nba playoff teams highest point differential per year in 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers had the highest point differential by a team in a single NBA playoff run, with a 205 point differential in 1986-87.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Lakers	205	1986-87	18	240.0	120.6	44.9	28.3	7.9	6.4	44.8	85.8	52.2	2.4	6.6	36.1	28.6	36.4	78.5	59.2	13.0	31.9	14.6	4,320	2,170	808	510	142	116	262	408
2	Lakers	193	1984-85	19	240.0	126.3	46.1	33.7	9.4	6.3	50.2	92.4	54.3	1.5	4.1	37.2	24.4	32.3	75.5	59.2	13.2	32.9	17.2	4,560	2,400	876	641	178	120	327	501
3	Celtics	186	1985-86	18	242.8	114.4	45.2	28.6	9.0	6.1	43.9	86.7	50.7	2.5	6.4	39.1	24.1	30.3	79.4	57.2	12.9	32.2	15.2	4,370	2,060	813	515	162	109	274	401
4	Lakers	144	1983-84	21	244.8	117.1	43.0	30.3	8.2	6.8	47.8	89.5	53.4	1.0	3.5	28.4	20.6	28.6	71.9	57.4	13.1	29.9	16.0	5,140	2,459	903	636	173	143	336	567
5	Pistons	131	1988-89	17	240.0	100.6	44.2	22.6	4.9	4.5	37.9	80.1	47.3	2.5	8.4	29.6	22.4	29.4	76.2	54.1	13.8	30.4	12.1	4,080	1,710	751	385	83	77	205	425
6	Lakers	107	1985-86	14	240.0	115.5	42.3	32.0	8.4	4.3	47.4	88.6	53.5	1.8	5.6	32.1	18.9	24.9	75.6	58.0	12.5	29.8	16.1	3,360	1,617	592	448	118	60	226	339
7	Pistons	105	1987-88	23	244.3	99.7	44.3	22.3	7.4	4.6	38.4	82.6	46.5	0.9	3.5	25.9	22.0	29.2	75.4	52.2	14.0	30.3	13.8	5,620	2,294	1,019	514	170	105	318	594
8	Celtics	103	1980-81	17	240.0	103.4	44.4	22.8	7.5	6.6	41.2	85.7	48.0	0.6	2.6	22.2	20.4	27.1	75.4	52.9	14.5	29.9	16.3	4,080	1,757	755	388	127	112	277	420
9	Celtics	96	1983-84	23	243.3	110.9	43.9	23.0	8.6	5.3	41.3	87.4	47.3	0.9	2.7	33.9	27.3	34.9	78.4	54.0	15.5	28.4	16.0	5,595	2,550	1,009	530	197	123	368	608
10	Pistons	90	1986-87	15	240.0	109.3	44.6	23.7	6.9	4.9	43.1	86.5	49.9	0.9	3.0	31.1	22.1	29.7	74.4	54.9	14.7	29.9	13.6	3,600	1,639	669	356	104	73	204	381
11	Suns	85	1988-89	12	240.0	118.3	50.3	27.5	9.3	4.6	45.0	95.1	47.3	2.8	8.8	31.4	25.6	30.4	84.1	54.5	16.9	33.4	15.8	2,880	1,420	604	330	112	55	190	274
12	Lakers	85	1981-82	14	240.0	115.4	47.9	31.4	10.0	7.4	47.2	91.3	51.7	0.1	0.9	16.7	20.9	28.9	72.3	55.5	16.5	31.4	18.1	3,360	1,616	671	439	140	103	254	342
13	76ers	84	1982-83	13	241.9	105.8	44.9	24.2	9.3	6.8	41.8	84.6	49.4	0.1	0.8	10.0	22.2	30.7	72.2	53.9	15.5	29.4	18.1	3,145	1,375	584	314	121	88	235	301
14	Rockets	77	1985-86	20	243.8	111.3	47.3	28.5	8.6	7.5	44.7	92.3	48.5	0.7	2.5	26.0	21.3	29.7	71.5	52.8	16.9	30.5	15.2	4,875	2,226	946	569	172	149	303	462
15	Lakers	71	1988-89	15	240.0	110.5	42.1	25.4	6.9	4.9	40.0	80.5	49.7	3.4	9.7	34.9	27.1	34.7	78.1	57.7	12.5	29.6	14.7	3,600	1,657	632	381	104	73	220	337
16	Lakers	69	1979-80	16	241.6	110.6	49.9	29.1	10.1	6.1	44.8	91.9	48.7	0.2	1.1	16.7	20.9	26.3	79.8	53.4	16.9	32.9	19.1	3,865	1,770	798	466	162	97	306	384
17	Celtics	68	1981-82	12	246.3	105.8	50.5	23.4	7.4	9.4	41.4	89.5	46.3	0.4	2.3	18.5	22.6	30.8	73.2	51.3	18.0	32.5	18.1	2,955	1,270	606	281	89	113	217	324
18	Lakers	61	1987-88	24	240.0	105.6	40.5	25.9	7.2	4.7	40.8	81.8	49.9	2.4	6.0	39.3	21.5	27.7	77.9	56.2	13.0	27.5	14.0	5,760	2,534	973	622	173	113	336	508
19	Celtics	56	1984-85	21	240.0	113.1	43.8	27.2	8.3	5.3	43.3	89.4	48.4	1.3	4.5	28.7	25.3	30.8	82.1	54.9	13.9	30.0	16.1	5,040	2,376	920	572	174	112	338	503
20	Celtics	52	1979-80	9	240.0	102.4	42.8	23.7	8.1	4.2	41.3	86.2	47.9	1.3	5.4	24.5	18.4	24.2	76.1	52.9	13.3	29.4	16.4	2,160	922	385	213	73	38	148	223
21	Spurs	47	1982-83	11	242.3	121.0	51.4	33.4	7.9	7.1	50.2	99.1	50.6	1.9	5.4	35.6	18.7	24.9	75.2	55.0	15.5	35.9	17.3	2,665	1,331	565	367	87	78	190	280
22	76ers	40	1979-80	18	240.0	102.8	42.6	26.0	9.5	8.9	39.7	84.1	47.3	0.4	2.6	17.0	22.9	29.6	77.6	53.0	12.1	30.4	16.7	4,320	1,851	766	468	171	160	300	413
23	76ers	34	1985-86	12	240.0	109.5	44.8	24.9	8.9	7.1	40.9	83.8	48.9	0.3	3.1	8.1	27.4	37.1	73.9	54.7	15.8	29.1	16.8	2,880	1,314	538	299	107	85	201	276
24	76ers	31	1984-85	13	240.0	107.1	44.3	21.8	10.3	6.2	41.3	84.6	48.8	0.8	2.3	36.7	23.6	30.8	76.6	54.5	15.2	29.1	18.7	3,120	1,392	576	283	134	81	243	296
25	Nuggets	28	1984-85	15	241.7	122.0	45.3	30.1	9.9	4.7	47.4	97.8	48.5	1.5	4.1	36.1	25.7	32.9	78.1	54.3	16.1	29.3	16.4	3,625	1,830	680	451	148	71	246	412

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
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11.6

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8.3

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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	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

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