lowest point difference in a finals series by a winner from 1977-78 to 1998-99

Between the 1977-78 and 1998-99 seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers had the lowest point differential by a team with >0 series wins in an NBA Finals, with an -18 point differential.

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lowest point difference in a finals series by a winner in a season from 1977-78 to 1998-99

	TEAM	DIFF	SERIES W	SEASON	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	-18	1	1987-88	NBA Finals	7	240.0	98.7	37.6	23.7	5.9	3.0	35.4	75.9	46.7	1.4	5.7	25.0	26.4	35.3	74.9	54.0	10.3	27.3	13.1	1,680	691	263	166	41	21	92	154
2	Celtics	-16	1	1983-84	NBA Finals	7	247.1	115.1	48.1	22.7	9.3	4.7	41.7	94.4	44.2	1.3	3.4	37.5	30.4	38.9	78.3	51.6	18.7	29.4	16.0	1,730	806	337	159	65	33	112	194
3	Rockets	-5	1	1993-94	NBA Finals	7	240.0	86.1	40.0	20.9	7.1	5.1	31.9	74.7	42.6	5.3	17.3	30.6	17.1	22.7	75.5	50.8	10.6	29.4	15.4	1,680	603	280	146	50	36	108	149
4	Lakers	-1	1	1981-82	NBA Finals	6	240.0	112.3	47.3	31.3	10.7	7.0	45.5	91.8	49.5	0.2	1.5	11.1	21.2	31.5	67.2	53.1	18.3	29.0	19.3	1,440	674	284	188	64	42	116	153
5	Bulls	0	1	1992-93	NBA Finals	6	252.5	106.7	43.2	26.8	8.0	5.3	43.8	90.7	48.3	5.3	11.5	46.4	13.7	21.7	63.1	53.2	14.3	28.8	11.8	1,515	640	259	161	48	32	71	141
6	Bulls	4	1	1996-97	NBA Finals	6	240.0	87.8	40.3	19.7	7.7	5.3	32.3	74.8	43.2	6.5	18.7	34.8	16.7	23.5	70.9	51.6	10.7	29.7	11.3	1,440	527	242	118	46	32	68	140
7	Lakers	16	1	1984-85	NBA Finals	6	240.0	115.8	42.7	32.0	9.2	4.0	46.3	90.5	51.2	1.3	3.8	34.8	21.8	29.7	73.6	55.9	11.0	31.7	12.5	1,440	695	256	192	55	24	75	152
8	Bulls	23	1	1995-96	NBA Finals	6	240.0	93.0	40.8	21.7	8.3	4.2	32.8	79.0	41.6	6.0	22.8	26.3	21.3	28.2	75.7	50.9	16.8	24.0	13.3	1,440	558	245	130	50	25	80	149
9	SuperSonics	24	1	1978-79	NBA Finals	5	245.0	101.0	45.6	23.6	7.6	7.8	41.6	89.4	46.5				17.8	26.8	66.4	49.9	13.2	32.4	15.2	1,225	505	228	118	38	39	76	120
10	Spurs	25	1	1998-99	NBA Finals	5	240.0	84.8	40.6	20.2	6.4	5.8	30.0	67.4	44.5	4.2	12.4	33.9	20.6	28.2	73.0	53.1	8.4	32.2	15.4	1,200	424	203	101	32	29	77	100
11	Pistons	25	1	1989-90	NBA Finals	5	245.0	107.0	43.4	18.8	5.6	5.0	39.4	86.8	45.4	5.0	11.2	44.6	23.2	31.4	73.9	53.2	14.4	29.0	15.0	1,225	535	217	94	28	25	75	138
12	Lakers	25	1	1986-87	NBA Finals	6	240.0	115.2	40.3	26.7	8.0	5.8	46.7	90.7	51.5	2.7	6.8	39.0	19.2	25.8	74.2	56.4	12.8	27.5	11.2	1,440	691	242	160	48	35	67	143
13	Pistons	27	1	1988-89	NBA Finals	4	240.0	109.0	40.0	24.3	4.0	5.3	41.8	79.3	52.7	1.3	5.0	25.0	24.3	31.3	77.6	58.6	11.3	28.8	11.3	960	436	160	97	16	21	45	115
14	Rockets	28	1	1994-95	NBA Finals	4	246.3	114.0	43.3	26.3	10.0	5.0	40.5	85.8	47.2	9.3	23.0	40.2	23.8	30.8	77.2	57.4	11.0	32.3	9.8	985	456	173	105	40	20	39	83
15	Lakers	32	1	1979-80	NBA Finals	6	240.0	109.5	51.3	26.7	9.2	6.2	45.0	92.0	48.9	0.0	0.7	0.0	19.5	24.0	81.3	53.4	17.2	34.2	20.0	1,440	657	308	160	55	37	120	147
16	Celtics	37	1	1985-86	NBA Finals	6	240.0	108.2	44.0	27.3	9.8	6.3	42.3	85.8	49.3	2.0	5.7	35.3	21.5	27.3	78.7	55.3	13.7	30.3	15.8	1,440	649	264	164	59	38	95	124
17	76ers	40	1	1982-83	NBA Finals	4	240.0	110.5	48.0	26.0	11.0	8.0	43.0	88.5	48.6	0.0	0.8	0.0	24.5	34.5	71.0	53.3	18.0	30.0	17.0	960	442	192	104	44	32	68	89
18	Bulls	44	1	1991-92	NBA Finals	6	244.2	104.0	37.5	26.8	7.0	5.2	40.2	79.7	50.4	4.2	10.8	38.5	19.5	27.2	71.8	56.8	10.2	27.3	15.0	1,465	624	225	161	42	31	90	155
19	Bullets	44	1	1977-78	NBA Finals	7	243.6	105.1	49.0	23.0	7.7	4.6	42.1	96.4	43.7				20.9	30.1	69.2	47.9	17.6	31.4	14.6	1,705	736	343	161	54	32	102	190
20	Bulls	47	1	1997-98	NBA Finals	6	244.2	88.0	37.7	18.3	10.0	4.7	32.5	75.5	43.0	4.3	14.7	29.5	18.7	24.7	75.7	51.0	12.2	25.5	12.0	1,465	528	226	110	60	28	72	126
21	Bulls	49	1	1990-91	NBA Finals	5	245.0	101.4	39.2	27.8	9.8	5.0	42.6	80.8	52.7	1.0	4.2	23.8	15.2	18.4	82.6	57.0	11.0	28.2	12.6	1,225	507	196	139	49	25	63	107
22	Celtics	59	1	1980-81	NBA Finals	6	240.0	96.5	47.3	22.8	6.7	5.3	40.2	85.3	47.1	0.5	2.8	17.6	15.7	21.5	72.9	50.9	16.7	30.7	16.8	1,440	579	284	137	40	32	101	139