The Boston Celtics have posted the most points by a team in a playoff game, with 157 points in Game 2 of the 1990 First Round versus the Knicks.

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TEAM	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PTS	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF
Boston Celtics	4/28/1990	BOS	vs	NYK	W 157-128	157	240	42	46	7	7	12	63	94	67.0	1	6	16.7	30	33	90.9	20
Milwaukee Bucks	3/30/1970	MIL	@	PHI	W 156-120	156	240	56	46				67	110	60.9				22	28	78.6	18
L.A. Clippers	8/25/2020	LAC	vs	DAL	W 154-111	154	240	49	28	5	4	15	53	84	63.1	22	35	62.9	26	34	76.5	26
Portland Trail Blazers	5/11/1992	POR	@	PHX	W 153-151	153	290	44	36	5	7	17	54	93	58.1	6	11	54.5	39	53	73.6	37
Los Angeles Lakers	5/22/1985	LAL	vs	DEN	W 153-109	153	240	54	42	13	13	12	67	116	57.8	1	4	25.0	18	21	85.7	23
San Antonio Spurs	4/26/1983	SAS	vs	DEN	W 152-133	152	240	52	38	9	6	11	62	113	54.9	2	4	50.0	26	32	81.3	27
Phoenix Suns	5/11/1992	PHX	vs	POR	L 151-153	151	290	44	34	8	6	6	53	115	46.1	3	13	23.1	42	50	84.0	38
Dallas Mavericks	4/23/1987	DAL	vs	SEA	W 151-129	151	240	54	36	9	8	13	59	99	59.6	0	3	0.0	33	46	71.7	24
Toronto Raptors	8/23/2020	TOR	@	BKN	W 150-122	150	240	57	39	9	6	10	56	101	55.4	22	47	46.8	16	22	72.7	26
Boston Celtics	5/27/1985	BOS	vs	LAL	W 148-114	148	240	48	43	10	3	13	62	102	60.8	7	9	77.8	17	25	68.0	17
Denver Nuggets	6/1/2021	DEN	vs	POR	W 147-140	147	290	52	33	5	5	11	50	104	48.1	20	44	45.5	27	32	84.4	24
Los Angeles Lakers	4/20/1985	LAL	vs	PHX	W 147-130	147	240	37	37	13	6	18	58	94	61.7	1	3	33.3	30	38	78.9	32
Philadelphia 76ers	4/15/2019	PHI	vs	BKN	W 145-123	145	240	49	29	8	3	12	55	98	56.1	9	23	39.1	26	32	81.3	23
Detroit Pistons	5/24/1987	DET	vs	BOS	W 145-119	145	240	44	34	5	4	7	61	96	63.5	2	5	40.0	21	29	72.4	24
San Antonio Spurs	5/4/1983	SAS	vs	DEN	W 145-105	145	240	75	51	12	10	18	67	124	54.0	3	7	42.9	8	11	72.7	28
St. Louis Hawks	3/25/1958	STL	@	DET	W 145-101	145	240						55	98	56.1				35	44	79.5	29
Milwaukee Bucks	4/23/1978	MIL	vs	DEN	W 143-112	143	240	30	46	9	13	14	64	97	66.0				15	22	68.2	26
San Francisco Warriors	4/1/1967	SFW	vs	STL	W 143-136	143	240	52	28				58	106	54.7				27	35	77.1	35
St. Louis Hawks	3/25/1957	STL	@	MIN	W 143-135	143	290						52	117	44.4				39	56	69.6	31
Golden State Warriors	5/7/2022	GSW	vs	MEM	W 142-112	142	240	38	34	5	4	16	53	85	62.4	17	32	53.1	19	21	90.5	24
Chicago Bulls	4/27/2013	CHI	vs	BKN	W 142-134	142	315	46	34	8	7	14	58	109	53.2	6	19	31.6	20	29	69.0	35
Los Angeles Lakers	4/18/1985	LAL	vs	PHX	W 142-114	142	240	46	41	12	5	15	61	101	60.4	1	3	33.3	19	30	63.3	25
Boston Celtics	4/18/1965	BOS	vs	LAL	W 142-110	142	240	77	30				53	124	42.7				36	47	76.6	26
Boston Celtics	4/10/1963	BOS	vs	CIN	W 142-131	142	240	61	27				51	98	52.0				40	50	80.0	36
Brooklyn Nets	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	W 141-126	141	240	36	29	8	9	9	48	83	57.8	16	27	59.3	29	30	96.7	28
Utah Jazz	5/26/2021	UTA	vs	MEM	W 141-129	141	240	42	28	2	4	12	49	90	54.4	19	39	48.7	24	31	77.4	25
Dallas Mavericks	5/10/2003	DAL	@	SAC	W 141-137	141	290	47	28	7	2	10	53	110	48.2	19	42	45.2	16	20	80.0	31
Los Angeles Lakers	6/4/1987	LAL	vs	BOS	W 141-122	141	240	33	44	8	8	10	56	91	61.5	6	8	75.0	23	32	71.9	25
Denver Nuggets	4/18/1985	DEN	vs	SAS	W 141-111	141	240	46	32	9	10	13	57	92	62.0	0	0		27	33	81.8	29
Houston Rockets	4/6/1980	HOU	vs	SAS	W 141-120	141	240	53	36	12	6	16	58	100	58.0	1	6	16.7	24	32	75.0	32

The Boston Celtics have posted the most points by a team in a playoff game, with 157 points in Game 2 of the 1990 First Round versus the Knicks.

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