Since 1979-80, the Detroit Pistons have put up the most points by a team in a game, with 186 points versus the Nuggets on December 13, 1983.
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NBA highest scoring regular-season games by a team since 1980| TEAM | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
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| 1 |  | Pistons | 186 | 12/13/1983 | @ | W 186-184 | 315 | 56 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 74 | 136 | 54.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 37 | 60 | 61.7 | 57.3 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 44 | ||
| 2 |  | Nuggets | 184 | 12/13/1983 | vs | L 184-186 | 315 | 57 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 115 | 59.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 47 | 57 | 82.5 | 65.7 | 16 | 41 | 24 | 43 | ||
| 3 |  | Kings | 176 | 2/24/2023 | @ | W 176-175 | 290 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 65 | 111 | 58.6 | 18 | 41 | 43.9 | 28 | 35 | 80.0 | 69.6 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 4 |  | Clippers | 175 | 2/24/2023 | vs | L 175-176 | 290 | 42 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 98 | 60.2 | 26 | 45 | 57.8 | 31 | 36 | 86.1 | 76.9 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 27 | ||
| 5 |  | Suns | 173 | 11/10/1990 | vs | W 173-143 | 240 | 53 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 67 | 104 | 64.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 39 | 48 | 81.3 | 69.1 | 12 | 41 | 27 | 28 | ||
| 6 |  | Spurs | 171 | 3/6/1982 | vs | W 171-166 | 315 | 49 | 43 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 116 | 58.6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 34 | 39 | 87.2 | 64.2 | 15 | 34 | 14 | 34 | ||
| 7 |  | Bulls | 168 | 3/1/2019 | @ | W 168-161 | 340 | 62 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 119 | 47.1 | 21 | 48 | 43.8 | 35 | 48 | 72.9 | 59.9 | 11 | 51 | 17 | 30 | ||
| 8 |  | Nuggets | 168 | 3/16/2008 | vs | W 168-116 | 240 | 51 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 61 | 101 | 60.4 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 72.2 | 8 | 43 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 9 |  | Bucks | 166 | 3/6/1982 | @ | L 166-171 | 315 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 68 | 111 | 61.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 27 | 36 | 75.0 | 65.4 | 6 | 29 | 11 | 34 | ||
| 10 | | Nuggets | 163 | 1/11/1984 | vs | W 163-155 | 240 | 52 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 64 | 125 | 51.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 34 | 41 | 82.9 | 57.0 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 30 | ||
| 11 |  | Pacers | 162 | 3/27/2025 | @ | W 162-109 | 240 | 50 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 92 | 64.1 | 27 | 47 | 57.4 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 80.7 | 13 | 37 | 15 | 19 | ||
| 12 |  | Warriors | 162 | 11/2/1990 | @ | W 162-158 | 240 | 58 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 63 | 109 | 57.8 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 34 | 49 | 69.4 | 62.0 | 11 | 47 | 22 | 38 | ||
| 13 |  | Nuggets | 162 | 2/13/1981 | vs | W 162-143 | 240 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 64 | 113 | 56.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 34 | 40 | 85.0 | 62.0 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 29 | ||
| 14 |  | Hawks | 161 | 3/1/2019 | vs | L 161-168 | 340 | 59 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 123 | 49.6 | 22 | 60 | 36.7 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 60.1 | 9 | 50 | 20 | 34 | ||
| 15 | | Suns | 161 | 12/7/2006 | @ | W 161-157 | 290 | 39 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 117 | 52.1 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 62.5 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 28 | ||
| 16 |  | Bullets | 161 | 12/29/1990 | vs | W 161-133 | 240 | 52 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 66 | 107 | 61.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 29 | 39 | 74.4 | 64.8 | 13 | 39 | 23 | 22 | ||
| 17 | | Spurs | 161 | 11/7/1990 | vs | W 161-153 | 240 | 47 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 101 | 63.4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 39 | 84.6 | 68.1 | 17 | 30 | 25 | 20 | |||
| 18 |  | Rockets | 159 | 10/30/2019 | @ | W 159-158 | 240 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 103 | 53.4 | 23 | 54 | 42.6 | 26 | 33 | 78.8 | 67.6 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 19 |  | Hornets | 158 | 1/26/2022 | @ | W 158-126 | 240 | 36 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 93 | 58.1 | 24 | 45 | 53.3 | 26 | 33 | 78.8 | 73.5 | 8 | 28 | 13 | 29 | ||
| 20 | | Rockets | 158 | 11/30/2019 | vs | W 158-111 | 240 | 52 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 89 | 58.4 | 25 | 51 | 49.0 | 29 | 34 | 85.3 | 76.0 | 13 | 39 | 15 | 23 | ||
| 21 |  | Wizards | 158 | 10/30/2019 | vs | L 158-159 | 240 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 91 | 62.6 | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 76.1 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 27 | ||
| 22 | | Nuggets | 158 | 11/2/1990 | vs | L 158-162 | 240 | 66 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 130 | 43.8 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 40 | 55 | 72.7 | 51.2 | 28 | 38 | 16 | 38 | ||
| 23 |  | 76ers | 157 | 3/25/2026 | vs | W 157-137 | 240 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 103 | 55.3 | 22 | 47 | 46.8 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 68.1 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 24 |  | Nuggets | 157 | 2/20/2026 | @ | W 157-103 | 240 | 60 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 55 | 96 | 57.3 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | 71.3 | 13 | 47 | 16 | 22 | ||
| 25 | | Pacers | 157 | 4/14/2024 | vs | W 157-115 | 240 | 48 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 65 | 100 | 65.0 | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 75.2 | 12 | 36 | 16 | 24 | ||
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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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
Heat| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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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