most points scored in a finals game by team before 1970

Before 1969-70, the Boston Celtics had the most points by a team in an NBA Finals game, with 142 points against the Lakers on April 18, 1965.

TEAMPTSDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPRESULTMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Celtics
Celtics
142
4/18/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
vs
W
142-110
240
77
30
53
124
42.7
36
47
76.6
49.1
26
276ers
76ers
141
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
vs
W
141-135
265
79
35
57
116
49.1
27
46
58.7
51.7
27
3Celtics
Celtics
140
3/27/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
vs
W
140-122
240
73
27
61
133
45.9
18
24
75.0
48.8
20
4Celtics
Celtics
136
3/30/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
vs
W
136-112
240
77
25
48
103
46.6
40
46
87.0
55.2
32
5Warriors
Warriors
135
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
@
L
135-141
265
80
25
55
140
39.3
25
34
73.5
43.6
31
6Lakers
Lakers
133
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
@
W
133-129
265
54
12
47
102
46.1
39
55
70.9
52.7
27
7Warriors
Warriors
130
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
vs
W
130-124
240
71
27
53
117
45.3
24
34
70.6
49.3
34
8Celtics
Celtics
129
4/19/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
vs
W
129-109
240
75
21
46
101
45.5
37
45
82.2
53.4
29
9Celtics
Celtics
129
4/17/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
vs
L
129-133
265
68
24
51
117
43.6
27
34
79.4
48.9
36
10Celtics
Celtics
129
4/25/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
vs
W
129-96
240
71
24
55
115
47.8
19
24
79.2
51.4
24
11Celtics
Celtics
129
4/19/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
vs
W
129-123
240
65
31
54
114
47.4
21
29
72.4
50.9
25
12Lakers
Lakers
129
4/8/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
@
W
129-122
240
50
20
46
95
48.4
37
42
88.1
56.8
25
13Celtics
Celtics
129
4/2/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
vs
W
129-95
240
85
24
52
123
42.3
25
33
75.8
46.9
23
14Celtics
Celtics
128
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
vs
W
128-108
240
82
31
47
116
40.5
34
43
79.1
47.4
23
15Celtics
Celtics
127
4/26/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
@
W
127-119
240
57
26
50
96
52.1
27
35
77.1
57.0
25
16Celtics
Celtics
127
4/5/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
vs
W
127-102
240
72
25
55
122
45.1
17
24
70.8
47.9
22
1776ers
76ers
126
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
vs
W
126-95
240
93
34
55
118
46.6
16
36
44.4
47.1
26
18Lakers
Lakers
126
4/21/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
vs
W
126-105
240
79
31
43
90
47.8
40
57
70.2
54.7
32
19Lakers
Lakers
126
4/21/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
@
W
126-119
240
57
13
50
108
46.3
26
37
70.3
50.7
30
20Lakers
Lakers
126
4/14/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
@
W
126-121
240
56
14
43
113
38.1
40
45
88.9
47.4
25
2176ers
76ers
125
4/24/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
@
W
125-122
240
60
25
42
98
42.9
41
64
64.1
49.5
25
22Celtics
Celtics
125
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
W
125-123
290
81
22
47
128
36.7
31
54
57.4
41.2
37
23Hawks
Hawks
125
3/30/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
@
W
125-123
290
56
18
44
106
41.5
37
55
67.3
48.0
31
24Celtics
Celtics
124
5/2/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
@
W
124-109
240
49
25
49
97
50.5
26
29
89.7
56.5
22
2576ers
76ers
124
4/18/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
@
L
124-130
240
59
28
47
109
43.1
30
45
66.7
48.1
30

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