The Minneapolis Lakers won when scoring exactly 78 points in Game 1 of the 1952 Division Semifinals against the Indianapolis Olympians on March 23, 1952.
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last time an NBA team scored exactly 78 points in a game and won before 1953| 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 |  | Lakers | 3/23/1952 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-70 | 240 | 26 | 78 | 33.3 | 26 | 33 | 78.8 | 42.2 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | Royals | 2/14/1952 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-76 | 240 | 27 | 24 | 34 | 70.6 | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 |  | Knicks | 2/12/1952 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-69 | 240 | 27 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 |  | Nationals | 1/26/1952 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-73 | 240 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | | Royals | 1/21/1952 | 1 | 78 | W 78-76 | 240 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 86.5 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  | Hawks | 12/26/1951 | 1 | 78 | W 78-76 | 240 | 31 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | Royals | 11/29/1951 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-74 | 240 | 23 | 28 | 86 | 32.6 | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 39.3 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | Hawks | 11/16/1951 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-68 | 240 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 66.7 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | | Royals | 4/11/1951 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-71 | 240 | 46 | 18 | 23 | 60 | 38.3 | 32 | 38 | 84.2 | 50.8 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 10 |  | Celtics | 2/18/1951 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-75 | 240 | 27 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Olympians | 2/6/1951 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-76 | 240 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | | Nationals | 2/4/1951 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-75 | 240 | 24 | 64 | 37.5 | 30 | 48 | 62.5 | 45.8 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Olympians | 1/26/1951 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-75 | 240 | 26 | 90 | 28.9 | 26 | 33 | 78.8 | 37.3 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | Blackhawks | 12/14/1950 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-69 | 240 | 24 | 30 | 46 | 65.2 | 37 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | | Celtics | 11/12/1950 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-75 | 240 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 71.8 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | | Celtics | 11/11/1950 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-77 | 240 | 27 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | | Royals | 10/31/1950 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-70 | 240 | 27 | 81 | 33.3 | 24 | 31 | 77.4 | 41.2 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | Lakers | 3/21/1950 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-76 | 240 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 49.1 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 57.7 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | Warriors | 3/10/1950 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-73 | 240 | 21 | 32 | 86 | 37.2 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 40.9 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | Royals | 3/9/1950 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-59 | 240 | 30 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 |  | Stags | 2/1/1950 | 1 | 78 | W 78-76 | 240 | 31 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | Stags | 1/16/1950 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-69 | 240 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 |  | Capitols | 1/14/1950 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-70 | 240 | 14 | 31 | 76 | 40.8 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 45.5 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Olympians | 1/3/1950 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-76 | 240 | 23 | 32 | 44 | 72.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | | Lakers | 12/26/1949 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-76 | 240 | 22 | 34 | 44 | 77.3 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
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