nba team highest 3rd quarter points diff in a playoffs game

The Houston Rockets have the highest point differential by a team in a playoff game, with a 30 point differential in Game 4 of the 2018 First Round against the Timberwolves.

TEAM DIFF DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF
1 Rockets
Rockets
30
4/23/2018
HOU HOU
@
MIN MIN
60
50
13
6
1
3
14
23
60.9
9
13
69.2
13
13
100.0
87.0
3
10
0
4
2 76ers
76ers
28
4/15/2019
PHI PHI
vs
BKN BKN
60
51
15
11
2
1
18
25
72.0
4
6
66.7
11
11
100.0
85.5
5
10
3
11
3 Magic
Magic
27
4/27/2024
ORL ORL
vs
CLE CLE
60
37
16
9
2
0
13
22
59.1
6
10
60.0
5
6
83.3
75.1
3
13
3
5
4 Suns
Suns
26
4/25/2023
PHX PHX
vs
LAC LAC
60
50
16
8
3
0
17
27
63.0
8
11
72.7
8
9
88.9
80.7
4
12
0
10
5 Heat
Heat
25
5/17/2022
MIA MIA
vs
BOS BOS
60
39
15
4
6
5
11
22
50.0
3
9
33.3
14
17
82.4
66.1
4
11
4
9
6 Grizzlies
Grizzlies
25
5/11/2022
MEM MEM
vs
GSW GSW
60
42
16
11
6
2
12
23
52.2
9
16
56.3
9
12
75.0
74.3
4
12
1
6
7 Celtics
Celtics
23
4/29/2025
BOS BOS
vs
ORL ORL
60
36
9
6
2
1
11
17
64.7
5
8
62.5
9
11
81.8
82.4
0
9
0
3
8 Celtics
Celtics
23
5/14/2023
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
60
33
10
4
1
2
11
19
57.9
8
12
66.7
3
4
75.0
79.5
0
10
0
2
9 Timberwolves
Timberwolves
22
5/12/2025
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
60
39
10
11
2
1
15
23
65.2
6
12
50.0
3
3
100.0
80.2
2
8
3
5
10 Wizards
Wizards
22
5/7/2017
WAS WAS
vs
BOS BOS
60
42
10
9
6
0
13
20
65.0
4
6
66.7
12
12
100.0
83.1
3
7
4
6
11 Bucks
Bucks
21
4/25/2025
MIL MIL
vs
IND IND
60
39
13
10
2
1
13
21
61.9
5
8
62.5
8
9
88.9
78.1
2
11
2
5
12 Heat
Heat
21
5/17/2023
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
60
46
13
7
4
1
17
26
65.4
6
9
66.7
6
8
75.0
77.9
4
9
1
8
13 Warriors
Warriors
21
6/5/2022
GSW GSW
vs
BOS BOS
60
35
13
4
3
1
11
23
47.8
7
12
58.3
6
7
85.7
67.1
4
9
3
4
14 Bucks
Bucks
21
4/30/2019
MIL MIL
vs
BOS BOS
60
39
12
8
4
0
12
20
60.0
6
9
66.7
9
10
90.0
79.9
1
11
3
5
15 Warriors
Warriors
21
4/24/2016
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
60
41
14
12
3
0
14
22
63.6
8
13
61.5
5
5
100.0
84.7
2
12
2
4
16 Nuggets
Nuggets
20
5/22/2023
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
60
36
18
9
1
2
13
27
48.1
3
7
42.9
7
8
87.5
59.0
6
12
0
2
17 76ers
76ers
20
4/28/2022
PHI PHI
@
TOR TOR
60
37
14
6
3
0
11
19
57.9
6
10
60.0
9
10
90.0
79.1
3
11
3
10
18 Heat
Heat
20
9/17/2020
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
60
37
11
12
3
1
14
24
58.3
5
12
41.7
4
5
80.0
70.6
4
7
2
6
19 Raptors
Raptors
20
8/23/2020
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
60
39
20
10
2
1
14
26
53.8
9
15
60.0
2
4
50.0
70.2
3
17
3
6
20 Celtics
Celtics
20
4/30/2017
BOS BOS
vs
WAS WAS
60
36
14
9
4
2
15
27
55.6
6
13
46.2
0
0
66.7
6
8
3
3
21 Hawks
Hawks
20
5/1/2015
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
60
41
13
15
6
1
16
24
66.7
6
9
66.7
3
3
100.0
81.0
0
13
3
5
22 Magic
Magic
19
4/25/2024
ORL ORL
vs
CLE CLE
60
35
12
6
2
0
13
21
61.9
3
9
33.3
6
6
100.0
74.0
1
11
1
7
23 Warriors
Warriors
19
5/4/2023
GSW GSW
vs
LAL LAL
60
43
15
14
0
0
15
22
68.2
8
10
80.0
5
8
62.5
84.2
1
14
5
9
24 Celtics
Celtics
19
5/3/2023
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
60
35
14
8
2
1
13
26
50.0
7
15
46.7
2
2
100.0
65.1
2
12
0
2
25 Suns
Suns
19
5/10/2022
PHX PHX
vs
DAL DAL
60
33
10
6
7
0
13
24
54.2
3
9
33.3
4
6
66.7
61.9
2
8
2
3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Last Game
HOU Rockets

3 - 4

89

Final

103

GSW Warriors

4 - 3

Sun 4 May 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0