nba playoffs most points as a team in a single season 1987

The Boston Celtics put up the most points by a team in the 1987 playoffs, with 2,601 points.

	TEAM	PTS	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	2,601	1986-87	23	243.3	113.1	41.1	27.1	5.4	5.0	42.6	84.5	50.4	2.3	6.7	33.8	25.6	31.7	80.9	57.4	11.5	29.7	14.2	5,595	946	624	124	116	327	536
2	Lakers	2,170	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	808	510	142	116	262	408
3	Pistons	1,639	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	669	356	104	73	204	381
4	SuperSonics	1,542	1986-87	14	245.4	110.1	44.1	27.1	8.6	5.6	43.1	93.6	46.1	2.1	6.7	31.9	21.7	29.0	74.9	51.8	17.4	26.7	14.1	3,435	617	379	120	78	198	412
5	Bucks	1,418	1986-87	12	248.3	118.2	39.8	24.8	9.8	4.7	44.1	92.8	47.5	1.8	7.0	26.2	28.2	35.4	79.5	54.5	13.3	26.4	12.0	2,980	477	298	117	56	144	337
6	Rockets	1,097	1986-87	10	247.5	109.7	43.5	25.2	6.2	7.2	41.1	83.3	49.3	0.8	4.3	18.6	26.7	34.6	77.2	55.7	14.1	29.4	18.1	2,475	435	252	62	72	181	258
7	Warriors	1,071	1986-87	10	240.0	107.1	38.7	25.1	10.2	4.6	42.2	89.4	47.2	2.2	5.1	43.1	20.5	25.4	80.7	53.2	14.5	24.2	15.6	2,400	387	251	102	46	156	269
8	Hawks	901	1986-87	9	240.0	100.1	42.3	26.0	6.6	6.0	37.2	78.1	47.7	0.8	3.4	22.6	24.9	33.1	75.2	54.0	14.3	28.0	15.2	2,160	381	234	59	54	137	261
9	76ers	562	1986-87	5	245.0	112.4	44.6	25.2	7.0	8.0	43.0	86.8	49.5	1.0	4.0	25.0	25.4	32.8	77.4	55.5	14.4	30.2	17.2	1,225	223	126	35	40	86	135
10	Jazz	504	1986-87	5	240.0	100.8	42.6	21.8	9.4	8.6	37.6	82.6	45.5	2.6	6.4	40.6	23.0	30.2	76.2	52.6	14.4	28.2	17.6	1,200	213	109	47	43	88	116
11	Mavericks	466	1986-87	4	240.0	116.5	44.8	22.0	6.8	4.3	43.8	89.0	49.2	0.5	6.3	8.0	28.5	38.0	75.0	55.1	15.3	29.5	14.8	960	179	88	27	17	59	99
12	Trail Blazers	435	1986-87	4	240.0	108.8	42.5	22.8	8.5	3.8	40.3	86.3	46.7	1.0	3.8	26.7	27.3	35.5	76.8	53.4	15.3	27.3	15.3	960	170	91	34	15	61	106
13	Pacers	380	1986-87	4	240.0	95.0	38.5	21.3	5.0	1.5	34.5	72.0	47.9	0.8	4.5	16.7	25.3	36.5	69.2	53.9	9.8	28.8	14.8	960	154	85	20	6	59	112
14	Nuggets	325	1986-87	3	240.0	108.3	44.7	26.7	7.3	3.7	44.3	101.7	43.6	1.3	6.0	22.2	18.3	28.0	65.5	47.5	15.3	29.3	14.7	720	134	80	22	11	44	88
15	Bulls	294	1986-87	3	240.0	98.0	38.0	21.3	5.7	4.3	35.3	81.0	43.6	2.3	5.3	43.8	25.0	29.3	85.2	52.2	13.0	25.0	11.7	720	114	64	17	13	35	76
16	Bullets	273	1986-87	3	240.0	91.0	42.0	15.3	8.0	4.7	35.3	87.0	40.6	1.0	4.3	23.1	19.3	25.3	76.3	46.4	14.0	28.0	16.7	720	126	46	24	14	50	61

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 2 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