largest margin of victory by a team in a finals game 1

The Boston Celtics have the highest point differential by a team in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with a 34 point differential on May 27, 1985 and on April 2, 1961.

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	34	5/27/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 148-114	240	148	48	43	10	3	62	102	60.8	7	9	77.8	17	25	68.0	65.5	13	35	13	17
2	Celtics	34	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 129-95	240	129	85	24			52	123	42.3				25	33	75.8	46.9				23
3	Bulls	33	6/3/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	POR	W 122-89	240	122	44	38	7	7	50	91	54.9	7	15	46.7	15	22	68.2	60.6	16	28	11	21
4	Celtics	32	4/18/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 142-110	240	142	77	30			53	124	42.7				36	47	76.6	49.1				26
5	Royals	27	4/7/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	vs	NYK	W 92-65	240	92	64	31			36	81	44.4				20	30	66.7	48.8				22
6	Lakers	25	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	ORL	W 100-75	240	100	55	18	4	7	41	89	46.1	3	9	33.3	15	18	83.3	51.6	15	40	9	23
7	Warriors	22	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	W 113-91	240	113	50	31	12	3	45	106	42.5	12	33	36.4	11	16	68.8	50.0	14	36	4	24
8	Knicks	22	4/26/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	W 114-92	240	114	55	30			49	91	53.8				16	26	61.5	55.6			14	21
9	Celtics	18	6/6/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	DAL	W 107-89	240	107	47	23	6	9	39	82	47.6	16	42	38.1	13	19	68.4	59.2	10	37	14	16
10	Lakers	18	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	W 116-98	240	116	54	26	7	8	38	84	45.2	15	38	39.5	25	27	92.6	60.5	9	45	12	19
11	Celtics	18	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 140-122	240	140	73	27			61	133	45.9				18	24	75.0	48.8				20
12	Lakers	17	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	W 104-87	240	104	48	25	9	6	45	88	51.1	3	12	25.0	11	19	57.9	54.0	14	34	12	19
13	Bulls	17	6/5/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	W 107-90	240	107	40	20	9	9	37	86	43.0	7	26	26.9	26	31	83.9	53.7	17	23	7	27
14	Warriors	15	6/2/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	W 104-89	240	104	41	29	9	4	43	87	49.4	9	27	33.3	9	10	90.0	56.9	9	32	9	16
15	Spurs	15	6/5/2014	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	MIA	W 110-95	240	110	39	30	8	4	40	68	58.8	13	25	52.0	17	22	77.3	70.8	5	34	23	14
16	Spurs	15	6/9/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	DET	W 84-69	240	84	49	12	3	8	34	79	43.0	4	13	30.8	12	15	80.0	49.1	15	34	16	17
17	Celtics	15	4/28/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	W 98-83	240	98	46	28	7	1	42	88	47.7				14	18	77.8	51.1	10	36	18	17
18	Celtics	14	4/7/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 122-108	240	122	71	22			49	121	40.5				24	30	80.0	45.5				27
19	Suns	13	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	W 118-105	240	118	43	18	9	1	41	88	46.6	11	34	32.4	25	26	96.2	59.3	6	37	9	14
20	Lakers	13	6/3/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	W 102-89	240	102	42	18	6	7	37	76	48.7	4	10	40.0	24	31	77.4	56.9	12	30	15	26
21	Lakers	13	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	W 126-113	240	126	47	32	10	6	55	99	55.6	1	5	20.0	15	19	78.9	58.7	17	30	13	24
22	Warriors	13	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	W 84-71	240	84		11			31	103	30.1				22	30	73.3	36.1				25
23	Celtics	12	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	W 120-108	240	120	39	33	7	6	43	85	50.6	21	41	51.2	13	16	81.3	65.2	7	32	13	13
24	Pistons	12	6/6/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	W 87-75	240	87	36	19	9	4	30	65	46.2	6	12	50.0	21	30	70.0	55.6	9	27	14	17
25	Spurs	12	6/4/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	W 101-89	240	101	47	24	7	12	39	79	49.4	4	10	40.0	19	28	67.9	55.3	10	37	12	20

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/19	MIA	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Mon 12/22	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 12/26	BOS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 12/28	BOS	@	POR	6:00 PM

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21 - 5

112

Final

105

Celtics

15 - 11

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PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

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8.8

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SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

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1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

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TS% Leaders

72.4

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72.0

Jokić

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122.9

121.4

121.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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112.1

112.7

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9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.1

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

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1.61

Dončić

1.57

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Jokić

1.71

Dončić

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15-9-1

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14-9

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Worst Record ATS

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10-16

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Cavaliers	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
9	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
10	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
11	Bulls	10	15	.400	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	12	14	.462	12.0
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/14	OKC	@	CHA	109-96
Fri 11/14	DEN	@	MIN	123-112
Fri 11/14	LAL	@	MIL	119-95
Sat 11/15	LAC	@	BOS	118-121
Sat 11/15	SAC	@	SAS	110-123

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/17	CLE	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Wed 12/17	MEM	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	NYK	@	IND	7:00 PM
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BKN	7:30 PM

The Boston Celtics have the highest point differential by a team in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with a 34 point differential on May 27, 1985 and on April 2, 1961.

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