nba biggest margin of victory in a closeout game since 1984

Since 1983-84, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team in a closeout game, with a 55 point differential in Game 4 of the 2025 First Round against the Heat.

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	55	4/28/2025	CLE	@	MIA	W 138-83	240	138	51	26	15	6	47	86	54.7	22	47	46.8	22	25	88.0	71.1	8	43	12	12
2	Bulls	54	4/30/2015	CHI	@	MIL	W 120-66	240	120	50	31	7	2	46	90	51.1	15	30	50.0	13	16	81.3	61.8	10	40	12	14
3	Knicks	51	4/30/2026	NYK	@	ATL	W 140-89	240	140	46	33	16	6	50	85	58.8	13	36	36.1	27	34	79.4	70.0	9	37	10	22
4	Lakers	44	5/22/1985	LAL	vs	DEN	W 153-109	240	153	54	42	13	13	67	116	57.8	1	4	25.0	18	21	85.7	61.1	17	37	12	23
5	Lakers	40	4/28/2023	LAL	vs	MEM	W 125-85	240	125	52	33	6	15	49	91	53.8	15	44	34.1	12	15	80.0	64.0	9	43	16	16
6	Mavericks	40	5/7/2005	DAL	vs	HOU	W 116-76	240	116	52	21	7	10	41	80	51.2	8	16	50.0	26	28	92.9	62.8	16	36	14	19
7	Spurs	39	5/11/2017	SAS	@	HOU	W 114-75	240	114	60	32	8	9	51	96	53.1	5	22	22.7	7	13	53.8	56.0	14	46	8	21
8	Celtics	39	6/17/2008	BOS	vs	LAL	W 131-92	240	131	48	33	18	4	43	87	49.4	13	26	50.0	32	37	86.5	63.4	14	34	8	25
9	Knicks	38	5/16/2025	NYK	vs	BOS	W 119-81	240	119	55	25	7	6	42	91	46.2	16	45	35.6	19	21	90.5	59.4	15	40	14	23
10	Jazz	38	5/5/1996	UTA	vs	POR	W 102-64	240	102	54	23	8	12	35	76	46.1	5	16	31.3	27	37	73.0	55.3	14	40	11	18
11	Knicks	37	5/25/2026	NYK	@	CLE	W 130-93	240	130	60	33	15	2	48	98	49.0	19	43	44.2	15	20	75.0	60.9	20	40	15	20
12	Lakers	37	4/29/1987	LAL	@	DEN	W 140-103	240	140	55	40	4	14	48	91	52.7	4	7	57.1	40	49	81.6	62.2	10	45	10	22
13	Mavericks	36	5/8/2011	DAL	vs	LAL	W 122-86	240	122	40	32	11	2	44	73	60.3	20	32	62.5	14	19	73.7	75.0	6	34	20	23
14	76ers	35	4/28/2022	PHI	@	TOR	W 132-97	240	132	47	32	4	4	47	81	58.0	16	40	40.0	22	23	95.7	72.4	10	37	11	22
15	Cavaliers	35	5/7/2018	CLE	vs	TOR	W 128-93	240	128	37	29	9	5	50	84	59.5	12	26	46.2	16	20	80.0	69.0	6	31	11	21
16	Celtics	34	5/1/2024	BOS	vs	MIA	W 118-84	240	118	56	23	5	3	42	77	54.5	16	40	40.0	18	27	66.7	66.4	8	48	15	15
17	Celtics	34	5/4/2008	BOS	vs	ATL	W 99-65	240	99	46	20	11	10	40	84	47.6	3	18	16.7	16	19	84.2	53.6	14	32	8	19
18	Mavericks	33	5/15/2022	DAL	@	PHX	W 123-90	240	123	43	14	9	6	46	81	56.8	19	39	48.7	12	12	100.0	71.3	6	37	12	17
19	Cavaliers	33	5/25/2017	CLE	@	BOS	W 135-102	240	135	38	24	13	5	48	85	56.5	19	41	46.3	20	24	83.3	70.6	6	32	11	21
20	Heat	33	5/1/2016	MIA	vs	CHA	W 106-73	240	106	58	24	2	8	43	89	48.3	9	24	37.5	11	16	68.8	55.2	10	48	9	16
21	Warriors	33	4/27/2016	GSW	vs	HOU	W 114-81	240	114	40	30	10	6	45	82	54.9	13	31	41.9	11	19	57.9	63.1	6	34	10	16
22	Celtics	33	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	W 120-87	240	120	35	25	7	6	46	85	54.1	19	29	65.5	9	11	81.8	66.8	13	22	5	22
23	Celtics	33	5/6/1986	BOS	vs	ATL	W 132-99	240	132	51	27	9	6	50	90	55.6	2	4	50.0	30	40	75.0	61.3	17	34	14	21
24	Thunder	32	5/18/2025	OKC	vs	DEN	W 125-93	240	125	44	28	16	3	47	96	49.0	12	39	30.8	19	24	79.2	58.7	15	29	10	19
25	Pistons	32	5/5/1991	DET	vs	ATL	W 113-81	240	113	54	32	4	5	44	90	48.9	5	14	35.7	20	28	71.4	55.2	15	39	14	26

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1983-84, the Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team in a closeout game, with a 55 point differential in Game 4 of the 2025 First Round against the Heat.

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27.9

9.0

5.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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