smallest margin of victory in a game 7

The Houston Rockets have the lowest point differential by a team in a game 7, with a -40 point differential in Game 7 of the 2005 First Round against the Mavericks.

TEAMDIFFDATETMOPPRESULTMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Rockets
Rockets
-40
5/7/2005
@
L
76-116
240
76
33
16
5
9
29
82
35.4
3
18
16.7
15
18
83.3
42.3
13
20
13
25
2Bombers
Bombers
-39
4/6/1948
vs
L
46-85
240
46
2
17
97
17.5
12
18
66.7
21.9
24
3Suns
Suns
-35
4/9/1970
@
L
94-129
240
94
64
22
36
111
32.4
22
28
78.6
38.1
25
4Hawks
Hawks
-34
5/4/2008
@
L
65-99
240
65
46
11
2
5
24
82
29.3
6
12
50.0
11
16
68.8
36.5
19
27
17
17
5Suns
Suns
-33
5/15/2022
vs
L
90-123
240
90
39
22
8
4
33
87
37.9
12
34
35.3
12
18
66.7
47.4
15
24
12
18
6Hornets
Hornets
-33
5/1/2016
@
L
73-106
240
73
36
14
4
1
27
84
32.1
7
22
31.8
12
12
100.0
40.9
3
33
10
14
7Nuggets
Nuggets
-32
5/18/2025
@
L
93-125
240
93
47
20
6
2
33
84
39.3
10
44
22.7
17
22
77.3
49.6
15
32
23
19
8Pistons
Pistons
-31
5/17/2026
vs
L
94-125
240
94
41
21
7
5
30
85
35.3
12
39
30.8
22
29
75.9
48.1
10
31
15
31
9Lakers
Lakers
-31
5/6/2006
@
L
90-121
240
90
41
10
6
2
32
91
35.2
8
27
29.6
18
19
94.7
45.3
15
26
10
21
10Knicks
Knicks
-29
5/17/1992
@
L
81-110
240
81
36
21
9
2
28
74
37.8
3
12
25.0
22
28
78.6
46.9
16
20
17
28
11Bucks
Bucks
-28
5/15/2022
@
L
81-109
240
81
56
20
5
5
33
90
36.7
4
33
12.1
11
16
68.8
41.7
11
45
13
18
12Heat
Heat
-27
5/15/2016
@
L
89-116
240
89
30
16
6
7
32
72
44.4
7
25
28.0
18
23
78.3
54.2
7
23
14
29
13Celtics
Celtics
-27
5/7/2005
vs
L
70-97
240
70
33
14
8
9
27
73
37.0
4
18
22.2
12
16
75.0
43.7
10
23
14
18
1476ers
76ers
-24
5/14/2023
@
L
88-112
240
88
37
15
4
7
31
83
37.3
8
37
21.6
18
19
94.7
48.2
7
30
14
14
15Pacers
Pacers
-24
6/4/1995
@
L
81-105
240
81
44
14
8
4
27
73
37.0
4
19
21.1
23
33
69.7
46.3
17
27
12
23
16Mavericks
Mavericks
-23
5/4/2014
@
L
96-119
240
96
39
21
6
2
36
88
40.9
9
25
36.0
15
17
88.2
50.3
11
28
14
21
17Pacers
Pacers
-23
6/3/2013
@
L
76-99
240
76
37
14
3
3
28
69
40.6
6
20
30.0
14
20
70.0
48.8
8
29
21
28
18Magic
Magic
-22
5/3/2026
@
L
94-116
240
94
33
18
11
7
31
75
41.3
10
30
33.3
22
30
73.3
53.3
9
24
16
21
19Knicks
Knicks
-21
5/19/2024
vs
L
109-130
240
109
28
22
5
2
36
85
42.4
13
35
37.1
24
27
88.9
56.3
9
19
10
17
20Bucks
Bucks
-21
5/2/2010
@
L
74-95
240
74
34
15
5
2
28
86
32.6
4
19
21.1
14
19
73.7
39.2
12
22
5
20
21Nets
Nets
-21
5/20/2004
@
L
69-90
240
69
41
17
6
4
24
67
35.8
3
16
18.8
18
25
72.0
44.2
6
35
16
20
22Kings
Kings
-20
4/30/2023
vs
L
100-120
240
100
49
21
3
5
36
96
37.5
12
47
25.5
16
27
59.3
46.3
14
35
8
23
23Clippers
Clippers
-20
5/22/2006
@
L
107-127
240
107
32
11
7
2
41
78
52.6
0
4
0.0
25
26
96.2
59.8
11
21
12
17
24Clippers
Clippers
-19
5/3/2025
@
L
101-120
240
101
36
30
10
9
39
82
47.6
8
27
29.6
15
22
68.2
55.1
5
31
15
17
25Celtics
Celtics
-19
5/29/2023
vs
L
84-103
240
84
40
18
6
4
32
82
39.0
9
42
21.4
11
13
84.6
47.9
10
30
15
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6
49
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7
45
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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
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8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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36
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14.0
7
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45
37
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8
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11
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50
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51
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62
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40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
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43.0
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1
64
18
.780
2
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62
20
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2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
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27.0
11
26
56
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38.0
12
26
56
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38.0
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57
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22
60
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22
60
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