most playoff points by a central division team in a single game

The Detroit Pistons have the most points by a Central Division team in a playoff game, with 145 points in Game 4 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Celtics.

TEAM PTS DATE TM OPP RESULT MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF
1 Pistons
Pistons
145
5/24/1987
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
W
145-119
240
44
34
5
4
61
96
63.5
2
5
40.0
21
29
72.4
66.7
13
31
7
24
2 Bulls
Bulls
142
4/27/2013
CHI CHI
vs
BKN BKN
W
142-134
315
46
34
8
7
58
109
53.2
6
19
31.6
20
29
69.0
58.3
9
37
14
35
3 Rockets
Rockets
141
4/6/1980
HOU HOU
vs
SAS SAS
W
141-120
240
53
36
12
6
58
100
58.0
1
6
16.7
24
32
75.0
61.8
16
32
4 Hawks
Hawks
140
4/17/1986
ATL ATL
vs
DET DET
W
140-122
240
42
36
6
6
51
91
56.0
1
2
50.0
37
41
90.2
64.2
13
29
13
23
5 Pacers
Pacers
138
5/21/2025
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
W
138-135
265
39
26
6
3
51
100
51.0
15
37
40.5
21
28
75.0
61.4
11
28
7
24
6 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
138
4/28/2025
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
W
138-83
240
51
26
15
6
47
86
54.7
22
47
46.8
22
25
88.0
71.1
8
43
11
12
7 Bucks
Bucks
138
4/19/2023
MIL MIL
vs
MIA MIA
W
138-122
240
45
35
9
4
53
99
53.5
25
49
51.0
7
8
87.5
67.3
9
36
11
16
8 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
137
6/9/2017
CLE CLE
vs
GSW GSW
W
137-116
240
41
27
6
3
46
87
52.9
24
45
53.3
21
31
67.7
68.1
11
30
11
24
9 Bucks
Bucks
137
5/10/1987
MIL MIL
vs
BOS BOS
L
137-138
290
41
30
5
6
49
95
51.6
4
5
80.0
35
43
81.4
60.1
15
26
16
33
10 Hawks
Hawks
137
4/19/1986
ATL ATL
vs
DET DET
W
137-125
240
44
40
7
7
49
82
59.8
0
1
0.0
39
53
73.6
65.0
10
34
15
31
11 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
135
5/25/2017
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
W
135-102
240
38
24
13
5
48
85
56.5
19
41
46.3
20
24
83.3
70.6
6
32
11
21
12 Bucks
Bucks
132
5/24/2021
MIL MIL
vs
MIA MIA
W
132-98
240
61
34
8
5
46
94
48.9
22
53
41.5
18
20
90.0
64.2
21
40
15
25
13 Bulls
Bulls
131
4/20/1986
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
L
131-135
290
44
15
9
4
47
102
46.1
0
2
0.0
37
46
80.4
53.6
14
30
11
34
14 Pacers
Pacers
130
5/27/2025
IND IND
vs
NYK NYK
W
130-121
240
33
29
11
4
45
88
51.1
13
32
40.6
27
32
84.4
63.7
5
28
11
27
15 Pacers
Pacers
130
5/19/2024
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
W
130-109
240
33
33
7
9
53
79
67.1
13
24
54.2
11
16
68.8
75.5
7
26
12
22
16 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
130
5/19/2017
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
W
130-86
240
45
28
10
6
48
85
56.5
19
39
48.7
15
23
65.2
68.3
9
36
12
17
17 Pacers
Pacers
130
4/28/1991
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
W
130-118
240
41
28
6
3
50
87
57.5
9
13
69.2
21
28
75.0
65.4
10
31
16
25
18 Pacers
Pacers
129
5/11/2025
IND IND
vs
CLE CLE
W
129-109
240
37
37
6
2
49
93
52.7
15
35
42.9
16
20
80.0
63.4
8
29
10
27
19 Pacers
Pacers
129
4/27/2025
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
W
129-103
240
41
36
3
7
50
83
60.2
18
39
46.2
11
13
84.6
72.7
5
36
11
16
20 Bucks
Bucks
129
5/13/1987
MIL MIL
@
BOS BOS
W
129-124
240
41
27
8
5
47
91
51.6
1
4
25.0
34
42
81.0
58.9
12
29
9
28
21 Pacers
Pacers
128
5/21/2024
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
L
128-133
265
44
38
8
4
53
99
53.5
13
35
37.1
9
10
90.0
61.9
10
34
21
23
22 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
128
5/7/2018
CLE CLE
vs
TOR TOR
W
128-93
240
37
29
9
5
50
84
59.5
12
26
46.2
16
20
80.0
69.0
6
31
10
21
23 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
128
5/3/2018
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
W
128-110
240
34
25
5
3
50
84
59.5
11
26
42.3
17
23
73.9
68.0
5
29
3
14
24 Bulls
Bulls
128
4/30/2009
CHI CHI
vs
BOS BOS
W
128-127
315
46
27
4
7
49
99
49.5
9
17
52.9
21
28
75.0
57.5
9
37
15
30
25 Pistons
Pistons
128
4/26/1987
DET DET
vs
WAS WAS
W
128-85
240
57
36
10
12
54
95
56.8
2
4
50.0
18
20
90.0
61.7
12
45
20
20

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

16th

DRTG

113.1

11th

NETRTG

1.9

13th

3P%

36.2

17th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
Last Game
DET Pistons

2 - 4

113

Final

116

NYK Knicks

4 - 2

Thu 1 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM