The Boston Celtics scored the most points by a team in a game in 1956-57, with 140 points versus the Syracuse Nationals on January 23, 1957.
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NBA most points in a regular-season game by a team in 1957| 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 |  | Celtics | 140 | 1/23/1957 |  BOS | vs |  SYR | W 140-108 | 240 | 78 | 32 | 59 | 125 | 47.2 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 50.3 | 23 | ||||||||
| 2 |  | Hawks | 137 | 12/11/1956 |  STL | @ |  NYK | W 137-128 | 240 | 53 | 31 | 45 | 68.9 | 36 | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | Warriors | 129 | 2/28/1957 |  PHI | vs |  MIN | W 129-112 | 240 | 66 | 29 | 48 | 97 | 49.5 | 33 | 46 | 71.7 | 55.0 | 25 | ||||||||
| 4 |  | Nationals | 128 | 1/6/1957 | SYR | vs | PHI | W 128-123 | 240 | 48 | 27 | 45 | 94 | 47.9 | 38 | 46 | 82.6 | 56.0 | 26 | ||||||||
| 5 |  | Knicks | 128 | 12/11/1956 | NYK | vs | STL | L 128-137 | 240 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 73.3 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | | Celtics | 126 | 1/18/1957 | BOS | vs | STL | W 126-117 | 240 | 71 | 26 | 45 | 104 | 43.3 | 36 | 43 | 83.7 | 51.3 | 24 | ||||||||
| 7 | | Knicks | 126 | 1/3/1957 | NYK | vs | SYR | W 126-111 | 240 | 43 | 40 | 53 | 75.5 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | Lakers | 125 | 3/1/1957 | MIN |  ROC | W 125-117 | 240 | 39 | 47 | 59 | 79.7 | 34 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | | Celtics | 125 | 2/21/1957 | BOS | vs | STL | W 125-112 | 240 | 72 | 31 | 49 | 107 | 45.8 | 27 | 39 | 69.2 | 50.3 | 28 | ||||||||
| 10 | | Nationals | 123 | 2/28/1957 | SYR | vs |  FTW | W 123-112 | 240 | 48 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | | Lakers | 123 | 2/24/1957 | MIN | vs | FTW | W 123-115 | 240 | 47 | 110 | 42.7 | 29 | 41 | 70.7 | 48.0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 12 | | Warriors | 123 | 2/17/1957 | PHI | vs | NYK | W 123-115 | 240 | 59 | 31 | 45 | 86 | 52.3 | 33 | 46 | 71.7 | 57.9 | 25 | ||||||||
| 13 | | Celtics | 123 | 2/15/1957 | BOS | @ | STL | W 123-116 | 290 | 64 | 44 | 119 | 37.0 | 35 | 48 | 72.9 | 43.9 | 31 | |||||||||
| 14 | | Warriors | 123 | 1/6/1957 | PHI | @ | SYR | L 123-128 | 240 | 47 | 25 | 46 | 91 | 50.5 | 31 | 38 | 81.6 | 57.1 | 30 | ||||||||
| 15 | | Warriors | 123 | 11/16/1956 | PHI | vs | MIN | W 123-97 | 240 | 70 | 26 | 45 | 90 | 50.0 | 33 | 43 | 76.7 | 56.5 | 23 | ||||||||
| 16 | | Celtics | 122 | 3/13/1957 | BOS | vs | NYK | W 122-91 | 240 | 79 | 29 | 47 | 126 | 37.3 | 28 | 42 | 66.7 | 42.2 | 24 | ||||||||
| 17 | | Knicks | 122 | 2/28/1957 | NYK | BOS | W 122-121 | 265 | 47 | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | | Knicks | 122 | 1/26/1957 | NYK | vs | MIN | W 122-107 | 240 | 50 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | | Celtics | 121 | 2/28/1957 | BOS | NYK | L 121-122 | 265 | 43 | 35 | 39 | 89.7 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | | Lakers | 121 | 12/12/1956 | MIN | @ | NYK | W 121-103 | 240 | 43 | 35 | 46 | 76.1 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | | Celtics | 121 | 12/7/1956 | BOS | vs | MIN | W 121-114 | 240 | 57 | 30 | 45 | 92 | 48.9 | 31 | 41 | 75.6 | 55.0 | 25 | ||||||||
| 22 | | Nationals | 120 | 2/26/1957 | SYR | @ | MIN | W 120-108 | 240 | 45 | 105 | 42.9 | 30 | 35 | 85.7 | 49.8 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 23 |  | Pistons | 120 | 2/21/1957 | FTW | NYK | W 120-114 | 240 | 48 | 24 | 37 | 64.9 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | | Knicks | 120 | 2/16/1957 | NYK | vs | MIN | W 120-112 | 240 | 51 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | | Pistons | 120 | 12/27/1956 | FTW | vs | MIN | W 120-93 | 240 | 46 | 28 | 34 | 82.4 | 29 | |||||||||||||
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