largest margin of victory in a playoff game facing elimination

The Minneapolis Lakers have the highest point differential by a team in an elimination game, with a 58 point differential in Game 2 of the 1956 Division Semifinals against the St. Louis Hawks.

	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
1	Lakers	58	3/19/1956	MIN	vs	STL	W 133-75	240	133					44	101	43.6				45	53	84.9	53.5				30
2	Timberwolves	45	5/16/2024	MIN	vs	DEN	W 115-70	240	115	62	26	9	4	40	86	46.5	15	40	37.5	20	24	83.3	59.5	11	51	6	14
3	Mavericks	40	5/7/2005	DAL	vs	HOU	W 116-76	240	116	52	21	7	10	41	80	51.3	8	16	50.0	26	28	92.9	62.8	16	36	14	19
4	Grizzlies	39	5/11/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	W 134-95	240	134	55	37	12	4	47	99	47.5	18	41	43.9	22	30	73.3	59.7	18	37	10	17
5	Warriors	39	4/6/1948	PHI	@	STL	W 85-46	240	85		12			34	96	35.4				17	28	60.7	39.2				16
6	Mavericks	38	6/14/2024	DAL	vs	BOS	W 122-84	240	122	52	21	7	2	46	91	50.5	15	37	40.5	15	22	68.2	60.6	13	39	9	17
7	Jazz	38	5/5/1996	UTA	vs	POR	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
8	Jazz	35	5/30/1996	UTA	vs	SEA	W 118-83	240	118	37	35	15	7	44	73	60.3	6	15	40.0	24	30	80.0	68.4	7	30	11	25
9	Bullets	35	6/4/1978	WAS	vs	SEA	W 117-82	240	117	69	26	12	10	46	103	44.7				25	34	73.5	49.6	25	44	21	25
10	Lakers	35	4/9/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	W 129-94	240	129	68	44			54	102	52.9				21	36	58.3	54.7				21
11	Pacers	34	4/27/2018	IND	vs	CLE	W 121-87	240	121	45	27	9	1	49	87	56.3	15	30	50.0	8	14	57.1	64.9	9	36	7	18
12	Celtics	34	5/4/2008	BOS	vs	ATL	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
13	Mavericks	33	5/15/2022	DAL	@	PHX	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
14	Heat	33	5/1/2016	MIA	vs	CHA	W 106-73	240	106	58	24	2	8	43	89	48.3	9	24	37.5	11	16	68.8	55.2	10	48	9	16
15	Celtics	33	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	W 120-87	240	120	35	25	7	6	46	85	54.1	19	29	65.5	9	11	81.8	66.8	13	22	5	22
16	Pacers	33	6/16/2000	IND	vs	LAL	W 120-87	240	120	46	26	7	4	39	68	57.4	10	20	50.0	32	36	88.9	71.6	6	40	16	24
17	76ers	33	6/6/1982	PHI	vs	LAL	W 135-102	240	135	39	37	14	13	56	94	59.6	0	0		23	34	67.6	61.9	13	26	11	18
18	Thunder	32	5/18/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	W 125-93	240	125	44	28	16	3	47	96	49.0	12	39	30.8	19	24	79.2	58.7	15	29	10	19
19	Hawks	32	4/28/1998	ATL	vs	CHA	W 96-64	240	96	41	19	10	5	33	66	50.0	7	12	58.3	23	30	76.7	60.6	10	31	14	21
20	Pistons	32	5/5/1991	DET	vs	ATL	W 113-81	240	113	54	32	4	5	44	90	48.9	5	14	35.7	20	28	71.4	55.2	15	39	14	26
21	Rockets	32	4/12/1975	HOU	vs	NYK	W 118-86	240	118	51	35	11		51	88	58.0				16	18	88.9	61.5			20	27
22	Suns	31	5/6/2006	PHX	vs	LAL	W 121-90	240	121	37	24	5	3	47	77	61.0	10	21	47.6	17	18	94.4	71.2	1	36	10	13
23	Pistons	31	4/30/2003	DET	vs	ORL	W 98-67	240	98	45	19	8	8	35	80	43.8	5	23	21.7	23	28	82.1	53.1	16	29	10	21
24	Celtics	31	5/15/1992	BOS	vs	CLE	W 122-91	240	122	44	41	11	6	52	88	59.1	0	6	0.0	18	22	81.8	62.4	12	32	9	17
25	Mavericks	30	5/1/2001	DAL	vs	UTA	W 107-77	240	107	45	20	5	8	36	78	46.2	13	25	52.0	22	23	95.7	60.7	8	37	9	19

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.6

Dončić

RPG

8.5

Ayton

APG

8.7

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

7th

DRTG

118.4

24th

NETRTG

-0.2

16th

3P%

34.6

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	MEM	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 1/9	MIL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Mon 1/12	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Grizzlies

15 - 19

121

Final

128

Lakers

21 - 11

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.6

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.6

111.4

112.6

113.1

113.4

113.6

NetRtg Rankings

15.0

8.8

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-29

8-28

8-27

9-24

10-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

1,770.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-24

12-23

14-21

14-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	2.5
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.0
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	8.5
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	9.5
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	13.5
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/2	DET	@	MIL	109-113
Tue 12/2	SAC	@	HOU	95-121
Tue 12/2	MIA	@	DAL	108-118
Wed 12/3	BOS	@	WAS	146-101
Wed 12/3	GSW	@	PHI	98-99

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM
Sun 1/4	IND	@	ORL	3:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM

The Minneapolis Lakers have the highest point differential by a team in an elimination game, with a 58 point differential in Game 2 of the 1956 Division Semifinals against the St. Louis Hawks.

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