when was the last time an nba team scored exactly 96 points in a game

The Los Angeles Lakers put up 96 points in Game 5 of the 2025 First Round versus the Timberwolves on Wednesday.

	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	Lakers	4/30/2025	96	LAL	vs	MIN	L 96-103	240	37	24	5	1	33	78	42.3	11	37	29.7	19	25	76.0	53.9	8	29	15	25
2	Magic	4/9/2025	96	ORL	vs	BOS	W 96-76	240	49	23	5	3	37	91	40.7	16	45	35.6	6	8	75.0	50.8	12	37	10	9
3	Hornets	4/9/2025	96	CHA	@	TOR	L 96-126	240	41	23	5	3	36	82	43.9	11	35	31.4	13	16	81.3	53.9	5	36	19	13
4	Warriors	4/6/2025	96	GSW	vs	HOU	L 96-106	240	46	28	12	2	37	89	41.6	16	43	37.2	6	11	54.5	51.2	15	31	20	14
5	Clippers	3/31/2025	96	LAC	@	ORL	W 96-87	240	47	18	12	5	36	82	43.9	8	31	25.8	16	19	84.2	53.1	11	36	16	19
6	Spurs	3/25/2025	96	SAS	@	DET	L 96-122	240	41	21	7	2	33	91	36.3	14	44	31.8	16	20	80.0	48.1	16	25	10	19
7	Nets	3/18/2025	96	BKN	@	BOS	L 96-104	240	39	21	9	2	36	88	40.9	13	45	28.9	11	17	64.7	50.3	8	31	8	19
8	Suns	3/16/2025	96	PHX	@	LAL	L 96-107	240	51	25	4	4	35	89	39.3	9	41	22.0	17	21	81.0	48.9	14	37	14	27
9	Mavericks	3/14/2025	96	DAL	@	HOU	L 96-133	240	34	14	4	6	39	94	41.5	8	22	36.4	10	12	83.3	48.3	6	28	7	11
10	Hornets	2/27/2025	96	CHA	@	DAL	L 96-103	240	56	25	3	2	40	98	40.8	7	27	25.9	9	13	69.2	46.3	14	42	15	16
11	Spurs	2/23/2025	96	SAS	@	NOP	L 96-114	240	46	29	11	7	32	97	33.0	15	51	29.4	17	25	68.0	44.4	13	33	10	19
12	76ers	2/12/2025	96	PHI	@	BKN	L 96-100	240	38	25	10	9	35	81	43.2	8	33	24.2	18	22	81.8	52.9	9	29	14	15
13	Bucks	2/3/2025	96	MIL	@	OKC	L 96-125	240	37	24	12	3	35	93	37.6	13	39	33.3	13	21	61.9	46.9	9	28	14	12
14	Wizards	1/30/2025	96	WAS	vs	LAL	L 96-134	240	38	18	4	6	29	91	31.9	10	44	22.7	28	34	82.4	45.3	12	26	13	18
15	Hawks	1/28/2025	96	ATL	vs	HOU	L 96-100	240	40	19	11	5	36	89	40.4	11	47	23.4	13	16	81.3	50.0	9	31	16	18
16	Nets	1/27/2025	96	BKN	vs	SAC	L 96-110	240	39	19	9	3	30	82	36.6	10	36	27.8	26	30	86.7	50.4	16	23	14	20
17	Heat	1/23/2025	96	MIA	@	MIL	L 96-125	240	50	26	3	3	34	92	37.0	12	51	23.5	16	21	76.2	47.4	13	37	10	18
18	Celtics	1/23/2025	96	BOS	@	LAL	L 96-117	240	42	23	5	6	35	91	38.5	14	41	34.1	12	18	66.7	48.5	11	31	7	17
19	Rockets	1/20/2025	96	HOU	vs	DET	L 96-107	240	39	19	18	1	37	94	39.4	11	39	28.2	11	16	68.8	47.5	15	24	16	17
20	Warriors	1/10/2025	96	GSW	@	IND	L 96-108	240	42	25	11	2	38	91	41.8	10	38	26.3	10	13	76.9	49.6	11	31	13	19
21	Magic	1/1/2025	96	ORL	@	DET	L 96-105	240	33	18	18	5	37	91	40.7	8	35	22.9	14	20	70.0	48.1	9	24	12	21
22	Spurs	12/27/2024	96	SAS	@	BKN	W 96-87	240	43	26	10	8	32	78	41.0	12	28	42.9	20	27	74.1	53.4	11	32	13	11
23	Rockets	12/14/2024	96	HOU	@	OKC	L 96-111	240	49	17	7	3	35	96	36.5	11	46	23.9	15	25	60.0	44.9	19	30	16	25
24	Pistons	11/30/2024	96	DET	vs	PHI	L 96-111	240	42	22	6	5	35	91	38.5	11	40	27.5	15	18	83.3	48.5	10	32	16	19
25	Wizards	11/27/2024	96	WAS	vs	LAC	L 96-121	240	40	21	9	4	35	85	41.2	8	33	24.2	18	22	81.8	50.7	11	29	20	18