largest second half point differential by a team in a playoff loss

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team in a loss in a playoff game, with a 21 point differential in Game 4 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pacers.

TEAMDIFFLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Cavaliers
Cavaliers
21
2
5/11/2025
@
120
70
26
17
5
2
22
38
57.9
9
16
56.3
17
20
85.0
74.8
6
20
8
13
2Hawks
Hawks
17
2
4/15/2023
@
120
55
27
13
6
1
22
50
44.0
4
13
30.8
7
8
87.5
51.4
6
21
4
8
376ers
76ers
16
2
6/6/2021
vs
120
70
27
12
5
4
25
44
56.8
5
15
33.3
15
22
68.2
65.2
7
20
7
16
4Celtics
Celtics
16
2
4/16/2016
@
120
67
24
18
3
3
25
50
50.0
9
19
47.4
8
10
80.0
61.6
6
18
3
21
5Heat
Heat
15
2
10/11/2020
vs
120
57
23
13
2
3
22
41
53.7
5
13
38.5
8
10
80.0
62.8
5
18
6
8
6Mavericks
Mavericks
14
2
4/21/2024
@
120
67
19
9
5
5
22
39
56.4
8
15
53.3
15
19
78.9
70.7
5
14
3
6
7Celtics
Celtics
14
2
4/22/2018
@
120
67
18
17
3
1
23
44
52.3
8
19
42.1
13
13
100.0
67.4
8
10
4
11
8Magic
Magic
13
2
8/22/2020
vs
120
64
19
14
4
0
21
44
47.7
15
23
65.2
7
8
87.5
67.3
3
16
7
7
9Raptors
Raptors
13
2
5/5/2018
@
120
63
21
6
1
6
20
36
55.6
8
18
44.4
15
17
88.2
72.4
6
15
6
15
10Celtics
Celtics
13
2
4/26/2015
vs
120
57
25
7
2
3
18
45
40.0
3
15
20.0
18
27
66.7
50.1
8
17
4
17
11Warriors
Warriors
12
2
4/30/2025
@
120
67
31
13
6
3
27
58
46.6
5
15
33.3
8
12
66.7
52.9
17
14
4
13
12Mavericks
Mavericks
12
2
4/28/2024
vs
120
62
23
12
3
3
23
45
51.1
7
18
38.9
9
14
64.3
60.6
11
12
8
13
13Bucks
Bucks
12
2
4/26/2024
@
120
56
24
9
3
1
20
37
54.1
7
16
43.8
9
9
100.0
68.4
4
20
8
17
14Pacers
Pacers
12
2
4/21/2024
@
120
52
24
12
3
3
20
46
43.5
5
20
25.0
7
11
63.6
51.1
6
18
5
7
15Lakers
Lakers
12
2
5/16/2023
@
120
72
17
15
3
0
24
36
66.7
6
12
50.0
18
20
90.0
80.4
3
14
4
12
16Jazz
Jazz
12
2
9/1/2020
@
120
42
34
7
2
2
16
43
37.2
3
15
20.0
7
8
87.5
45.1
10
24
9
3
17Rockets
Rockets
11
2
4/24/2026
vs
120
49
25
10
9
3
21
45
46.7
3
15
20.0
4
6
66.7
51.4
6
19
8
9
18Pistons
Pistons
11
2
4/24/2025
vs
120
63
24
13
4
3
23
44
52.3
6
18
33.3
11
13
84.6
63.4
7
17
6
14
19Mavericks
Mavericks
11
2
4/23/2022
@
120
57
22
10
2
1
20
36
55.6
10
20
50.0
7
9
77.8
71.3
2
20
7
14
20Jazz
Jazz
11
2
4/29/2018
@
120
57
23
10
7
2
24
41
58.5
3
9
33.3
6
12
50.0
61.6
5
18
10
11
21Hawks
Hawks
11
2
5/4/2016
@
120
60
23
11
2
1
19
39
48.7
9
16
56.3
13
14
92.9
66.4
4
19
4
14
22Hawks
Hawks
11
2
5/9/2015
@
120
58
17
10
6
0
20
40
50.0
4
15
26.7
14
19
73.7
60.0
2
15
2
16
23Pelicans
Pelicans
11
2
4/18/2015
@
120
58
27
12
4
3
19
44
43.2
4
11
36.4
16
19
84.2
55.4
8
19
7
18
24Cavaliers
Cavaliers
10
2
5/1/2026
@
120
53
24
11
4
1
20
46
43.5
6
20
30.0
7
11
63.6
52.1
10
14
5
9
25Heat
Heat
10
2
4/19/2023
@
120
67
25
18
8
1
24
40
60.0
11
19
57.9
8
13
61.5
73.3
4
21
11
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TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0