most points by a team in the playoffs in a game in the 1990s

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, the Boston Celtics dropped the most points by a team in a playoff game, with 157 points in Game 2 of the 1990 First Round against the Knicks.

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 Celtics
Celtics
157
4/28/1990
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
W
157-128
240
42
46
7
7
63
94
67.0
1
6
16.7
30
33
90.9
72.3
14
28
12
20
2 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
153
5/11/1992
POR POR
@
PHX PHX
W
153-151
290
44
36
5
7
54
93
58.1
6
11
54.5
39
53
73.6
65.8
7
37
17
37
3 Suns
Suns
151
5/11/1992
PHX PHX
vs
POR POR
L
151-153
290
44
34
8
6
53
115
46.1
3
13
23.1
42
50
84.0
55.1
15
29
6
38
4 Rockets
Rockets
140
4/29/1995
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
W
140-126
240
36
31
6
9
51
85
60.0
19
28
67.9
19
26
73.1
72.6
7
29
13
31
5 Suns
Suns
140
5/4/1994
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
W
140-133
240
42
26
13
4
54
95
56.8
5
13
38.5
27
38
71.1
62.7
16
26
11
14
6 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
138
5/15/1990
POR POR
vs
SAS SAS
W
138-132
290
47
22
7
3
48
93
51.6
9
17
52.9
33
45
73.3
61.2
15
32
21
29
7 Knicks
Knicks
135
5/4/1990
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
W
135-108
240
36
43
18
3
53
90
58.9
3
7
42.9
26
31
83.9
65.1
10
26
13
26
8 Warriors
Warriors
133
5/4/1994
GSW GSW
vs
PHX PHX
L
133-140
240
32
40
7
11
55
95
57.9
8
15
53.3
15
20
75.0
64.1
9
23
14
28
9 Spurs
Spurs
132
5/15/1990
SAS SAS
@
POR POR
L
132-138
290
55
21
11
3
48
109
44.0
3
7
42.9
33
42
78.6
51.8
23
32
19
35
10 Spurs
Spurs
131
5/1/1990
SAS SAS
@
DEN DEN
W
131-120
240
58
36
5
4
54
97
55.7
0
2
0.0
23
31
74.2
59.2
16
42
19
24
11 Suns
Suns
130
5/9/1995
PHX PHX
vs
HOU HOU
W
130-108
240
48
27
7
6
49
81
60.5
5
13
38.5
27
35
77.1
67.4
12
36
12
20
12 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
13 Spurs
Spurs
130
4/25/1991
SAS SAS
vs
GSW GSW
W
130-121
240
56
39
11
9
50
91
54.9
0
4
0.0
30
44
68.2
58.9
16
40
19
26
14 Suns
Suns
129
4/28/1995
PHX PHX
vs
POR POR
W
129-102
240
45
26
8
2
47
85
55.3
9
20
45.0
26
28
92.9
66.3
10
35
11
23
15 Suns
Suns
129
6/13/1993
PHX PHX
@
CHI CHI
W
129-121
315
52
25
9
8
49
99
49.5
9
13
69.2
22
31
71.0
57.3
15
37
19
26
16 SuperSonics
SuperSonics
129
4/28/1992
SEA SEA
vs
GSW GSW
W
129-128
240
35
23
12
7
48
78
61.5
7
11
63.6
26
34
76.5
69.4
12
23
23
28
17 Jazz
Jazz
129
4/25/1991
UTA UTA
@
PHX PHX
W
129-90
240
38
40
8
5
54
83
65.1
2
4
50.0
19
23
82.6
69.3
4
34
12
24
18 Spurs
Spurs
129
4/28/1990
SAS SAS
vs
DEN DEN
W
129-120
240
50
34
10
9
52
97
53.6
0
2
0.0
25
38
65.8
56.7
13
37
14
28
19 Warriors
Warriors
128
4/28/1992
GSW GSW
@
SEA SEA
L
128-129
240
22
28
12
4
45
81
55.6
7
13
53.8
31
40
77.5
64.9
10
12
18
27
20 Knicks
Knicks
128
4/28/1990
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
L
128-157
240
35
25
9
1
51
100
51.0
3
11
27.3
23
29
79.3
56.8
17
18
14
27
21 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
127
5/26/1992
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
W
127-121
265
41
29
5
9
48
84
57.1
5
10
50.0
26
35
74.3
63.9
14
27
13
23
22 Celtics
Celtics
127
4/26/1991
BOS BOS
vs
IND IND
W
127-120
240
40
24
8
2
45
86
52.3
0
2
0.0
37
43
86.0
60.5
13
27
10
27
23 Jazz
Jazz
126
4/29/1995
UTA UTA
vs
HOU HOU
L
126-140
240
38
26
10
4
41
79
51.9
9
16
56.3
35
44
79.5
64.1
10
28
16
26
24 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
126
5/7/1992
POR POR
vs
PHX PHX
W
126-119
240
42
29
12
6
48
95
50.5
3
8
37.5
27
39
69.2
56.2
14
28
11
25
25 Lakers
Lakers
126
5/5/1991
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
W
126-116
240
44
33
7
6
49
92
53.3
5
7
71.4
23
30
76.7
59.9
15
29
10
18

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM 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
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

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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
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
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

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