nba playoffs most points as a team in a single season 1989

The Detroit Pistons scored the most points by a team in the 1989 playoffs, with 1,710 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	Pistons	1,710	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	751	385	83	77	205	425
2	Bulls	1,694	1988-89	17	242.9	99.6	41.2	23.5	7.8	4.2	36.6	78.1	46.9	4.3	12.2	35.3	22.1	29.1	75.9	54.8	12.2	29.0	15.9	4,130	701	399	133	72	271	448
3	Lakers	1,657	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	632	381	104	73	220	337
4	Suns	1,420	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	604	330	112	55	190	274
5	Knicks	961	1988-89	9	245.6	106.8	43.2	26.1	7.9	4.0	40.4	85.0	47.6	4.3	12.1	35.8	21.6	29.7	72.7	54.4	15.2	28.0	16.1	2,210	389	235	71	36	145	230
6	Warriors	879	1988-89	8	240.0	109.9	43.1	20.0	9.8	8.5	42.8	93.9	45.5	2.6	12.8	20.6	21.8	26.5	82.1	52.1	14.1	29.0	14.5	1,920	345	160	78	68	116	194
7	Bucks	875	1988-89	9	245.6	97.2	35.8	23.2	5.7	2.1	36.2	78.3	46.2	2.3	7.9	29.6	22.4	26.8	83.8	53.9	10.7	25.1	11.2	2,210	322	209	51	19	101	236
8	SuperSonics	816	1988-89	8	240.0	102.0	43.8	23.3	8.6	7.5	39.9	87.9	45.4	2.6	10.0	26.3	19.6	27.6	71.0	51.0	17.4	26.4	15.8	1,920	350	186	69	60	126	218
9	Hawks	516	1988-89	5	250.0	103.2	41.6	25.6	5.4	5.8	35.4	78.6	45.0	2.6	9.2	28.3	29.8	38.6	77.2	54.0	15.2	26.4	13.2	1,250	208	128	27	29	66	120
10	Cavaliers	486	1988-89	5	245.0	97.2	40.2	23.0	7.6	7.4	36.4	77.6	46.9	2.2	6.6	33.3	22.2	31.0	71.6	53.3	12.4	27.8	15.6	1,225	201	115	38	37	78	105
11	Rockets	426	1988-89	4	240.0	106.5	39.3	24.3	9.3	5.3	40.0	84.8	47.2	2.8	7.3	37.9	23.8	32.5	73.1	53.8	12.8	26.5	16.5	960	157	97	37	21	66	100
12	Nuggets	338	1988-89	3	240.0	112.7	44.3	24.0	7.7	1.7	43.3	94.7	45.8	5.3	13.0	41.0	20.7	25.7	80.5	53.2	12.0	32.3	16.7	720	133	72	23	5	50	87
13	Trail Blazers	321	1988-89	3	240.0	107.0	41.3	27.0	7.0	5.3	42.7	94.0	45.4	3.0	9.7	31.0	18.7	24.7	75.7	51.0	17.7	23.7	13.3	720	124	81	21	16	40	74
14	76ers	317	1988-89	3	248.3	105.7	40.0	29.0	6.7	4.7	42.7	88.3	48.3	1.3	7.0	19.0	19.0	27.0	70.4	52.7	10.7	29.3	12.3	745	120	87	20	14	37	75
15	Jazz	316	1988-89	3	240.0	105.3	50.0	18.0	7.0	5.0	38.3	89.7	42.8	4.0	11.3	35.3	24.7	29.7	83.1	51.3	18.0	32.0	18.7	720	150	54	21	15	56	78
16	Celtics	271	1988-89	3	240.0	90.3	40.0	21.7	6.7	2.3	37.0	83.3	44.4	0.0	2.7	0.0	16.3	22.3	73.1	48.5	9.7	30.3	14.0	720	120	65	20	7	42	72

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

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	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 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