largest point differential in a game by a team 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