highest scoring games in1959 nba season

The Boston Celtics scored the most points by a team in a game in 1958-59, with 173 points against the Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959.

TEAMPTSDATETMOPPRESULTMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Celtics
Celtics
173
2/27/1959
vs
W
173-139
240
73
43
72
143
50.3
29
37
78.4
54.3
30
2Nationals
Nationals
145
1/8/1959
@
W
145-138
315
51
43
55
78.2
40
3Nationals
Nationals
142
3/5/1959
vs
W
142-118
240
57
28
37
75.7
29
4Celtics
Celtics
141
3/8/1959
vs
W
141-131
240
75
25
56
124
45.2
29
36
80.6
50.4
24
5Nationals
Nationals
140
3/1/1959
vs
W
140-115
240
53
34
38
89.5
28
6Lakers
Lakers
139
2/27/1959
@
L
139-173
240
81
15
47
124
37.9
45
58
77.6
46.5
28
7Nationals
Nationals
139
2/22/1959
vs
W
139-108
240
61
21
48
97
49.5
43
51
84.3
58.2
32
8Hawks
Hawks
139
2/14/1959
vs
W
139-96
240
51
94
54.3
37
42
88.1
61.8
26
9Celtics
Celtics
139
2/1/1959
vs
W
139-137
265
82
23
50
128
39.1
39
50
78.0
46.3
29
10Celtics
Celtics
139
1/18/1959
vs
W
139-117
240
67
33
53
101
52.5
33
41
80.5
58.4
27
11Knicks
Knicks
138
3/10/1959
@
W
138-116
240
55
29
53
114
46.5
32
38
84.2
52.8
19
12Royals
Royals
138
1/8/1959
vs
L
138-145
315
51
36
50
72.0
37
13Hawks
Hawks
137
3/7/1959
vs
W
137-128
240
44
49
56
87.5
30
14Nationals
Nationals
137
2/1/1959
@
L
137-139
265
59
10
52
117
44.4
33
41
80.5
50.7
37
15Celtics
Celtics
137
1/31/1959
vs
W
137-102
240
84
36
56
117
47.9
25
35
71.4
51.7
27
16Celtics
Celtics
136
2/8/1959
vs
W
136-117
240
71
29
54
119
45.4
28
30
93.3
51.4
22
17Hawks
Hawks
136
12/17/1958
W
136-122
240
48
40
46
87.0
18Pistons
Pistons
136
11/9/1958
vs
W
136-133
240
49
38
44
86.4
30
19Lakers
Lakers
135
3/5/1959
W
135-115
240
68
27
55
103
53.4
25
34
73.5
57.2
26
20Celtics
Celtics
135
12/20/1958
vs
W
135-106
240
89
32
56
135
41.5
23
29
79.3
45.7
23
21Warriors
Warriors
134
2/25/1959
vs
W
134-123
240
61
29
53
115
46.1
28
43
65.1
50.0
32
22Knicks
Knicks
134
2/24/1959
vs
W
134-122
240
52
30
38
78.9
30
23Nationals
Nationals
134
1/21/1959
vs
W
134-112
240
57
20
29
69.0
34
24Nationals
Nationals
133
3/8/1959
vs
W
133-103
240
69
23
50
106
47.2
33
37
89.2
54.4
25
25Celtics
Celtics
133
11/9/1958
@
L
133-136
240
45
43
50
86.0
28

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