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

The Detroit Pistons have scored the most points by a team in a game with 5+ games started, with 186 points versus 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?
TEAM PTS GS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Pistons
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
2 Nuggets
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
3 Kings
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
4 Clippers
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
5 Suns
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
6 Spurs
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
7 Bulls
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
8 Nuggets
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
9 Bucks
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
10 Nuggets
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
11 Spurs
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
12 Pacers
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
13 Warriors
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
14 Nuggets
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
15 Lakers
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
16 Hawks
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
17 Suns
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
18 Bullets
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
19 Spurs
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
20 Pistons
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
21 Suns
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
22 Rockets
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
23 Hornets
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
24 Rockets
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
25 Wizards
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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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

16th

DRTG

113.1

11th

NETRTG

1.9

13th

3P%

36.2

17th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
8
Hawks Hawks
40
42
.488
24.0
Last Game
DET Pistons

2 - 4

113

Final

116

NYK Knicks

4 - 2

Thu 1 May 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
104-123
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/29
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
6/2
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM