most points per posession by a team in a playoff game

The Boston Celtics have the most points per possession by a team in a playoff game, with 1.54 in Game 5 of the 2002 First Round versus the 76ers.

	TEAM	PTS/POSS	PTS	POSS	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	1.54	120	77.8	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	W 120-87	240	35	25	7	6	46	85	54.1	19	29	65.5	9	11	81.8	66.8	13	22	5	22
2	76ers	1.5	121	80.9	5/16/2001	PHI	vs	TOR	W 121-88	240	38	32	9	5	47	78	60.3	11	21	52.4	16	16	100.0	71.1	13	25	11	20
3	Celtics	1.49	157	105.2	4/28/1990	BOS	vs	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
4	Nets	1.49	141	94.9	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	W 141-126	240	36	29	8	9	48	83	57.8	16	27	59.3	29	30	96.7	73.3	9	27	10	28
5	Clippers	1.49	131	88.2	6/18/2021	LAC	vs	UTA	W 131-119	240	33	27	13	6	48	85	56.5	20	39	51.3	15	17	88.2	70.8	10	23	8	16
6	Clippers	1.48	154	104.1	8/25/2020	LAC	vs	DAL	W 154-111	240	49	28	5	4	53	84	63.1	22	35	62.9	26	34	76.5	77.8	8	41	16	26
7	Knicks	1.48	144	97.4	5/10/2026	NYK	@	PHI	W 144-114	240	47	33	6	4	49	91	53.8	25	44	56.8	21	29	72.4	69.4	15	32	11	22
8	Heat	1.47	123	83.4	4/17/2016	MIA	vs	CHA	W 123-91	240	42	27	7	4	49	85	57.6	9	18	50.0	16	21	76.2	65.3	14	28	6	24
9	Bulls	1.47	116	79.2	4/29/1998	CHI	@	NJN	W 116-101	240	35	26	8	2	46	82	56.1	9	16	56.3	15	17	88.2	64.8	19	16	13	22
10	76ers	1.46	131	89.8	4/16/2022	PHI	vs	TOR	W 131-111	240	39	29	6	4	43	84	51.2	16	32	50.0	29	34	85.3	66.2	10	29	4	18
11	76ers	1.46	132	90.6	4/28/2022	PHI	@	TOR	W 132-97	240	47	32	4	4	47	81	58.0	16	40	40.0	22	23	95.7	72.4	10	37	11	22
12	Jazz	1.45	124	85.6	8/19/2020	UTA	@	DEN	W 124-105	240	36	32	5	7	45	87	51.7	20	44	45.5	14	17	82.4	65.6	11	25	8	18
13	Pistons	1.44	145	100.4	5/24/1987	DET	vs	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
14	Suns	1.44	127	88	5/22/2006	PHX	vs	LAC	W 127-107	240	32	32	5	3	48	80	60.0	15	27	55.6	16	19	84.2	71.9	9	23	13	22
15	Pacers	1.44	130	90.1	5/19/2024	IND	@	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	14	22
16	Thunder	1.44	149	103.4	5/7/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	W 149-106	240	44	31	12	8	50	89	56.2	16	36	44.4	33	36	91.7	71.1	8	36	9	24
17	Rockets	1.44	123	85.5	5/5/1995	HOU	vs	UTA	W 123-106	240	33	24	6	2	39	68	57.4	7	20	35.0	38	47	80.9	69.4	9	24	10	26
18	Cavaliers	1.44	124	86.2	5/7/2010	CLE	@	BOS	W 124-95	240	45	25	3	4	44	74	59.5	5	12	41.7	31	34	91.2	69.7	11	34	12	24
19	Knicks	1.43	140	98	4/30/2026	NYK	@	ATL	W 140-89	240	46	33	16	6	50	85	58.8	13	36	36.1	27	34	79.4	70.0	9	37	10	22
20	Cavaliers	1.43	137	96.1	6/9/2017	CLE	vs	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
21	Knicks	1.42	137	96.2	5/4/2026	NYK	vs	PHI	W 137-98	240	39	34	10	6	53	84	63.1	19	37	51.4	12	17	70.6	74.9	8	31	15	25
22	Timberwolves	1.42	143	100.6	5/24/2025	MIN	vs	OKC	W 143-101	240	50	30	6	3	55	96	57.3	20	40	50.0	13	17	76.5	69.1	11	39	10	18
23	Knicks	1.42	130	91.5	5/8/2024	NYK	vs	IND	W 130-121	240	44	28	5	3	49	86	57.0	14	30	46.7	18	22	81.8	67.9	12	32	11	14
24	Clippers	1.42	132	93	6/12/2021	LAC	vs	UTA	W 132-106	240	41	21	6	2	50	89	56.2	19	36	52.8	13	16	81.3	68.7	10	31	9	18
25	Spurs	1.42	122	86.2	4/22/2006	SAS	vs	SAC	W 122-88	240	51	25	5	6	42	73	57.5	11	17	64.7	27	32	84.4	70.1	12	39	12	20

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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