largest win in a game facing elimination in an nba playoffs

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

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PPG

32.8

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RPG

8.5

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APG

8.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.6

9th

DRTG

117.5

23rd

NETRTG

0.1

16th

3P%

34.9

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Rockets	32	19	.627	7.5
5	Lakers	32	20	.615	8.0
6	Timberwolves	33	22	.600	8.5
7	Suns	31	22	.585	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/10	SAS	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 2/12	DAL	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 2/20	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	BOS	@	LAL	6:30 PM
Tue 2/24	ORL	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

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41 - 13

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Final

110

Lakers

32 - 20

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.4

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

70.3

Jokić

69.5

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.6

119.8

119.3

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.4

109.3

111.8

112.5

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

7.8

7.0

5.6

5.4

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

12-43

13-40

14-38

15-40

15-37

17-37

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,546.9

Maxey

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,456.8

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,603.3

Johnson

2,573.5

Maxey

2,530.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

38.7

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.42

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

34-19

32-22

30-22-1

31-23

31-24

30-24

Worst Record ATS

21-34

21-31

22-32

22-30

22-29

24-31

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	39	13	.750
2	Knicks	34	19	.642	5.5
3	Celtics	34	19	.642	5.5
4	Cavaliers	33	21	.611	7.0
5	Raptors	32	22	.593	8.0
6	76ers	30	23	.566	9.5
7	Magic	28	24	.538	11.0
8	Heat	28	27	.509	12.5
9	Hawks	26	29	.473	14.5
10	Hornets	25	29	.463	15.0
11	Bulls	24	30	.444	16.0
12	Bucks	21	30	.412	17.5
13	Nets	15	37	.288	24.0
14	Wizards	14	38	.269	25.0
15	Pacers	13	40	.245	26.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	41	13	.759
2	Spurs	36	16	.692	4.0
3	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Rockets	32	19	.627	7.5
5	Lakers	32	20	.615	8.0
6	Timberwolves	33	22	.600	8.5
7	Suns	31	22	.585	9.5
8	Warriors	29	25	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	26	28	.481	15.0
10	Clippers	25	27	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	32	.385	20.0
12	Mavericks	19	33	.365	21.0
13	Jazz	17	37	.315	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	40	.273	26.5
15	Kings	12	43	.218	29.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	DAL	118-109
Tue 1/13	NYK	@	SAC	101-112
Tue 1/13	WAS	@	LAC	105-119
Wed 1/14	MEM	@	ORL	111-118
Wed 1/14	PHX	@	DET	105-108

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/10	SAS	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Wed 2/11	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 2/11	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 2/11	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 2/11	DET	@	TOR	7:30 PM

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.

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