most points in nba playoff in an elimination game victory

The Boston Celtics have the most points by a team in a win in an elimination game, with 142 points in Game 7 of the 1963 Division Finals versus the Cincinnati Royals.

TEAM PTS W 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
142
1
4/10/1963
BOS BOS
vs
CIN CIN
W
142-131
240
61
27
51
98
52.0
40
50
80.0
59.2
36
2 Rockets
Rockets
141
1
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
3 Warriors
Warriors
138
1
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
1
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 Cavaliers
Cavaliers
137
1
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
6 Lakers
Lakers
137
1
3/19/1961
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
W
137-120
240
78
55
111
49.5
27
37
73.0
53.8
32
7 Knicks
Knicks
135
1
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 76ers
76ers
135
1
6/6/1982
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
W
135-102
240
39
37
14
13
56
94
59.6
0
0
23
34
67.6
61.9
13
26
11
18
9 Lakers
Lakers
135
1
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 Grizzlies
Grizzlies
134
1
5/11/2022
MEM MEM
vs
GSW GSW
W
134-95
240
55
37
12
4
47
99
47.5
18
41
43.9
22
30
73.3
59.7
18
37
9
17
11 76ers
76ers
134
1
4/27/1986
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
W
134-109
240
49
38
8
13
52
93
55.9
0
1
0.0
30
38
78.9
61.1
18
31
12
21
12 Nationals
Nationals
133
1
3/29/1959
SYR SYR
vs
BOS BOS
W
133-121
240
52
32
49
111
44.1
35
43
81.4
51.2
34
13 Lakers
Lakers
133
1
3/19/1956
MIN MIN
vs
STL STL
W
133-75
240
44
101
43.6
45
53
84.9
53.5
30
14 Pistons
Pistons
132
1
3/31/1962
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
W
132-125
240
47
52
102
51.0
28
38
73.7
55.6
37
15 Warriors
Warriors
132
1
3/14/1960
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
W
132-112
240
81
36
57
125
45.6
18
32
56.3
47.5
22
16 Rockets
Rockets
131
1
4/30/2025
HOU HOU
vs
GSW GSW
W
131-116
240
39
23
9
7
43
78
55.1
13
30
43.3
32
38
84.2
69.2
8
31
12
22
17 76ers
76ers
131
1
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 Bulls
Bulls
131
1
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
19 Hawks
Hawks
131
1
4/13/1966
STL STL
vs
LAL LAL
W
131-127
240
47
30
53
101
52.5
25
35
71.4
56.3
22
20 Royals
Royals
131
1
3/26/1963
CIN CIN
@
SYR SYR
W
131-127
265
59
48
102
47.1
35
41
85.4
54.6
31
21 Pacers
Pacers
130
1
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
22 Lakers
Lakers
130
1
4/15/1966
LAL LAL
vs
STL STL
W
130-121
240
44
33
48
92
52.2
34
41
82.9
59.1
31
23 Royals
Royals
130
1
3/29/1964
CIN CIN
vs
PHI PHI
W
130-124
240
62
53
95
55.8
24
26
92.3
61.1
29
24 Celtics
Celtics
130
1
4/1/1959
BOS BOS
vs
SYR SYR
W
130-125
240
89
26
50
135
37.0
30
39
76.9
42.7
29
25 Clippers
Clippers
129
1
4/24/2019
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
W
129-121
240
42
29
3
1
46
85
54.1
13
34
38.2
24
26
92.3
66.9
9
33
10
23

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 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
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
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

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
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