The Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team in a closeout game, with a 55 point differential in Game 4 of the 2025 First Round against the Heat.
| TEAM | DIFF | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
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| 1 |  | Cavaliers | 55 | 4/28/2025 | @ | W 138-83 | 240 | 138 | 51 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 47 | 86 | 54.7 | 22 | 47 | 46.8 | 22 | 25 | 88.0 | 71.1 | 8 | 43 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2 |  | Bulls | 54 | 4/30/2015 | @ | W 120-66 | 240 | 120 | 50 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 90 | 51.1 | 15 | 30 | 50.0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 61.8 | 10 | 40 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 3 |  | Knicks | 51 | 4/30/2026 | @ | W 140-89 | 240 | 140 | 46 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 85 | 58.8 | 13 | 36 | 36.1 | 27 | 34 | 79.4 | 70.0 | 9 | 37 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 4 |  | Bucks | 50 | 4/4/1971 | vs | W 136-86 | 240 | 136 | 56 | 37 | 58 | 104 | 55.8 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 58.5 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 5 |  | Lakers | 44 | 5/22/1985 | vs | W 153-109 | 240 | 153 | 54 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 116 | 57.8 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 61.1 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 6 | | Lakers | 40 | 4/28/2023 | vs | W 125-85 | 240 | 125 | 52 | 33 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 91 | 53.8 | 15 | 44 | 34.1 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 64.0 | 9 | 43 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 7 |  | Mavericks | 40 | 5/7/2005 | vs | W 116-76 | 240 | 116 | 52 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 80 | 51.2 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 26 | 28 | 92.9 | 62.8 | 16 | 36 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 8 |  | Spurs | 40 | 5/4/1983 | vs | W 145-105 | 240 | 145 | 75 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 124 | 54.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 56.3 | 19 | 56 | 18 | 28 | ||
| 9 | | Lakers | 40 | 4/5/1969 | @ | W 118-78 | 240 | 118 | 69 | 28 | 48 | 98 | 49.0 | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 53.1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 10 | | Spurs | 39 | 5/11/2017 | @ | W 114-75 | 240 | 114 | 60 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 96 | 53.1 | 5 | 22 | 22.7 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 56.0 | 14 | 46 | 8 | 21 | ||
| 11 |  | Celtics | 39 | 6/17/2008 | vs | W 131-92 | 240 | 131 | 48 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 43 | 87 | 49.4 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 32 | 37 | 86.5 | 63.4 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 25 | ||
| 12 |  | Warriors | 39 | 4/6/1948 | @ | W 85-46 | 240 | 85 | 12 | 34 | 96 | 35.4 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 39.2 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | Knicks | 38 | 5/16/2025 | vs | W 119-81 | 240 | 119 | 55 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 91 | 46.2 | 16 | 45 | 35.6 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 59.4 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 14 |  | Jazz | 38 | 5/5/1996 | vs | W 102-64 | 240 | 102 | 54 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 76 | 46.1 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 55.3 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 15 | | Knicks | 37 | 5/25/2026 | @ | W 130-93 | 240 | 130 | 60 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 48 | 98 | 49.0 | 19 | 43 | 44.2 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 60.9 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 16 | | Lakers | 37 | 4/29/1987 | @ | W 140-103 | 240 | 140 | 55 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 91 | 52.7 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 40 | 49 | 81.6 | 62.2 | 10 | 45 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 17 | | Mavericks | 36 | 5/8/2011 | vs | W 122-86 | 240 | 122 | 40 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 73 | 60.3 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 75.0 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 23 | ||
| 18 | | Knicks | 36 | 4/20/1970 | vs | W 132-96 | 240 | 132 | 49 | 27 | 57 | 113 | 50.4 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 53.2 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 19 |  | 76ers | 35 | 4/28/2022 | @ | W 132-97 | 240 | 132 | 47 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 81 | 58.0 | 16 | 40 | 40.0 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 72.4 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 20 |  | Cavaliers | 35 | 5/7/2018 | vs | W 128-93 | 240 | 128 | 37 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 84 | 59.5 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 16 | 20 | 80.0 | 69.0 | 6 | 31 | 11 | 21 | ||
| 21 | | Lakers | 35 | 4/9/1970 | vs | W 129-94 | 240 | 129 | 68 | 44 | 54 | 102 | 52.9 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 54.7 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 22 | | Celtics | 34 | 5/1/2024 | vs | W 118-84 | 240 | 118 | 56 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 77 | 54.5 | 16 | 40 | 40.0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 66.4 | 8 | 48 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 23 | | Celtics | 34 | 5/4/2008 | vs | W 99-65 | 240 | 99 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 84 | 47.6 | 3 | 18 | 16.7 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 53.6 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 24 | | Mavericks | 33 | 5/15/2022 | @ | W 123-90 | 240 | 123 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 81 | 56.8 | 19 | 39 | 48.7 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 71.3 | 6 | 37 | 12 | 17 | ||
| 25 | | Cavaliers | 33 | 5/25/2017 | @ | W 135-102 | 240 | 135 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 85 | 56.5 | 19 | 41 | 46.3 | 20 | 24 | 83.3 | 70.6 | 6 | 32 | 11 | 21 | ||
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| 1 | 4 | 1 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | .800 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3.5 |
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| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.5 | |
| 15 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.5 |
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