largest margin of victory vs in a playoff game in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers had the highest point differential by a team in a playoff game, with a 47 point differential in Game 1 of the 1986 First Round against the Spurs.

TEAMDIFFDATETMOPPRESULTMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Lakers
Lakers
47
4/17/1986
vs
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
2Lakers
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
3Pistons
Pistons
43
4/26/1987
vs
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
4Lakers
Lakers
43
4/28/1984
vs
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
5Spurs
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
6Celtics
Celtics
40
5/9/1982
vs
W
121-81
240
121
67
34
11
51
110
46.4
0
3
0.0
19
27
70.4
49.6
13
28
7Lakers
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
8Suns
Suns
36
5/13/1989
@
W
135-99
240
135
67
31
11
7
53
103
51.5
9
13
69.2
20
24
83.3
59.4
23
44
23
30
976ers
76ers
35
4/21/1982
vs
W
111-76
240
111
44
33
9
15
51
88
58.0
0
0
9
13
69.2
59.2
15
29
11
21
10Celtics
Celtics
34
5/27/1985
vs
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
11Celtics
Celtics
34
4/28/1985
vs
W
133-99
240
133
59
32
10
2
58
107
54.2
0
3
0.0
17
21
81.0
57.2
24
35
15
19
12Lakers
Lakers
33
4/23/1987
vs
W
128-95
240
128
58
35
9
11
51
99
51.5
5
8
62.5
21
31
67.7
56.8
15
43
10
20
13Celtics
Celtics
33
5/6/1986
vs
W
132-99
240
132
51
27
9
6
50
90
55.6
2
4
50.0
30
40
75.0
61.3
17
34
14
21
14Lakers
Lakers
33
6/3/1984
vs
W
137-104
240
137
63
36
7
6
53
103
51.5
0
1
0.0
31
44
70.5
56.0
22
41
10
27
1576ers
76ers
33
6/6/1982
vs
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
16Celtics
Celtics
32
5/13/1986
vs
W
128-96
240
128
58
39
7
10
54
96
56.3
1
6
16.7
19
24
79.2
60.1
13
45
15
28
17Lakers
Lakers
31
5/25/1987
@
W
133-102
240
133
51
28
14
3
44
86
51.2
1
4
25.0
44
53
83.0
60.8
14
37
16
24
18Nuggets
Nuggets
30
4/18/1985
vs
W
141-111
240
141
46
32
9
10
57
92
62.0
0
0
27
33
81.8
66.2
12
34
13
29
19Bucks
Bucks
29
4/26/1984
vs
W
118-89
240
118
46
32
8
9
46
81
56.8
1
3
33.3
25
33
75.8
61.8
13
33
13
21
20Celtics
Celtics
29
5/19/1982
vs
W
114-85
240
114
64
23
8
44
93
47.3
0
2
0.0
26
40
65.0
51.5
13
26
21Celtics
Celtics
29
5/12/1981
vs
W
109-80
240
109
54
25
5
8
41
94
43.6
0
3
0.0
27
35
77.1
49.8
19
35
14
23
22Jazz
Jazz
28
5/19/1988
vs
W
108-80
240
108
41
27
11
4
38
80
47.5
3
4
75.0
29
36
80.6
56.3
11
30
10
22
23Rockets
Rockets
28
5/6/1986
vs
W
131-103
240
131
66
36
8
11
50
103
48.5
0
2
0.0
31
45
68.9
53.3
22
44
16
19
24Lakers
Lakers
28
4/19/1986
vs
W
122-94
240
122
48
32
7
3
52
91
57.1
2
3
66.7
16
23
69.6
60.3
16
32
17
24
25Lakers
Lakers
28
4/18/1985
vs
W
142-114
240
142
46
41
12
5
61
101
60.4
1
3
33.3
19
30
63.3
62.2
11
35
15
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