largest playoff points difference in a quarter

The Houston Rockets have the highest point differential by a team in the playoffs, with a 30 point differential in the third quarter in Game 4 of the 2018 First Round versus the Timberwolves.

	TEAM	DIFF	QUARTER	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Rockets	30	3Q	4/23/2018	HOU	@	MIN	60	50	13	6	1	3	14	23	60.9	9	13	69.2	13	13	100.0	87.0	3	10	0	4
2	76ers	28	3Q	4/15/2019	PHI	vs	BKN	60	51	15	11	2	1	18	25	72.0	4	6	66.7	11	11	100.0	85.5	5	10	3	11
3	Magic	27	3Q	4/27/2024	ORL	vs	CLE	60	37	16	9	2	0	13	22	59.1	6	10	60.0	5	6	83.3	75.1	3	13	3	5
4	Heat	27	4Q	9/4/2020	MIA	vs	MIL	60	40	16	8	1	1	10	18	55.6	3	9	33.3	17	19	89.5	75.9	5	11	1	1
5	Cavaliers	27	2Q	5/19/2017	CLE	@	BOS	60	40	13	9	3	2	14	24	58.3	6	13	46.2	6	8	75.0	72.7	3	10	2	4
6	Pacers	26	2Q	5/11/2025	IND	vs	CLE	60	42	10	12	1	0	16	24	66.7	6	8	75.0	4	6	66.7	78.8	3	7	1	5
7	Cavaliers	26	1Q	4/28/2025	CLE	@	MIA	60	43	14	8	6	0	15	24	62.5	6	11	54.5	7	7	100.0	79.4	2	12	1	3
8	Suns	26	3Q	4/25/2023	PHX	vs	LAC	60	50	16	8	3	0	17	27	63.0	8	11	72.7	8	9	88.9	80.7	4	12	0	10
9	Lakers	26	1Q	4/22/2023	LAL	vs	MEM	60	35	20	6	2	1	14	27	51.9	2	7	28.6	5	5	100.0	59.9	5	15	3	3
10	Bucks	26	2Q	6/25/2021	MIL	vs	ATL	60	43	11	10	8	1	18	23	78.3	3	6	50.0	4	5	80.0	85.3	0	11	2	5
11	Bucks	26	1Q	5/24/2021	MIL	vs	MIA	60	46	17	14	2	2	18	25	72.0	10	15	66.7	0	0		92.0	5	12	6	7
12	Heat	25	3Q	5/17/2022	MIA	vs	BOS	60	39	15	4	6	5	11	22	50.0	3	9	33.3	14	17	82.4	66.1	4	11	4	9
13	Grizzlies	25	3Q	5/11/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	60	42	16	11	6	2	12	23	52.2	9	16	56.3	9	12	75.0	74.3	4	12	1	6
14	Grizzlies	25	4Q	4/21/2022	MEM	@	MIN	60	37	19	7	1	4	12	23	52.2	6	10	60.0	7	10	70.0	67.5	5	14	3	5
15	Rockets	25	4Q	5/14/2015	HOU	@	LAC	60	40	21	6	2	3	12	19	63.2	7	11	63.6	9	19	47.4	73.1	5	16	2	4
16	Thunder	24	1Q	5/7/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	60	45	12	11	3	0	15	21	71.4	5	9	55.6	10	10	100.0	88.6	1	11	1	5
17	Celtics	24	4Q	6/2/2022	BOS	@	GSW	60	40	11	12	2	1	15	22	68.2	9	12	75.0	1	1	100.0	89.1	1	10	1	1
18	Celtics	23	3Q	4/29/2025	BOS	vs	ORL	60	36	9	6	2	1	11	17	64.7	5	8	62.5	9	11	81.8	82.4	0	9	0	3
19	Clippers	23	1Q	4/28/2024	LAC	@	DAL	60	39	7	8	2	1	13	20	65.0	8	11	72.7	5	5	100.0	87.8	0	7	2	8
20	Celtics	23	3Q	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	60	33	10	4	1	2	11	19	57.9	8	12	66.7	3	4	75.0	79.5	0	10	0	2
21	Warriors	23	1Q	4/24/2017	GSW	@	POR	60	45	16	11	3	6	15	24	62.5	8	11	72.7	7	12	58.3	76.8	4	12	3	2
22	Spurs	23	1Q	4/30/2016	SAS	vs	OKC	60	43	11	13	1	6	18	22	81.8	3	4	75.0	4	5	80.0	88.8	0	11	1	5
23	Rockets	23	1Q	5/25/2015	HOU	vs	GSW	60	45	15	10	1	2	17	22	77.3	8	9	88.9	3	4	75.0	94.7	1	14	3	3
24	Timberwolves	22	3Q	5/12/2025	MIN	@	GSW	60	39	10	11	2	1	15	23	65.2	6	12	50.0	3	3	100.0	80.2	2	8	3	5
25	Suns	22	1Q	6/3/2021	PHX	@	LAL	60	36	13	7	2	2	13	19	68.4	10	13	76.9	0	0		94.7	1	12	5	3