	26	73.1	53.7	17
10	Celtics	42	1/23/1952	BOS	vs	BAL	W 117-75	240	117		38	51	111	45.9	15	21	71.4	48.7	16
11	Pistons	40	12/26/1958	DET	vs	CIN	W 131-91	240	131			52			27	32	84.4		25
12	Hawks	39	2/1/1958	STL	vs	CIN	W 127-88	240	127			50			27	35	77.1		18
13	Bullets	39	1/20/1951	BAL	vs	IND	W 102-63	240	102			42			18	27	66.7
14	Knicks	39	2/4/1948	NYK	vs	PRO	W 108-69	240	108			43			22
15	Royals	38	3/10/1958	CIN	vs	STL	W 122-84	240	122			48			26	33	78.8		25
16	Hawks	38	3/14/1954	MIL	vs	ROC	W 91-53	240	91			36			19	26	73.1		16
17	Olympians	38	2/28/1950	IND	vs	SYR	W 110-72	240	110			42			26	41	63.4
18	Olympians	38	1/24/1950	IND	vs	WAT	W 107-69	240	107			43			21	27	77.8
19	Olympians	37	3/18/1950	IND		DEN	W 110-73	240	110			47			16	23	69.6		26
20	Red Skins	37	3/10/1950	SHE	vs	DEN	W 141-104	240	141			61			19	27	70.4		20
21	Stags	37	3/20/1949	CHI	vs	ROC	W 98-61	240	98			43			12	15	80.0
22	Celtics	36	1/20/1957	BOS	vs	NYK	W 114-78	240	114	89	31	45	116	38.8	24	30	80.0	44.1	25
23	Lakers	36	11/16/1952	MIN	vs	MIL	W 87-51	240	87			35	84	41.7	17	27	63.0	45.4	23
24	Stags	36	11/26/1949	CHI	vs	PHI	W 90-54	240	90			40			10	14	71.4
25	Celtics	35	1/31/1959	BOS	vs	PHI	W 137-102	240	137	84	36	56	117	47.9	25	35	71.4	51.7	27