playoff largest margin of victory in a game by underdog

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the highest point differential by a team in a playoff game as underdogs, with a 42 point differential in Game 3 of the 2025 Western Conference Finals against the Thunder.

	TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Timberwolves	42	5/24/2025	MIN	vs	OKC	W 143-101	240	143	50	30	6	3	55	96	57.3	20	40	50.0	13	17	76.5	69.1	11	39	10	18
2	Grizzlies	39	5/11/2022	MEM	vs	GSW	W 134-95	240	134	55	37	12	4	47	99	47.5	18	41	43.9	22	30	73.3	59.7	18	37	10	17
3	Nets	39	6/7/2021	BKN	vs	MIL	W 125-86	240	125	42	27	8	3	49	94	52.1	21	42	50.0	6	7	85.7	64.4	9	33	9	17
4	Spurs	39	5/11/2017	SAS	@	HOU	W 114-75	240	114	60	32	8	9	51	96	53.1	5	22	22.7	7	13	53.8	56.0	14	46	8	21
5	Mavericks	38	6/14/2024	DAL	vs	BOS	W 122-84	240	122	52	21	7	2	46	91	50.5	15	37	40.5	15	22	68.2	60.6	13	39	9	17
6	Mavericks	33	5/15/2022	DAL	@	PHX	W 123-90	240	123	43	14	9	6	46	81	56.8	19	39	48.7	12	12	100.0	71.3	6	37	12	17
7	Cavaliers	31	5/17/2026	CLE	@	DET	W 125-94	240	125	50	31	10	4	43	85	50.6	11	34	32.4	28	44	63.6	59.9	14	36	13	22
8	Thunder	28	5/22/2016	OKC	vs	GSW	W 133-105	240	133	52	21	6	8	46	92	50.0	8	25	32.0	33	37	89.2	61.4	11	41	12	23
9	Nuggets	27	5/10/2024	DEN	@	MIN	W 117-90	240	117	40	26	9	4	43	80	53.8	14	29	48.3	17	20	85.0	65.9	8	32	11	25
10	Mavericks	27	5/12/2022	DAL	vs	PHX	W 113-86	240	113	39	18	16	4	35	77	45.5	16	39	41.0	27	36	75.0	60.9	7	32	7	23
11	Rockets	27	5/1/2017	HOU	@	SAS	W 126-99	240	126	49	30	13	5	40	87	46.0	22	50	44.0	24	27	88.9	63.7	7	42	15	25
12	Pacers	26	4/27/2025	IND	@	MIL	W 129-103	240	129	41	36	3	7	50	83	60.2	18	39	46.2	11	13	84.6	72.7	5	36	12	16
13	Timberwolves	26	5/6/2024	MIN	@	DEN	W 106-80	240	106	42	28	11	12	42	84	50.0	13	33	39.4	9	14	64.3	58.8	10	32	12	20
14	Heat	26	5/21/2023	MIA	vs	BOS	W 128-102	240	128	35	25	7	4	46	81	56.8	19	35	54.3	17	21	81.0	70.9	1	34	10	16
15	Nuggets	25	5/11/2023	DEN	@	PHX	W 125-100	240	125	41	24	10	3	44	82	53.7	8	22	36.4	29	31	93.5	65.3	7	34	11	22
16	Celtics	25	5/19/2022	BOS	@	MIA	W 127-102	240	127	41	28	8	5	43	84	51.2	20	40	50.0	21	23	91.3	67.5	8	33	10	21
17	Celtics	25	5/13/2018	BOS	vs	CLE	W 108-83	240	108	48	27	6	4	43	84	51.2	11	30	36.7	11	13	84.6	60.2	6	42	11	17
18	Cavaliers	24	5/9/2024	CLE	@	BOS	W 118-94	240	118	44	24	4	3	47	86	54.7	13	28	46.4	11	16	68.8	63.4	7	37	12	20
19	Thunder	24	5/24/2016	OKC	vs	GSW	W 118-94	240	118	56	23	16	8	39	90	43.3	9	26	34.6	31	40	77.5	54.8	16	40	18	22
20	Bucks	23	4/30/2024	MIL	vs	IND	W 115-92	240	115	44	23	8	4	44	84	52.4	11	29	37.9	16	20	80.0	62.0	11	33	11	15
21	Raptors	22	4/23/2026	TOR	vs	CLE	W 126-104	240	126	35	29	11	4	50	87	57.5	14	23	60.9	12	21	57.1	65.5	11	24	12	21
22	Timberwolves	22	4/19/2025	MIN	@	LAL	W 117-95	240	117	44	29	8	4	44	86	51.2	21	42	50.0	8	10	80.0	64.7	11	33	10	21
23	Heat	22	4/22/2023	MIA	vs	MIL	W 121-99	240	121	44	22	13	4	45	84	53.6	16	33	48.5	15	17	88.2	66.1	8	36	14	18
24	Hawks	22	6/29/2021	ATL	vs	MIL	W 110-88	240	110	43	26	11	4	43	85	50.6	13	38	34.2	11	13	84.6	60.6	8	35	12	22
25	Celtics	22	4/28/2019	BOS	@	MIL	W 112-90	240	112	51	25	5	11	47	87	54.0	13	31	41.9	5	8	62.5	61.9	3	48	13	21

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Edwards

RPG

11.5

Gobert

APG

5.0

Randle

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.8

12th

DRTG

113.5

8th

NETRTG

3.3

10th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TOR	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	GSW	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 2

139

Final

109

Timberwolves

2 - 4

Fri 15 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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

The Minnesota Timberwolves have the highest point differential by a team in a playoff game as underdogs, with a 42 point differential in Game 3 of the 2025 Western Conference Finals against the Thunder.

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11.5

5.0

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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