worst differential in a qtr in an elimination game

The Miami Heat and the L.A. Clippers are tied for the lowest point differential in elimination games, with a -26 point differential.

	TEAM	DIFF	QUARTER	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Heat	-26	1Q	4/28/2025	MIA	vs	CLE	60	17	8	3	0	1	7	21	33.3	2	12	16.7	1	3	33.3	38.1	3	5	6	5
2	Clippers	-26	3Q	4/25/2023	LAC	@	PHX	60	24	10	3	0	0	5	21	23.8	1	5	20.0	13	17	76.5	42.1	5	5	4	8
3	Magic	-23	3Q	4/29/2025	ORL	@	BOS	60	13	10	1	0	1	6	22	27.3	0	11	0.0	1	2	50.0	28.4	5	5	4	8
4	76ers	-23	3Q	5/14/2023	PHI	@	BOS	60	10	11	1	0	0	3	21	14.3	2	13	15.4	2	2	100.0	22.9	3	8	7	4
5	Trail Blazers	-23	1Q	4/24/2017	POR	vs	GSW	60	22	11	3	3	1	8	27	29.6	3	11	27.3	3	3	100.0	38.8	4	7	5	7
6	Lakers	-22	1Q	6/3/2021	LAL	vs	PHX	60	14	7	4	2	0	6	21	28.6	2	8	25.0	0	0		33.3	2	5	3	5
7	Jazz	-22	1Q	5/8/2017	UTA	vs	GSW	60	17	10	3	2	2	6	25	24.0	3	8	37.5	2	3	66.7	32.3	4	6	4	8
8	Celtics	-21	2Q	5/16/2025	BOS	@	NYK	60	17	7	4	1	1	6	19	31.6	1	10	10.0	4	6	66.7	39.3	1	6	6	8
9	Lakers	-20	3Q	5/22/2023	LAL	vs	DEN	60	16	12	2	0	2	7	24	29.2	0	4	0.0	2	2	100.0	32.2	3	9	2	4
10	Suns	-20	2Q	5/15/2022	PHX	vs	DAL	60	10	11	3	0	0	4	18	22.2	0	6	0.0	2	4	50.0	25.3	3	8	5	11
11	Raptors	-20	3Q	4/28/2022	TOR	vs	PHI	60	17	6	2	1	0	5	19	26.3	2	11	18.2	5	6	83.3	39.3	2	4	4	6
12	Grizzlies	-20	1Q	6/2/2021	MEM	@	UTA	60	27	6	7	1	0	12	23	52.2	3	8	37.5	0	0		58.7	1	5	4	2
13	Heat	-20	2Q	10/11/2020	MIA	vs	LAL	60	16	11	7	0	1	7	23	30.4	1	7	14.3	1	5	20.0	31.7	4	7	4	7
14	Nets	-20	3Q	8/23/2020	BKN	vs	TOR	60	19	11	4	1	0	8	26	30.8	2	12	16.7	1	4	25.0	34.2	2	9	3	4
15	Nets	-20	3Q	5/1/2015	BKN	vs	ATL	60	21	10	3	2	0	7	22	31.8	3	8	37.5	4	6	66.7	42.6	2	8	6	5
16	Nuggets	-19	2Q	5/18/2025	DEN	@	OKC	60	20	12	3	2	0	6	20	30.0	2	12	16.7	6	7	85.7	43.3	5	7	8	5
17	Mavericks	-19	4Q	5/24/2022	DAL	vs	GSW	60	20	5	6	1	2	7	18	38.9	1	7	14.3	5	6	83.3	48.4	1	4	3	4
18	Jazz	-19	3Q	6/18/2021	UTA	@	LAC	60	22	8	5	2	0	8	21	38.1	4	13	30.8	2	2	100.0	50.3	4	4	6	8
19	Heat	-19	4Q	5/15/2016	MIA	@	TOR	60	11	7	0	0	3	3	13	23.1	0	7	0.0	5	6	83.3	35.2	1	6	6	9
20	Magic	-18	3Q	5/5/2024	ORL	@	CLE	60	15	11	3	4	1	4	24	16.7	2	11	18.2	5	6	83.3	28.2	7	4	4	10
21	Heat	-18	1Q	5/1/2024	MIA	@	BOS	60	23	6	5	0	0	10	22	45.5	2	7	28.6	1	1	100.0	51.2	0	6	1	4
22	Suns	-18	1Q	5/11/2023	PHX	vs	DEN	60	26	9	5	0	1	10	25	40.0	4	8	50.0	2	3	66.7	49.4	2	7	4	6
23	Timberwolves	-18	4Q	4/29/2022	MIN	vs	MEM	60	22	7	4	2	2	7	19	36.8	2	10	20.0	6	8	75.0	48.8	1	6	4	8
24	Rockets	-18	3Q	5/28/2018	HOU	vs	GSW	60	15	9	1	2	0	6	25	24.0	0	14	0.0	3	4	75.0	28.0	4	5	1	4
25	Spurs	-18	2Q	5/12/2016	SAS	@	OKC	60	12	9	2	1	0	5	22	22.7	0	5	0.0	2	2	100.0	26.2	2	7	2	7