most starter points by a team in a game all-time

The Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets are tied for the most points by starters in a game, with 142 points on December 13, 1983.

Interpreted as:
most starter points by a team in a regular-season game all-time
TEAM PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Pistons
Pistons
142
12/13/1983
DET DET
@
DEN DEN
197
29
33
11
5
57
96
59.4
1
2
50.0
27
43
62.8
61.8
10
19
9
24
2 Nuggets
Nuggets
142
12/13/1983
DEN DEN
vs
DET DET
192
36
27
3
4
56
89
62.9
0
1
0.0
30
38
78.9
67.2
10
26
14
22
3 Suns
Suns
138
12/7/2006
PHX PHX
@
NJN NJN
219
29
33
5
4
52
87
59.8
15
20
75.0
19
21
90.5
71.7
9
20
10
21
+23
4 Knicks
Knicks
135
2/12/2025
NYK NYK
vs
ATL ATL
221
34
22
6
5
49
83
59.0
11
23
47.8
26
32
81.3
69.5
8
26
14
17
-4
5 Wizards
Wizards
135
12/22/2006
WAS WAS
@
PHX PHX
219
43
9
8
0
52
93
55.9
9
18
50.0
22
23
95.7
65.5
9
34
10
22
+33
6 Bulls
Bulls
134
3/1/2019
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
235
48
22
5
5
46
97
47.4
19
38
50.0
23
31
74.2
60.6
11
37
14
18
+38
7 Thunder
Thunder
134
2/22/2019
OKC OKC
vs
UTA UTA
208
38
20
10
5
50
92
54.3
16
35
45.7
18
23
78.3
65.6
10
28
8
22
+28
8 Spurs
Spurs
134
3/6/1982
SAS SAS
vs
MIL MIL
206
34
23
3
6
56
89
62.9
0
0
22
24
91.7
67.3
12
22
9
18
9 Knicks
Knicks
133
12/27/2006
NYK NYK
vs
DET DET
237
29
21
1
2
44
75
58.7
5
15
33.3
40
51
78.4
68.2
7
22
16
20
+18
10 Wizards
Wizards
131
12/17/2006
WAS WAS
@
LAL LAL
204
38
17
5
2
39
74
52.7
10
20
50.0
43
56
76.8
66.4
7
31
9
18
+34
11 Spurs
Spurs
131
1/27/1983
SAS SAS
@
IND IND
191
35
28
5
4
55
87
63.2
0
0
21
23
91.3
67.4
16
19
9
13
12 Mavericks
Mavericks
130
4/11/1995
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
232
54
22
9
2
47
103
45.6
12
24
50.0
24
37
64.9
54.5
25
29
13
21
13 Jazz
Jazz
130
4/10/1982
UTA UTA
vs
DEN DEN
167
29
29
10
3
52
85
61.2
1
2
50.0
25
29
86.2
66.5
15
14
4
17
14 Nuggets
Nuggets
129
2/12/2025
DEN DEN
vs
POR POR
186
39
23
9
6
48
88
54.5
14
33
42.4
19
24
79.2
65.4
9
30
9
17
+49
15 SuperSonics
SuperSonics
129
11/9/1989
SEA SEA
@
MIL MIL
278
44
22
6
7
41
95
43.2
3
8
37.5
44
58
75.9
53.5
18
26
20
24
16 Lakers
Lakers
129
1/24/1971
LAL LAL
vs
CIN CIN
209
49
34
51
104
49.0
27
33
81.8
54.4
15
17 Knicks
Knicks
128
12/28/2024
NYK NYK
@
WAS WAS
215
35
22
5
2
48
86
55.8
9
33
27.3
23
25
92.0
66.0
8
27
12
11
+17
18 Celtics
Celtics
128
1/16/1987
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
227
32
31
7
10
46
80
57.5
1
2
50.0
35
36
97.2
66.8
7
25
15
18
19 Celtics
Celtics
128
3/3/1985
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
196
48
26
3
6
48
84
57.1
1
2
50.0
31
33
93.9
65.0
18
30
14
14
20 Lakers
Lakers
128
2/22/1972
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
229
48
28
54
103
52.4
20
32
62.5
54.7
13
21 Knicks
Knicks
127
4/5/2023
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
194
43
28
12
8
47
85
55.3
18
40
45.0
15
23
65.2
66.8
16
27
12
14
+117
22 Clippers
Clippers
127
4/1/2022
LAC LAC
@
MIL MIL
173
24
24
7
5
45
74
60.8
20
37
54.1
17
22
77.3
75.9
3
21
5
10
+145
23 Lakers
Lakers
127
1/29/1980
LAL LAL
@
CLE CLE
272
57
25
5
11
54
105
51.4
0
0
19
24
79.2
54.9
16
41
28
27
24 Lakers
Lakers
127
3/18/1973
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
209
42
36
53
98
54.1
21
23
91.3
58.7
12
25 Pistons
Pistons
127
2/22/1972
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
223
52
23
57
112
50.9
13
17
76.5
53.1
15
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for games started going back to the 1981-82 season.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

16th

DRTG

113.1

11th

NETRTG

1.9

13th

3P%

36.2

17th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
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
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
Last Game
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2 - 4

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Final

116

NYK Knicks

4 - 2

Thu 1 May 2025

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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

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

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