highest team point differential in wins nba playoffs single year

The New York Knicks have the highest point differential by a team in wins in a single NBA playoff run, with a 289 point differential this season.

	TEAM	DIFF	W	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Knicks	289	16	2025-26	16	241.6	117.3	44.9	26.2	9.0	4.2	42.1	84.6	49.8	13.5	33.4	40.4	19.5	25.8	75.7	61.1	10.2	34.7	13.2	3,865	1,876	718	419	144	67	211	355
2	Thunder	284	16	2024-25	16	240.0	118.7	44.5	24.4	11.8	5.8	42.3	89.6	47.2	12.1	35.1	34.6	22.1	27.1	81.3	58.5	12.3	32.2	11.9	3,840	1,899	712	390	188	92	191	339
3	Spurs	273	16	2013-14	16	241.6	109.9	43.8	23.1	8.6	3.8	40.9	81.1	50.4	9.1	21.6	42.3	19.0	24.4	77.9	59.9	9.4	34.3	11.6	3,865	1,758	700	369	138	61	185	311
4	Warriors	271	16	2017-18	16	241.6	114.9	44.6	28.3	8.1	6.8	43.2	86.1	50.1	11.9	32.3	36.9	16.6	20.4	81.3	60.4	8.1	36.6	11.9	3,865	1,838	714	453	129	108	191	308
5	Cavaliers	261	16	2015-16	16	240.0	109.6	44.4	22.6	7.8	4.3	40.0	81.9	48.8	13.3	30.3	44.0	16.3	22.7	71.9	59.6	10.4	33.9	12.3	3,840	1,754	710	361	124	69	196	325
6	Lakers	259	15	1984-85	15	240.0	130.7	46.9	35.2	9.7	6.8	52.0	92.7	56.1	1.6	3.7	43.6	25.1	33.3	75.2	60.9	13.4	33.5	16.2	3,600	1,960	703	528	145	102	243	399
7	Warriors	251	16	2016-17	16	240.0	119.5	46.1	28.4	8.9	6.1	43.2	87.0	49.6	12.8	32.5	39.4	20.3	24.8	82.1	61.0	8.9	37.3	13.8	3,840	1,912	738	454	143	98	220	343
8	Warriors	239	15	2015-16	15	241.7	113.5	45.4	26.1	8.7	5.9	41.2	86.4	47.7	13.5	31.7	42.6	17.6	23.2	75.9	58.8	11.3	34.1	13.5	3,625	1,703	681	391	130	89	202	323
9	Spurs	236	13	2025-26	13	243.8	118.5	48.6	26.7	8.2	7.8	41.6	87.0	47.8	13.8	35.5	39.0	21.5	26.9	79.7	60.0	11.2	37.4	14.2	3,170	1,541	632	347	107	101	185	277
10	Lakers	234	15	1986-87	15	240.0	122.5	45.7	30.2	8.3	7.0	45.5	85.5	53.2	2.1	5.9	36.0	29.3	37.5	78.2	60.0	12.7	33.0	14.5	3,600	1,838	685	453	125	105	217	332
11	Heat	230	16	2012-13	16	243.1	101.1	39.6	21.8	8.8	5.6	37.6	76.4	49.2	7.4	19.5	37.8	18.6	24.2	76.7	58.1	9.7	29.9	13.6	3,890	1,617	633	348	141	89	217	351
12	Lakers	229	16	2008-09	16	243.1	106.4	43.5	20.8	8.2	7.2	38.6	80.0	48.2	7.3	17.4	41.6	22.0	28.4	77.5	57.5	10.8	32.8	13.6	3,890	1,702	696	332	131	115	218	361
13	Celtics	229	16	2007-08	16	240.0	98.6	41.7	22.6	8.6	4.4	35.4	75.3	47.0	6.3	16.5	38.3	21.6	27.7	77.9	56.4	11.0	30.7	12.9	3,840	1,578	667	361	137	70	207	380
14	Celtics	225	16	2023-24	16	241.6	111.8	44.8	24.4	6.4	5.4	40.5	84.6	47.9	15.1	41.0	36.7	15.7	19.3	81.2	60.0	10.5	34.3	11.6	3,865	1,788	717	391	103	86	185	247
15	Bulls	225	15	1995-96	15	240.0	99.3	44.8	23.5	10.1	4.2	35.7	79.1	45.2	6.3	19.5	32.5	21.5	29.5	73.1	54.0	16.7	28.1	14.3	3,600	1,490	672	352	151	63	214	368
16	Bucks	219	16	2020-21	16	243.1	113.9	50.5	24.0	9.0	4.4	42.7	91.3	46.8	11.9	35.8	33.2	16.6	22.6	73.7	56.3	13.4	37.1	12.8	3,890	1,822	808	384	144	70	205	295
17	Pistons	218	16	2003-04	16	240.0	88.7	45.1	19.7	8.0	7.4	32.2	74.3	43.4	4.4	12.8	34.1	19.9	27.1	73.5	51.5	11.6	33.5	14.3	3,840	1,419	721	315	128	118	229	335
18	Bulls	218	15	1991-92	15	240.0	105.9	40.3	25.7	9.0	5.8	40.2	78.4	51.3	2.5	5.5	45.1	23.1	29.9	77.1	57.8	12.7	27.5	13.1	3,600	1,589	604	385	135	87	197	349
19	Bucks	216	12	1970-71	12	240.0	109.7	54.4	26.0			45.6	90.9	50.1				18.5	25.9	71.4	53.6				2,880	1,316	653	312				257
20	Celtics	215	15	1985-86	15	243.3	117.7	45.4	29.9	9.1	6.3	45.7	86.3	53.0	2.6	6.3	41.1	23.7	30.5	77.7	59.0	12.6	32.8	14.8	3,650	1,766	681	448	136	94	222	330
21	Heat	214	16	2011-12	16	241.6	102.3	41.1	18.1	7.6	5.1	36.1	75.2	48.0	7.7	19.8	38.9	22.3	29.3	76.3	58.1	10.5	30.6	12.8	3,865	1,636	658	289	122	82	205	312
22	Pistons	214	15	2004-05	15	241.7	94.5	44.1	21.6	8.0	6.4	36.2	80.1	45.2	4.9	14.0	35.2	17.1	22.7	75.6	52.5	12.7	31.3	11.3	3,625	1,417	661	324	120	96	170	297
23	Spurs	211	15	2012-13	15	246.7	104.3	41.8	24.3	7.9	5.4	40.0	81.9	48.8	8.3	21.1	39.2	16.0	20.5	78.2	57.3	8.5	33.3	12.1	3,700	1,564	627	365	119	81	182	285
24	Jazz	211	10	1995-96	10	242.5	103.8	40.3	27.1	7.6	6.7	38.2	74.8	51.1	6.5	12.5	52.0	20.9	29.4	71.1	59.2	11.0	29.3	12.6	2,425	1,038	403	271	76	67	126	245
25	Lakers	210	15	2000-01	15	240.0	103.5	48.5	22.8	8.9	5.5	38.1	81.3	46.9	6.1	16.1	38.2	21.1	30.9	68.3	54.6	14.2	34.3	13.7	3,600	1,553	727	342	133	83	205	341

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.4

Brunson

RPG

10.6

Towns

APG

6.1

Brunson

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

3rd

DRTG

113.3

7th

NETRTG

6.5

5th

3P%

37.3

4th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

120.4

119.3

114.3

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.9

106.7

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

15.5

7.7

7.4

3.0

1.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,137.3

Wembanyama

801.5

Brunson

778.2

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,120.3

Wembanyama

831

Brunson

814.5

Castle

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.53

Reed

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

The New York Knicks have the highest point differential by a team in wins in a single NBA playoff run, with a 289 point differential this season.

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778.2

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