largest margin of victory in a half in a conference finals game

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team, with a 41 point differential in the first half in Game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics on May 19, 2017.

	TEAM	DIFF	HALF	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	41	1H	5/19/2017	2016-17	Conference Finals	CLE	@	BOS	120	72	27	16	5	4	26	44	59.1	10	22	45.5	10	13	76.9	72.4	5	22	5	7
2	Warriors	39	2H	5/26/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	HOU	120	64	27	13	4	6	23	40	57.5	12	20	60.0	6	9	66.7	72.8	7	20	6	11
3	Thunder	33	1H	5/28/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	MIN	120	65	24	12	9	2	22	44	50.0	5	17	29.4	16	18	88.9	62.6	2	22	5	10
4	Bucks	32	1H	6/25/2021	2020-21	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	ATL	120	77	21	18	11	2	31	48	64.6	10	18	55.6	5	9	55.6	74.1	5	16	6	10
5	Timberwolves	31	1H	5/24/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	MIN	vs	OKC	120	72	27	15	4	0	27	48	56.3	9	19	47.4	9	12	75.0	67.6	5	22	4	10
6	Cavaliers	31	1H	5/25/2016	2015-16	Conference Finals	CLE	vs	TOR	120	65	23	15	8	4	25	40	62.5	5	8	62.5	10	12	83.3	71.8	5	18	7	12
7	Thunder	30	2H	5/20/2025	2024-25	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	MIN	120	70	22	15	5	2	26	42	61.9	8	13	61.5	10	11	90.9	74.7	4	18	6	11
8	Warriors	30	2H	5/20/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	HOU	120	72	23	9	6	2	28	45	62.2	9	14	64.3	7	8	87.5	74.2	5	18	4	6
9	Mavericks	29	1H	5/30/2024	2023-24	Conference Finals	DAL	@	MIN	120	69	26	10	5	2	25	41	61.0	9	15	60.0	10	14	71.4	73.2	4	22	6	10
10	Warriors	28	1H	5/16/2017	2016-17	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	SAS	120	72	19	23	7	4	28	43	65.1	11	19	57.9	5	5	100.0	79.6	2	17	8	10
11	Celtics	26	1H	5/13/2018	2017-18	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	CLE	120	61	25	16	3	4	24	41	58.5	5	12	41.7	8	10	80.0	67.2	2	23	7	8
12	Celtics	25	1H	5/19/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	BOS	@	MIA	120	70	22	16	3	2	24	41	58.5	12	19	63.2	10	10	100.0	77.1	4	18	4	11
13	Bucks	25	1H	5/17/2019	2018-19	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	TOR	120	64	28	15	3	3	23	47	48.9	8	23	34.8	10	14	71.4	60.2	5	23	2	11
14	Thunder	25	1H	5/22/2016	2015-16	Conference Finals	OKC	vs	GSW	120	72	33	12	2	4	23	44	52.3	3	13	23.1	23	25	92.0	65.5	5	28	7	9
15	Warriors	25	1H	5/23/2015	2014-15	Conference Finals	GSW	@	HOU	120	62	30	15	3	2	23	51	45.1	4	15	26.7	12	13	92.3	54.7	9	21	1	15
16	Celtics	24	1H	5/23/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	MIA	120	57	34	9	3	4	16	43	37.2	4	17	23.5	21	26	80.8	52.4	10	24	3	9
17	Warriors	24	2H	5/18/2019	2018-19	Conference Finals	GSW	@	POR	120	57	30	13	4	3	21	36	58.3	4	12	33.3	11	12	91.7	69.0	3	27	9	11
18	Celtics	23	2H	5/23/2023	2022-23	Conference Finals	BOS	@	MIA	120	66	20	15	5	6	25	44	56.8	9	20	45.0	7	9	77.8	68.8	2	18	2	11
19	Warriors	23	2H	5/20/2022	2021-22	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	DAL	120	68	23	17	1	1	25	41	61.0	6	13	46.2	12	14	85.7	72.1	5	18	7	13
20	Cavaliers	23	2H	5/23/2017	2016-17	Conference Finals	CLE	vs	BOS	120	65	18	11	3	2	27	38	71.1	5	10	50.0	6	9	66.7	77.5	3	15	7	8
21	Cavaliers	22	1H	5/17/2017	2016-17	Conference Finals	CLE	@	BOS	120	61	28	10	4	2	22	39	56.4	2	9	22.2	15	17	88.2	65.6	6	22	7	8
22	Warriors	22	2H	5/14/2017	2016-17	Conference Finals	GSW	vs	SAS	120	71	26	14	7	5	26	43	60.5	9	21	42.9	10	14	71.4	72.2	10	16	9	14
23	Cavaliers	22	1H	5/17/2016	2015-16	Conference Finals	CLE	vs	TOR	120	66	21	14	3	3	24	36	66.7	4	8	50.0	14	18	77.8	75.1	3	18	6	6
24	Spurs	20	2H	5/28/2026	2025-26	Conference Finals	SAS	vs	OKC	120	58	31	14	5	5	18	42	42.9	4	16	25.0	18	21	85.7	56.6	7	24	9	8
25	Celtics	20	2H	9/25/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	BOS	vs	MIA	120	70	28	15	5	2	23	46	50.0	6	22	27.3	18	19	94.7	64.4	7	21	6	12

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team, with a 41 point differential in the first half in Game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics on May 19, 2017.

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9.0

5.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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