which nba starting 5 has scored the most points in a game by a team

The Detroit Pistons have put up the most points by a team in a game with 5+ games started, with 186 points against the Nuggets on December 13, 1983.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA starting 5 or more has scored the most points in a regular-season game by a team?
TEAMPTSGSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Pistons
Pistons
186
5
12/13/1983
DET DET
@
DEN DEN
315
56
47
19
6
74
136
54.4
1
2
50.0
37
60
61.7
57.3
23
33
13
44
2Nuggets
Nuggets
184
5
12/13/1983
DEN DEN
vs
DET DET
315
57
46
7
7
68
115
59.1
1
2
50.0
47
57
82.5
65.7
16
41
24
43
3Kings
Kings
176
5
2/24/2023
SAC SAC
@
LAC LAC
290
43
33
18
3
65
111
58.6
18
41
43.9
28
35
80.0
69.6
12
31
15
28
+5
4Clippers
Clippers
175
5
2/24/2023
LAC LAC
vs
SAC SAC
290
42
39
8
3
59
98
60.2
26
45
57.8
31
36
86.1
76.9
7
35
25
27
-5
5Suns
Suns
173
5
11/10/1990
PHX PHX
vs
DEN DEN
240
53
50
19
7
67
104
64.4
0
2
0.0
39
48
81.3
69.1
12
41
27
28
6Spurs
Spurs
171
5
3/6/1982
SAS SAS
vs
MIL MIL
315
49
43
7
8
68
116
58.6
1
3
33.3
34
39
87.2
64.2
15
34
14
34
7Bulls
Bulls
168
5
3/1/2019
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
340
62
30
10
5
56
119
47.1
21
48
43.8
35
48
72.9
59.9
11
51
16
30
+35
8Nuggets
Nuggets
168
5
3/16/2008
DEN DEN
vs
SEA SEA
240
51
44
12
10
61
101
60.4
16
31
51.6
30
35
85.7
72.2
8
43
14
19
+260
9Bucks
Bucks
166
5
3/6/1982
MIL MIL
@
SAS SAS
315
35
34
10
3
68
111
61.3
3
4
75.0
27
36
75.0
65.4
6
29
11
34
10Nuggets
Nuggets
163
5
1/11/1984
DEN DEN
vs
SAS SAS
240
52
44
13
7
64
125
51.2
1
2
50.0
34
41
82.9
57.0
24
28
16
30
11Spurs
Spurs
163
5
11/8/1978
SAS SAS
vs
SDC SDC
240
61
46
11
8
68
116
58.6
27
36
75.0
61.8
18
23
12Pacers
Pacers
162
5
3/27/2025
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
240
50
48
8
2
59
92
64.1
27
47
57.4
17
19
89.5
80.7
13
37
12
19
+265
13Warriors
Warriors
162
5
11/2/1990
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
240
58
37
10
4
63
109
57.8
2
4
50.0
34
49
69.4
62.0
11
47
22
38
14Nuggets
Nuggets
162
5
2/13/1981
DEN DEN
vs
POR POR
240
40
27
16
6
64
113
56.6
0
1
0.0
34
40
85.0
62.0
15
25
14
29
15Lakers
Lakers
162
5
3/19/1972
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
240
73
43
69
113
61.1
24
32
75.0
63.7
21
16Hawks
Hawks
161
5
3/1/2019
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
340
59
33
11
8
61
123
49.6
22
60
36.7
17
25
68.0
60.1
9
50
20
34
-35
17Suns
Suns
161
5
12/7/2006
PHX PHX
@
NJN NJN
290
39
43
10
5
61
117
52.1
17
31
54.8
22
27
81.5
62.5
11
28
12
28
+20
18Bullets
Bullets
161
5
12/29/1990
WAS WAS
vs
DEN DEN
240
52
35
14
6
66
107
61.7
0
1
0.0
29
39
74.4
64.8
13
39
23
22
19Spurs
Spurs
161
5
11/7/1990
SAS SAS
vs
DEN DEN
240
47
42
10
10
64
101
63.4
0
0
33
39
84.6
68.1
17
30
25
20
20Pistons
Pistons
160
5
3/9/1979
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
240
57
36
7
4
69
108
63.9
22
35
62.9
64.8
19
38
14
23
21Suns
Suns
160
5
3/21/1972
PHX PHX
vs
POR POR
240
53
43
64
112
57.1
32
37
86.5
62.4
20
22Rockets
Rockets
159
5
10/30/2019
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
240
44
34
10
5
55
103
53.4
23
54
42.6
26
33
78.8
67.6
19
25
13
24
+5
23Hornets
Hornets
158
5
1/26/2022
CHA CHA
@
IND IND
240
36
37
9
5
54
93
58.1
24
45
53.3
26
33
78.8
73.5
8
28
13
29
+160
24Rockets
Rockets
158
5
11/30/2019
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
240
52
30
9
2
52
89
58.4
25
51
49.0
29
34
85.3
76.0
13
39
15
23
+235
25Wizards
Wizards
158
5
10/30/2019
WAS WAS
vs
HOU HOU
240
40
31
6
4
57
91
62.6
20
36
55.6
24
29
82.8
76.1
11
29
19
27
-5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for games started going back to the 1981-82 season.

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ORTG

118.1

9th

DRTG

111.9

2nd

NETRTG

6.2

5th

3P%

35.6

17th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Sat
12/20
CHA CHA
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
DET DET
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
DET DET
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

14 - 12

115

Final

142

DET Pistons

20 - 5

Fri 12 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Lakers Lakers
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
17
9
.654
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/13
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
116-140
Thu
11/13
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
133-127
Thu
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
109-108
Fri
11/14
MEM MEM
@
CLE CLE
100-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
TOR TOR
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Mon
12/15
MEM MEM
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM