nba team most points in a game january 1

The New York Knicks have the most points by a team in a game on January 1, with 147 points against the Cincinnati Royals on January 1, 1966.

	TEAM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Knicks	147	1/1/1966	NYK	vs	CIN	W 147-122	240	57	43			54	99	54.5				39	49	79.6	61.0				26
2	Hawks	145	1/1/1962	STL	@	DET	W 145-139	240	66				53	116	45.7				39	46	84.8	53.2				40
3	Lakers	140	1/1/1987	LAL	@	POR	W 140-104	240	51	35	11	5	53	87	60.9	6	6	100.0	28	34	82.4	68.7	6	45	23	24
4	Royals	140	1/1/1965	CIN		BAL	W 140-124	240	54				52	110	47.3				36	42	85.7	54.5				25
5	Nuggets	139	1/1/2025	DEN	vs	ATL	W 139-120	240	43	44	8	5	53	94	56.4	12	30	40.0	21	21	100.0	67.3	4	39	12	16
6	Pistons	139	1/1/1962	DET	vs	STL	L 139-145	240	61				50	112	44.6				39	53	73.6	51.4				32
7	Rockets	136	1/1/2024	HOU	vs	DET	W 136-113	240	39	34	11	1	51	91	56.0	15	35	42.9	19	24	79.2	67.0	6	33	9	19
8	Bucks	136	1/1/2022	MIL	vs	NOP	W 136-113	240	48	27	10	4	49	92	53.3	23	48	47.9	15	18	83.3	68.1	4	44	13	20
9	Raptors	131	1/1/2018	TOR	vs	MIL	W 131-127	265	40	25	8	8	45	91	49.5	14	33	42.4	27	33	81.8	62.1	6	34	12	20
10	Raptors	130	1/1/2025	TOR	vs	BKN	W 130-113	240	39	36	8	6	52	88	59.1	16	32	50.0	10	13	76.9	69.4	8	31	10	20
11	Wizards	130	1/1/2021	WAS	@	MIN	W 130-109	240	43	35	9	3	49	89	55.1	16	33	48.5	16	21	76.2	66.2	8	35	16	19
12	Heat	129	1/1/2012	MIA	vs	CHA	W 129-90	240	47	33	10	3	48	80	60.0	7	11	63.6	26	31	83.9	68.9	5	42	15	18
13	Knicks	128	1/1/1980	NYK	vs	SAS	W 128-120	240	46	37	11	8	49	89	55.1	1	4	25.0	29	36	80.6	61.0			25	23
14	Bullets	128	1/1/1971	BAL	@	CLE	W 128-105	240	49	34			48	101	47.5				32	37	86.5	54.6			11	20
15	Hawks	128	1/1/1967	STL	vs	NYK	W 128-105	240	79	27			52	117	44.4				24	34	70.6	48.5				26
16	Royals	128	1/1/1960	CIN		BOS	W 128-115	240	65				53						22	30	73.3					30
17	Jazz	127	1/1/2024	UTA	vs	DAL	W 127-90	240	53	37	9	6	49	96	51.0	12	44	27.3	17	18	94.4	61.1	7	46	12	15
18	Bucks	127	1/1/2018	MIL	@	TOR	L 127-131	265	43	27	9	3	44	93	47.3	13	27	48.1	26	28	92.9	60.3	10	33	14	23
19	Trail Blazers	127	1/1/1988	POR	vs	PHI	W 127-125	240	47	21	6	2	40	92	43.5	2	6	33.3	45	50	90.0	55.7	25	22	14	38
20	Nuggets	127	1/1/1983	DEN	vs	PHX	W 127-125	240	47	33	10	4	48	100	48.0	1	1	100.0	30	35	85.7	55.0	14	33	14	33
21	Celtics	127	1/1/1983	BOS	@	UTA	W 127-112	240	55	31		4	52	105	49.5	0	1	0.0	23	32	71.9	53.3			14	25
22	Bucks	126	1/1/2021	MIL	vs	CHI	W 126-96	240	44	27	16	6	42	85	49.4	22	45	48.9	20	30	66.7	64.2	5	39	17	19
23	Wizards	125	1/1/2025	WAS	vs	CHI	W 125-107	240	42	36	11	3	49	99	49.5	17	36	47.2	10	12	83.3	59.9	8	34	15	13
24	76ers	125	1/1/1988	PHI	@	POR	L 125-127	240	40	24	7	4	40	76	52.6	3	6	50.0	42	53	79.2	62.9	17	23	19	35
25	Suns	125	1/1/1983	PHX	@	DEN	L 125-127	240	51	30	7	5	47	93	50.5	0	1	0.0	31	45	68.9	55.4	15	36	23	28