most points by a team in the playoffs in a game in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks dropped the most points by a team in a playoff game, with 156 points in Game 3 of the 1970 Division Semifinals versus the 76ers.

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 Bucks
Bucks
156
3/30/1970
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
W
156-120
240
56
46
67
110
60.9
22
28
78.6
63.8
18
2 Bucks
Bucks
143
4/23/1978
MIL MIL
vs
DEN DEN
W
143-112
240
30
46
9
13
64
97
66.0
15
22
68.2
67.0
8
22
14
26
3 Warriors
Warriors
138
4/14/1977
GSW GSW
@
DET DET
W
138-108
240
51
28
4
4
58
105
55.2
22
30
73.3
58.4
24
27
13
24
4 Lakers
Lakers
138
4/5/1970
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
W
138-121
240
55
39
57
102
55.9
24
34
70.6
59.0
24
5 76ers
76ers
137
4/20/1978
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
W
137-126
240
46
29
6
3
54
91
59.3
29
34
85.3
64.6
17
26
6 Celtics
Celtics
136
4/2/1972
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
W
136-113
240
52
31
57
108
52.8
22
23
95.7
57.6
26
7 Bucks
Bucks
136
4/4/1971
MIL MIL
vs
SFW SFW
W
136-86
240
56
37
58
104
55.8
20
28
71.4
58.5
26
8 Lakers
Lakers
135
4/12/1972
LAL LAL
vs
MIL MIL
W
135-134
240
50
29
52
106
49.1
31
44
70.5
53.8
18
9 Lakers
Lakers
135
5/6/1970
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
W
135-113
240
61
44
57
94
60.6
21
32
65.6
62.5
20
10 Celtics
Celtics
134
4/15/1973
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
W
134-108
240
52
31
59
103
57.3
16
24
66.7
59.0
18
11 Celtics
Celtics
134
4/1/1973
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
W
134-109
240
58
41
60
107
56.1
14
17
82.4
58.5
20
12 Bucks
Bucks
134
4/12/1972
MIL MIL
@
LAL LAL
L
134-135
240
42
28
57
93
61.3
20
23
87.0
65.0
27
13 Suns
Suns
133
5/9/1976
PHX PHX
vs
GSW GSW
W
133-129
290
48
32
8
4
55
113
48.7
23
32
71.9
52.3
21
27
22
29
14 Lakers
Lakers
133
4/19/1970
LAL LAL
vs
ATL ATL
W
133-114
240
63
34
53
101
52.5
27
39
69.2
56.3
19
15 Knicks
Knicks
132
4/12/1978
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
W
132-114
240
35
33
6
8
56
92
60.9
20
25
80.0
64.1
15
33
16 Knicks
Knicks
132
4/20/1970
NYK NYK
vs
MIL MIL
W
132-96
240
49
27
57
113
50.4
18
25
72.0
53.2
22
17 76ers
76ers
131
4/16/1976
PHI PHI
@
BUF BUF
W
131-106
240
40
25
51
90
56.7
29
34
85.3
62.4
29
18 Lakers
Lakers
131
3/30/1972
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
W
131-124
240
49
25
47
95
49.5
37
44
84.1
57.3
22
19 Bulls
Bulls
131
4/3/1970
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
W
131-120
240
60
33
53
109
48.6
25
32
78.1
53.2
25
20 76ers
76ers
130
4/16/1978
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
W
130-90
240
75
32
13
8
49
106
46.2
32
41
78.0
52.4
26
20
21 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
130
5/31/1977
POR POR
vs
PHI PHI
W
130-98
240
48
37
13
7
54
96
56.3
22
31
71.0
59.3
8
40
19
40
22 Suns
Suns
130
4/20/1976
PHX PHX
vs
SEA SEA
W
130-114
240
39
31
14
4
48
91
52.7
34
44
77.3
58.9
16
23
14
30
23 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
129
5/29/1977
POR POR
vs
PHI PHI
W
129-107
240
52
34
13
9
52
106
49.1
25
32
78.1
53.7
14
38
16
28
24 Warriors
Warriors
129
5/9/1976
GSW GSW
@
PHX PHX
L
129-133
290
58
27
14
7
54
111
48.6
21
26
80.8
52.7
20
38
25
37
25 Knicks
Knicks
129
4/18/1973
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
W
129-96
240
44
32
52
89
58.4
25
31
80.6
62.8
25

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

11th

DRTG

113.4

12th

NETRTG

2.5

11th

3P%

38.7

1st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
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
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
Last Game
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NBA Fantasy 2024-25

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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

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127
Fri
3/28
BOS BOS
@
SAS SAS
121-111
Fri
3/28
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
111-132
Sat
3/29
LAC LAC
@
CLE CLE
122-127

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/26
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Tue
5/27
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM