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The Denver Nuggets have the highest point differential by a team in a playoff game, with a 58 point differential against the Western Conference in Game 4 of the 2009 First Round against the New Orleans Hornets.

	TEAM	DIFF	OPP CONFERENCE	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	Nuggets	58	Western	4/27/2009	DEN	@	NOH	W 121-63	240	121	41	29	15	6	43	76	56.6	10	20	50.0	25	30	83.3	67.8	10	31	11	29
2	Lakers	56	Western	4/21/1973	LAL	@	GSW	W 126-70	240	126	75	31			51	109	46.8				24	31	77.4	51.4				12
3	Cavaliers	55	Eastern	4/28/2025	CLE	@	MIA	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
4	Bulls	54	Eastern	4/30/2015	CHI	@	MIL	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
5	Thunder	51	Western	4/20/2025	OKC	vs	MEM	W 131-80	240	131	54	36	12	8	50	99	50.5	17	48	35.4	14	15	93.3	62.0	12	42	16	16
6	Knicks	51	Eastern	4/30/2026	NYK	@	ATL	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
7	Bucks	50	Western	4/4/1971	MIL	vs	SFW	W 136-86	240	136	56	37			58	104	55.8				20	28	71.4	58.5				26
8	Lakers	47	Western	4/17/1986	LAL	vs	SAS	W 135-88	240	135	47	38	15	8	57	86	66.3	1	4	25.0	20	22	90.9	70.5	11	36	23	22
9	Magic	47	Eastern	4/28/1995	ORL	vs	BOS	W 124-77	240	124	50	27	11	7	42	86	48.8	9	17	52.9	31	37	83.8	60.6	18	32	13	25
10	Timberwolves	45	Western	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
11	Lakers	44	Western	5/22/1985	LAL	vs	DEN	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
12	SuperSonics	44	Western	4/27/1997	SEA	vs	PHX	W 122-78	240	122	50	24	14	9	45	92	48.9	9	28	32.1	23	30	76.7	58.0	14	36	12	30
13	Cavaliers	44	Eastern	5/19/2017	CLE	@	BOS	W 130-86	240	130	45	28	10	6	48	85	56.5	19	39	48.7	15	23	65.2	68.3	9	36	12	17
14	Lakers	43	Western	4/28/1984	LAL	vs	DAL	W 134-91	240	134	43	32	11	11	51	85	60.0	2	2	100.0	30	37	81.1	66.2	10	33	16	26
15	Pistons	43	Eastern	4/26/1987	DET	vs	WAS	W 128-85	240	128	57	36	10	12	54	95	56.8	2	4	50.0	18	20	90.0	61.7	12	45	20	20
16	Magic	43	Eastern	5/4/2010	ORL	vs	ATL	W 114-71	240	114	53	23	6	7	44	84	52.4	9	23	39.1	17	24	70.8	60.3	14	39	13	17
17	Clippers	43	Western	8/25/2020	LAC	vs	DAL	W 154-111	240	154	49	28	5	4	53	84	63.1	22	35	62.9	26	34	76.5	77.8	8	41	16	26
18	Thunder	43	Western	5/7/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	W 149-106	240	149	44	31	12	8	50	89	56.2	16	36	44.4	33	36	91.7	71.1	8	36	9	24
19	Bulls	42	Western	6/7/1998	CHI	vs	UTA	W 96-54	240	96	50	25	13	6	37	76	48.7	4	11	36.4	18	26	69.2	54.9	11	39	17	19
20	Timberwolves	42	Western	5/24/2025	MIN	vs	OKC	W 143-101	240	143	50	30	6	3	55	96	57.3	20	40	50.0	13	17	76.5	69.1	11	39	10	18
21	Bulls	41	Eastern	4/25/1991	CHI	vs	NYK	W 126-85	240	126	41	26	15	0	44	84	52.4	6	10	60.0	32	42	76.2	61.5	15	26	15	20
22	Warriors	41	Western	5/20/2018	GSW	vs	HOU	W 126-85	240	126	49	20	11	7	48	92	52.2	13	32	40.6	17	18	94.4	63.1	11	38	8	16
23	76ers	40	Eastern	4/16/1978	PHI	vs	NYK	W 130-90	240	130	75	32	13	8	49	106	46.2				32	41	78.0	52.4			26	20
24	Celtics	40	Eastern	5/9/1982	BOS	vs	PHI	W 121-81	240	121	67	34		11	51	110	46.4	0	3	0.0	19	27	70.4	49.6			13	28
25	Spurs	40	Western	5/4/1983	SAS	vs	DEN	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 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 Denver Nuggets have the highest point differential by a team in a playoff game, with a 58 point differential against the Western Conference in Game 4 of the 2009 First Round against the New Orleans Hornets.

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9.9

8.3

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2.0

1.9

3.1

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4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

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36.1

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