The Rochester Royals won when scoring exactly 74 points in Game 2 of the 1954 Division Finals against the Minneapolis Lakers on March 27, 1954.
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last time an NBA team scored exactly 74 points in a game and won before 1955| TEAM | DATE | W | PTS | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
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| 1 |  | Royals | 3/27/1954 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-73 | 240 | 24 | 26 | 41 | 63.4 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | | Royals | 3/6/1954 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-59 | 240 | 26 | 85 | 30.6 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 37.3 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  | Knicks | 1/26/1954 | 1 | 74 | W 74-71 | 240 | 23 | 28 | 37 | 75.7 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | Knicks | 1/3/1954 | 1 | 74 | @ | W 74-72 | 240 | 26 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 |  | Nationals | 1/2/1954 | 1 | 74 | @ | W 74-66 | 240 | 55 | 19 | 25 | 75 | 33.3 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 41.3 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 6 |  | Hawks | 12/26/1953 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-67 | 240 | 26 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | | Nationals | 11/10/1953 | 1 | 74 | @ | W 74-59 | 240 | 43 | 17 | 21 | 60 | 35.0 | 32 | 44 | 72.7 | 46.6 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  | Lakers | 4/2/1953 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-58 | 240 | 26 | 68 | 38.2 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 44.4 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Olympians | 3/18/1953 | 1 | 74 | @ | W 74-69 | 240 | 24 | 26 | 42 | 61.9 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | | Nationals | 2/24/1953 | 1 | 74 | W 74-63 | 240 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 83.3 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  | Bullets | 2/17/1953 | 1 | 74 | W 74-70 | 240 | 28 | 56 | 50.0 | 18 | 32 | 56.3 | 52.8 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | | Knicks | 1/27/1953 | 1 | 74 | @ | W 74-72 | 240 | 27 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | | Lakers | 1/2/1953 | 1 | 74 | W 74-66 | 240 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Olympians | 12/30/1952 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-69 | 240 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  | Pistons | 12/21/1952 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-71 | 240 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | | Knicks | 12/14/1952 | 1 | 74 | @ | W 74-69 | 240 | 27 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | | Pistons | 11/9/1952 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-71 | 240 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | | Royals | 11/24/1951 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-63 | 240 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | | Pistons | 11/11/1951 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-59 | 240 | 24 | 26 | 39 | 66.7 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Olympians | 3/15/1951 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-70 | 240 | 28 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | | Royals | 12/27/1950 | 1 | 74 | @ | W 74-68 | 240 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | Royals | 12/6/1950 | 1 | 74 | @ | W 74-70 | 240 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Olympians | 11/18/1950 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-67 | 240 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 77.8 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | | Knicks | 11/11/1950 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-72 | 265 | 14 | 20 | 79 | 25.3 | 34 | 51 | 66.7 | 36.5 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | Royals | 2/28/1950 | 1 | 74 | vs | W 74-69 | 240 | 22 | 30 | 38 | 78.9 | ||||||||||||||||
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