nba playoffs biggest point differential after the second quarter in a single game

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the highest point differential by a team in a playoff game, with a 27 point differential in Game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Celtics.

TEAMDIFFDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Cavaliers
Cavaliers
27
5/19/2017
@
60
40
13
9
3
2
14
24
58.3
6
13
46.2
6
8
75.0
72.7
3
10
2
4
2Pacers
Pacers
26
5/11/2025
vs
60
42
10
12
1
0
16
24
66.7
6
8
75.0
4
6
66.7
78.8
3
7
1
5
3Bucks
Bucks
26
6/25/2021
vs
60
43
11
10
8
1
18
23
78.3
3
6
50.0
4
5
80.0
85.3
0
11
2
5
4Magic
Magic
23
5/1/2026
vs
60
35
12
6
0
0
13
21
61.9
4
9
44.4
5
5
100.0
75.4
4
8
2
4
5Knicks
Knicks
22
4/30/2026
@
60
43
15
8
5
1
10
17
58.8
3
8
37.5
20
22
90.9
80.6
3
12
3
8
6Suns
Suns
22
6/1/2021
vs
60
32
12
8
2
1
13
24
54.2
3
9
33.3
3
4
75.0
62.1
2
10
1
6
7Knicks
Knicks
21
5/16/2025
vs
60
38
16
5
2
1
14
24
58.3
4
9
44.4
6
7
85.7
70.2
5
11
5
8
8Cavaliers
Cavaliers
21
5/9/2025
@
60
34
21
9
1
2
13
28
46.4
3
12
25.0
5
6
83.3
55.5
6
15
3
6
9Knicks
Knicks
21
4/20/2024
vs
60
33
19
6
2
3
10
24
41.7
5
11
45.5
8
10
80.0
58.1
6
13
1
4
10Heat
Heat
21
4/16/2018
@
60
34
18
5
4
1
12
22
54.5
1
5
20.0
9
11
81.8
63.3
4
14
5
7
11Cavaliers
Cavaliers
21
5/4/2016
vs
60
39
9
9
3
0
13
23
56.5
10
15
66.7
3
4
75.0
78.8
2
7
1
10
12Thunder
Thunder
20
4/20/2025
vs
60
36
12
10
5
0
15
26
57.7
4
11
36.4
2
2
100.0
67.0
2
10
4
4
13Celtics
Celtics
20
4/15/2023
vs
60
45
15
11
1
1
15
21
71.4
7
8
87.5
8
9
88.9
90.1
3
12
4
7
14Mavericks
Mavericks
20
5/15/2022
@
60
30
14
0
2
2
9
19
47.4
4
9
44.4
8
8
100.0
66.6
2
12
3
7
15Jazz
Jazz
20
6/18/2021
@
60
39
14
4
2
0
15
23
65.2
6
10
60.0
3
3
100.0
80.2
3
11
2
4
16Lakers
Lakers
20
10/11/2020
@
60
36
17
6
1
3
14
26
53.8
4
9
44.4
4
8
50.0
61.0
5
12
2
8
17Raptors
Raptors
20
5/7/2019
vs
60
37
12
7
4
0
12
21
57.1
4
9
44.4
9
9
100.0
74.1
1
11
2
6
18Warriors
Warriors
20
4/28/2018
vs
60
41
14
10
3
4
13
20
65.0
4
7
57.1
11
14
78.6
78.4
0
14
1
5
19Rockets
Rockets
20
4/18/2018
vs
60
37
13
7
2
3
12
24
50.0
6
15
40.0
7
7
100.0
68.3
3
10
0
4
20Clippers
Clippers
20
5/6/2015
@
60
41
11
8
3
1
16
21
76.2
4
7
57.1
5
7
71.4
85.1
2
9
3
5
21Pacers
Pacers
19
6/19/2025
vs
60
36
11
8
4
1
15
27
55.6
4
10
40.0
2
3
66.7
63.6
4
7
2
3
22Thunder
Thunder
19
5/18/2025
vs
60
39
12
10
6
1
16
29
55.2
4
12
33.3
3
5
60.0
62.5
6
6
2
6
23Bucks
Bucks
19
4/19/2023
vs
60
46
13
7
2
3
17
26
65.4
9
15
60.0
3
3
100.0
84.2
2
11
2
4
24Bucks
Bucks
19
7/17/2021
@
60
43
15
10
1
0
17
24
70.8
6
9
66.7
3
3
100.0
84.9
2
13
1
5
25Bucks
Bucks
19
8/22/2020
@
60
39
9
11
4
1
16
21
76.2
6
8
75.0
1
4
25.0
85.7
1
8
4
11

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

23.1

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

6.3

Harden

James Harden
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Mon
5/11
@
8:00 PM
Wed
5/13
@
1:00 PM
Fri
5/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
5/17
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

0 - 1

101

Final

111

DET Pistons

1 - 0

Tue 5 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/25
@
94-119
Thu
3/26
@
108-129
Thu
3/26
@
103-114
Thu
3/26
@
117-121
Fri
3/27
@
114-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/7
@
9:30 PM
Fri
5/8
@
7:00 PM
Fri
5/8
@
9:30 PM
Sat
5/9
@
3:00 PM
Sat
5/9
@
8:30 PM