what is the most points ever a team scored in the fourth quarter in a game in the last 50 years

Between December 23, 1975 and December 23, 2025, the Brooklyn Nets have dropped the most points by a team in a fourth quarter, with 51 points against the Celtics on March 3, 2020.

Interpreted as:
What is the most points ever a team scored in the fourth quarter in a regular-season game in the last 50 years?
TEAMPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Nets
Nets
51
3/3/2020
@
60
15
9
3
1
15
23
65.2
6
12
50.0
15
18
83.3
82.5
7
8
3
11
2Hawks
Hawks
50
12/26/2024
vs
60
14
9
4
3
15
24
62.5
5
13
38.5
15
17
88.2
79.4
6
8
1
2
3Pacers
Pacers
49
10/21/2022
vs
60
10
10
4
1
19
34
55.9
4
12
33.3
7
7
100.0
66.1
4
6
1
17
4Bulls
Bulls
49
12/22/2014
vs
60
10
6
1
4
14
20
70.0
2
2
100.0
19
22
86.4
82.5
5
5
3
8
576ers
76ers
48
3/4/2023
@
60
11
5
1
1
12
21
57.1
7
11
63.6
17
19
89.5
81.7
4
7
2
10
6Suns
Suns
48
4/6/2022
@
60
16
13
5
2
18
32
56.3
9
17
52.9
3
3
100.0
72.0
5
11
2
10
7Wizards
Wizards
48
1/31/2021
vs
60
10
6
2
0
15
25
60.0
5
10
50.0
13
15
86.7
75.9
2
8
0
10
8Rockets
Rockets
48
10/30/2019
@
60
17
6
3
1
14
27
51.9
6
14
42.9
14
18
77.8
68.7
9
8
3
8
9Wizards
Wizards
48
11/29/2017
@
60
13
8
1
0
13
24
54.2
4
8
50.0
18
20
90.0
73.2
3
10
2
22
10Hawks
Hawks
47
11/16/2025
@
60
11
9
4
1
16
25
64.0
4
8
50.0
11
13
84.6
76.5
3
8
2
4
11Cavaliers
Cavaliers
47
1/25/2025
vs
60
13
10
1
1
14
23
60.9
7
14
50.0
12
14
85.7
80.6
3
10
1
10
12Clippers
Clippers
47
2/5/2024
@
60
11
9
3
3
14
22
63.6
5
7
71.4
14
17
82.4
79.7
2
9
1
9
13Raptors
Raptors
47
12/22/2019
vs
60
13
5
5
2
14
25
56.0
6
11
54.5
13
14
92.9
75.4
3
10
3
9
14Bulls
Bulls
47
11/23/2019
@
60
7
6
3
0
18
29
62.1
10
17
58.8
1
2
50.0
78.6
5
2
2
9
15Warriors
Warriors
47
10/26/2018
@
60
13
7
4
2
19
26
73.1
8
14
57.1
1
1
100.0
88.9
3
10
1
4
16Bulls
Bulls
47
1/5/2018
@
60
13
6
3
0
14
22
63.6
4
8
50.0
15
17
88.2
79.7
6
7
5
6
17Knicks
Knicks
47
11/17/2016
@
60
9
9
2
0
17
25
68.0
7
12
58.3
6
6
100.0
85.0
3
6
0
8
18Kings
Kings
46
11/28/2025
@
60
9
11
2
2
18
29
62.1
4
9
44.4
6
7
85.7
71.7
3
6
1
10
19Knicks
Knicks
46
2/3/2025
vs
60
8
6
4
1
15
24
62.5
3
8
37.5
13
15
86.7
75.2
2
6
1
4
20Pacers
Pacers
46
3/24/2024
@
60
12
14
0
2
18
28
64.3
8
12
66.7
2
5
40.0
76.2
3
9
3
8
21Bucks
Bucks
46
1/13/2024
vs
60
11
14
3
1
19
27
70.4
4
8
50.0
4
5
80.0
78.8
5
6
3
4
22Celtics
Celtics
46
11/1/2023
vs
60
11
11
1
0
17
27
63.0
6
10
60.0
6
6
100.0
77.6
3
8
2
6
23Bucks
Bucks
46
4/24/2021
vs
60
12
13
3
0
16
21
76.2
8
10
80.0
6
8
75.0
93.8
4
8
6
15
24Pacers
Pacers
46
8/1/2020
vs
60
7
11
0
2
16
20
80.0
6
7
85.7
8
10
80.0
94.3
2
5
2
4
25Bucks
Bucks
46
4/4/2019
@
60
12
10
2
1
15
21
71.4
4
5
80.0
12
16
75.0
82.0
2
10
3
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9.5
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.379
12.0
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9
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.310
14.0
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8
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.296
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6
23
.207
17.0
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22
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.750
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.750
4.5
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19
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.704
6.0
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19
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.655
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6
17
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.654
7.5
7
15
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.536
10.5
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15
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.500
11.5
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.414
14.0
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15.5
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.267
18.5
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.250
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