nba teams that scored exactly 79 points in a playoff game

The Cleveland Cavaliers had 79 points in Game 3 of the 2023 First Round versus the Knicks on April 21, 2023.

		TEAM	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1		Cavaliers	4/21/2023	79	CLE	@	NYK	L 79-99	240	42	16	7	4	31	80	38.8	7	33	21.2	10	17	58.8	45.2	13	29	21	18
2		Heat	5/6/2022	79	MIA	@	PHI	L 79-99	240	36	14	11	1	27	77	35.1	7	30	23.3	18	24	75.0	45.1	11	25	13	22
3		Celtics	5/27/2018	79	BOS	vs	CLE	L 79-87	240	42	18	6	0	29	85	34.1	7	39	17.9	14	19	73.7	42.3	11	31	6	20
4		Pacers	5/13/2014	79	IND	vs	WAS	L 79-102	240	23	19	8	5	30	77	39.0	6	15	40.0	13	22	59.1	45.6	4	19	11	20
5		Nets	4/27/2014	79	BKN	vs	TOR	L 79-87	240	43	17	6	3	28	68	41.2	4	20	20.0	19	29	65.5	48.9	10	33	16	25
6		Pacers	5/30/2013	79	IND	@	MIA	L 79-90	240	33	11	6	5	31	69	44.9	5	13	38.5	12	15	80.0	52.2	6	27	18	19
7		Pacers	5/7/2013	79	IND	@	NYK	L 79-105	240	35	19	4	5	30	66	45.5	8	25	32.0	11	18	61.1	53.4	7	28	21	18
8		Bulls	4/25/2013	79	CHI	vs	BKN	W 79-76	240	48	17	6	3	31	78	39.7	3	15	20.0	14	21	66.7	45.3	9	39	15	15
9		Lakers	4/21/2013	79	LAL	@	SAS	L 79-91	240	44	15	8	4	30	73	41.1	3	15	20.0	16	24	66.7	47.3	6	38	18	20
10		Celtics	6/7/2012	79	BOS	vs	MIA	L 79-98	240	34	14	9	3	32	75	42.7	1	14	7.1	14	20	70.0	47.1	7	27	13	19
11		Celtics	5/28/2012	79	BOS	@	MIA	L 79-93	240	33	19	6	1	32	81	39.5	4	14	28.6	11	21	52.4	43.8	10	23	9	19
12		76ers	5/10/2012	79	PHI	vs	CHI	W 79-78	240	33	19	7	6	29	73	39.7	6	16	37.5	15	20	75.0	48.3	5	28	7	18
13		Hawks	5/6/2012	79	ATL	@	BOS	L 79-101	240	40	18	3	0	31	76	40.8	4	20	20.0	13	17	76.5	47.3	8	32	18	15
14		76ers	5/4/2012	79	PHI	vs	CHI	W 79-74	240	43	13	8	3	26	76	34.2	1	14	7.1	26	33	78.8	43.6	12	31	9	20
15		Mavericks	5/3/2012	79	DAL	vs	OKC	L 79-95	240	46	15	6	4	26	76	34.2	7	22	31.8	20	26	76.9	45.2	9	37	16	16
16		Celtics	6/17/2010	79	BOS	@	LAL	L 79-83	240	40	18	6	7	29	71	40.8	6	16	37.5	15	17	88.2	50.3	8	32	15	25
17		Thunder	4/18/2010	79	OKC	@	LAL	L 79-87	240	36	14	6	3	29	72	40.3	2	16	12.5	19	24	79.2	47.8	9	27	15	21
18		Cavaliers	4/24/2009	79	CLE	@	DET	W 79-68	240	42	20	8	7	28	68	41.2	4	22	18.2	19	30	63.3	48.6	9	33	15	17
19		Pistons	5/20/2008	79	DET	@	BOS	L 79-88	240	37	15	7	1	28	66	42.4	4	11	36.4	19	27	70.4	50.7	8	29	13	20
20		Spurs	5/13/2008	79	SAS	@	NOH	L 79-101	240	41	20	1	2	29	77	37.7	9	23	39.1	12	18	66.7	46.5	10	31	11	30
21		Jazz	5/28/2007	79	UTA	vs	SAS	L 79-91	240	38	18	10	8	32	68	47.1	1	7	14.3	14	20	70.0	51.4	8	30	17	27
22		Pistons	5/24/2007	79	DET	vs	CLE	W 79-76	240	37	23	7	6	32	72	44.4	6	11	54.5	9	19	47.4	49.2	11	26	18	16
23		Pistons	5/21/2007	79	DET	vs	CLE	W 79-76	240	41	25	3	10	31	72	43.1	5	14	35.7	12	17	70.6	49.7	11	30	16	17
24		Heat	4/29/2007	79	MIA	vs	CHI	L 79-92	240	49	18	2	6	31	72	43.1	4	17	23.5	13	27	48.1	47.1	10	39	17	27
25		Pistons	5/21/2006	79	DET	vs	CLE	W 79-61	240	48	11	4	6	29	68	42.6	3	13	23.1	18	32	56.3	48.1	13	35	11	22

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8.9

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APG

5.8

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118.7

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DRTG

114.7

15th

NETRTG

4.0

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36.0

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/27	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	CLE	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 4/5	IND	@	CLE	6:00 PM

MIA

39 - 34

120

Final

103

CLE

45 - 28

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.6

Dončić

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31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

12.8

Jokić

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11.9

Towns

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11.8

Clingan

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10.8

Jokić

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9.9

Cunningham

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8.3

Dončić

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2.0

Maxey

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2.0

Wallace

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2.0

Thompson

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3.1

Wembanyama

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1.9

Holmgren

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1.8

Huff

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4.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3.7

Ball

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3.5

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel

68.1

Duren

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67.5

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

67.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

118.7

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-57

17-56

17-55

19-55

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

3,744

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,334.8

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

37.9

Dončić

Luka Dončić

35.9

Brown

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33.9

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard

38.3

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.3

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.6

Durant

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

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1.61

Dončić

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1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

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1.71

Dončić

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1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-30

43-31

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	34	.534	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	37.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 2/27	NOP	@	UTA	115-105
Sat 2/28	SAS	@	NYK	89-114
Sat 2/28	CLE	@	BKN	106-102
Sat 2/28	MIN	@	DEN	117-108
Sat 2/28	MIL	@	CHI	97-120

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/27	LAC	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 3/27	MIA	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 3/27	ATL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 3/27	HOU	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 3/27	CHI	@	OKC	8:00 PM