lowest total point difference in 5 game playoff series

The New Orleans Hornets and the St. Louis Hawks are tied for the lowest point differential in a playoff game, with a -58 point differential.

TEAMDIFFDATETMOPPRESULTMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Hornets
Hornets
-58
4/27/2009
vs
L
63-121
240
63
32
10
10
1
17
54
31.5
2
15
13.3
27
32
84.4
46.3
7
25
27
23
2Hawks
Hawks
-58
3/19/1956
@
L
75-133
240
75
22
91
24.2
31
50
62.0
33.2
34
3Warriors
Warriors
-56
4/21/1973
vs
L
70-126
240
70
67
13
27
116
23.3
16
17
94.1
28.3
28
4Heat
Heat
-55
4/28/2025
vs
L
83-138
240
83
45
17
4
2
32
89
36.0
10
49
20.4
9
15
60.0
43.4
15
30
19
18
5Bucks
Bucks
-54
4/30/2015
vs
L
66-120
240
66
41
17
3
4
25
76
32.9
4
19
21.1
12
19
63.2
39.1
9
32
18
17
6Grizzlies
Grizzlies
-51
4/20/2025
@
L
80-131
240
80
43
18
7
4
32
93
34.4
6
34
17.6
10
12
83.3
40.7
13
30
24
15
7Warriors
Warriors
-50
4/4/1971
@
L
86-136
240
86
37
15
31
86
36.0
24
34
70.6
42.6
22
8Celtics
Celtics
-47
4/28/1995
@
L
77-124
240
77
39
17
6
3
28
79
35.4
1
8
12.5
20
26
76.9
42.6
15
24
20
27
9Spurs
Spurs
-47
4/17/1986
@
L
88-135
240
88
18
27
13
5
38
84
45.2
0
1
0.0
12
17
70.6
48.1
5
13
24
21
10Nuggets
Nuggets
-45
5/16/2024
@
L
70-115
240
70
43
18
2
5
26
86
30.2
7
36
19.4
11
14
78.6
38.0
10
33
12
17
11Celtics
Celtics
-44
5/19/2017
vs
L
86-130
240
86
39
23
7
4
32
86
37.2
8
27
29.6
14
15
93.3
46.4
10
29
21
19
12Suns
Suns
-44
4/27/1997
@
L
78-122
240
78
49
16
7
5
21
78
26.9
5
24
20.8
31
38
81.6
41.2
16
33
22
27
13Nuggets
Nuggets
-44
5/22/1985
@
L
109-153
240
109
44
26
9
5
40
104
38.5
2
8
25.0
27
33
81.8
46.0
18
26
21
22
14Pistons
Pistons
-44
3/25/1958
vs
L
101-145
240
101
34
110
30.9
33
45
73.3
38.9
31
15Nuggets
Nuggets
-43
5/7/2025
@
L
106-149
240
106
38
18
4
6
33
87
37.9
15
37
40.5
25
32
78.1
52.4
13
25
21
29
16Mavericks
Mavericks
-43
8/25/2020
@
L
111-154
240
111
31
19
8
6
38
85
44.7
12
37
32.4
23
33
69.7
55.8
7
24
13
22
17Hawks
Hawks
-43
5/4/2010
@
L
71-114
240
71
35
12
9
4
28
81
34.6
2
13
15.4
13
18
72.2
39.9
10
25
16
24
18Bullets
Bullets
-43
4/26/1987
@
L
85-128
240
85
41
16
13
4
36
94
38.3
0
3
0.0
13
20
65.0
41.3
14
27
23
19
19Mavericks
Mavericks
-43
4/28/1984
@
L
91-134
240
91
41
19
12
3
33
96
34.4
1
4
25.0
24
32
75.0
41.3
20
21
18
27
20Thunder
Thunder
-42
5/24/2025
@
L
101-143
240
101
31
19
5
3
35
86
40.7
14
44
31.8
17
19
89.5
53.5
5
26
15
20
21Jazz
Jazz
-42
6/7/1998
@
L
54-96
240
54
38
16
7
3
21
70
30.0
1
9
11.1
11
14
78.6
35.5
9
29
26
26
22Rockets
Rockets
-41
5/20/2018
@
L
85-126
240
85
41
19
3
5
32
81
39.5
11
34
32.4
10
13
76.9
49.0
10
31
20
19
23Knicks
Knicks
-41
4/25/1991
@
L
85-126
240
85
37
19
4
2
32
75
42.7
5
10
50.0
16
18
88.9
51.3
12
25
27
34
24Grizzlies
Grizzlies
-40
4/28/2023
@
L
85-125
240
85
45
19
10
2
29
96
30.2
12
38
31.6
15
20
75.0
40.6
14
31
14
17
25Warriors
Warriors
-40
4/21/2014
@
L
98-138
240
98
36
18
8
4
36
76
47.4
4
19
21.1
22
27
81.5
55.8
13
23
26
33

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PPG

22.5

Williamson

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RPG

7.5

Queen

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APG

4.3

Queen

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.4

24th

DRTG

120.6

28th

NETRTG

-7.2

26th

3P%

34.3

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
Pelicans Pelicans
10
35
.222
26.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/25
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

10 - 35

110

Final

119

HOU Rockets

25 - 15

Sun 18 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
30
10
.750
2
26
15
.634
4.5
3
25
18
.581
6.5
4
25
19
.568
7.0
5
22
18
.550
8.0
6
23
19
.548
8.0
7
24
20
.545
8.0
8
22
20
.524
9.0
9
20
22
.476
11.0
10
20
25
.444
12.5
11
18
24
.429
13.0
12
16
27
.372
15.5
13
12
28
.300
18.0
14
10
32
.238
21.0
15
10
33
.233
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
25
17
.595
10.0
8
24
19
.558
11.5
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/22
@
110-130
Mon
12/22
@
108-132
Mon
12/22
@
137-128
Mon
12/22
@
110-106
Mon
12/22
@
136-127

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/19
@
10:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
9:00 PM