worst point differential in a nba finals from 1971-72 to 1996-97

Between the 1971-72 and 1996-97 seasons, the Houston Rockets had the lowest point differential by a team in an NBA Finals, with a -59 point differential.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Rockets	-59	1980-81	NBA Finals	6	240.0	86.7	42.7	18.0	7.8	5.7	33.8	89.3	37.9	0.5	1.8	27.3	18.5	25.8	71.6	43.0	18.7	24.0	13.2	1,440	520	256	108	47	34	79	121
2	Lakers	-49	1990-91	NBA Finals	5	245.0	91.6	35.6	19.2	6.8	4.4	33.4	74.8	44.7	2.6	9.2	28.3	22.2	27.4	81.0	52.7	11.8	23.8	15.0	1,225	458	178	96	34	22	75	96
3	Trail Blazers	-44	1991-92	NBA Finals	6	244.2	96.7	41.8	20.8	7.8	3.8	35.3	79.8	44.3	1.7	8.7	19.2	24.3	30.8	78.9	51.7	13.7	28.2	17.0	1,465	580	251	125	47	23	102	155
4	SuperSonics	-44	1977-78	NBA Finals	7	243.6	98.9	50.0	17.3	5.7	7.0	38.4	91.6	42.0				22.0	29.9	73.7	47.2	18.1	31.9	18.0	1,705	692	350	121	40	49	126	193
5	Lakers	-40	1982-83	NBA Finals	4	240.0	100.5	42.8	24.5	9.0	7.3	40.8	90.3	45.2	0.8	3.8	20.0	18.3	23.3	78.5	50.0	15.3	27.5	20.0	960	402	171	98	36	29	80	120
6	76ers	-38	1976-77	NBA Finals	6	240.0	105.0	44.8	22.7	11.8	5.0	39.5	88.2	44.8				26.0	36.5	71.2	50.4	12.0	32.8	22.0	1,440	630	269	136	71	30	132	174
7	Rockets	-37	1985-86	NBA Finals	6	240.0	102.0	45.5	27.2	9.0	6.7	41.8	92.8	45.1	0.8	2.8	29.4	17.5	24.7	70.9	49.2	18.5	27.0	14.3	1,440	612	273	163	54	40	86	133
8	Bucks	-33	1973-74	NBA Finals	7	250.7	92.0	43.7	22.9	3.0	3.7	38.9	83.6	46.5				14.3	19.6	73.0	49.9	12.3	31.4	20.3	1,755	644	306	160	21	26	142	154
9	76ers	-32	1979-80	NBA Finals	6	240.0	104.2	37.2	31.0	9.3	10.0	43.0	88.3	48.7	0.2	2.7	6.3	18.0	24.0	75.0	52.7	9.5	27.7	15.2	1,440	625	223	186	56	60	91	135
10	Magic	-28	1994-95	NBA Finals	4	246.3	107.0	46.0	27.5	5.3	5.0	40.8	87.5	46.6	10.3	29.5	34.7	15.3	22.3	68.5	55.0	12.0	34.0	16.3	985	428	184	110	21	20	65	97
11	Lakers	-27	1988-89	NBA Finals	4	240.0	102.3	36.3	23.0	5.5	4.0	36.0	77.5	46.5	3.3	10.8	30.2	27.0	36.0	75.0	54.8	11.8	24.5	11.8	960	409	145	92	22	16	47	104
12	Suns	-26	1975-76	NBA Finals	6	252.5	99.5	42.3	21.2	9.2	3.5	39.2	90.8	43.1				21.2	27.8	76.0	48.3	12.0	30.3	21.0	1,515	597	254	127	55	21	126	161
13	Trail Blazers	-25	1989-90	NBA Finals	5	245.0	102.0	40.4	20.6	7.2	3.4	37.4	82.0	45.6	2.2	9.4	23.4	25.0	33.8	74.0	52.6	11.4	29.0	16.4	1,225	510	202	103	36	17	82	149
14	Celtics	-25	1986-87	NBA Finals	6	240.0	111.0	41.3	27.8	5.0	5.5	43.7	86.2	50.7	2.3	7.0	33.3	21.3	27.0	79.0	56.6	12.0	29.3	13.7	1,440	666	248	167	30	33	82	128
15	Bullets	-24	1978-79	NBA Finals	5	245.0	96.2	46.6	20.6	5.8	4.6	38.6	93.8	41.2				19.0	26.8	70.9	45.6	16.4	30.2	16.0	1,225	481	233	103	29	23	80	136
16	SuperSonics	-23	1995-96	NBA Finals	6	240.0	89.2	37.2	16.8	6.0	2.7	31.0	69.7	44.5	5.3	17.0	31.4	21.8	25.7	85.1	55.1	11.2	26.0	16.8	1,440	535	223	101	36	16	101	155
17	Knicks	-22	1971-72	NBA Finals	5	245.0	102.6	47.2	25.4			43.2	92.0	47.0				16.2	23.4	69.2	50.1			17.6	1,225	513	236	127			88	122
18	Lakers	-19	1972-73	NBA Finals	5	240.0	96.8	52.8	17.6			37.4	86.8	43.1				22.0	34.0	64.7	47.6			20.8	1,200	484	264	88			104	115
19	Lakers	-18	1987-88	NBA Finals	7	240.0	98.7	37.6	23.7	5.9	3.0	35.4	75.9	46.7	1.4	5.7	25.0	26.4	35.3	74.9	54.0	10.3	27.3	13.1	1,680	691	263	166	41	21	92	154
20	Celtics	-16	1984-85	NBA Finals	6	240.0	113.2	43.2	30.8	8.7	5.0	43.8	92.0	47.6	2.2	5.7	38.2	23.3	30.3	76.9	53.7	12.3	30.8	14.0	1,440	679	259	185	52	30	84	133
21	Celtics	-16	1983-84	NBA Finals	7	247.1	115.1	48.1	22.7	9.3	4.7	41.7	94.4	44.2	1.3	3.4	37.5	30.4	38.9	78.3	51.6	18.7	29.4	16.0	1,730	806	337	159	65	33	112	194
22	Bullets	-16	1974-75	NBA Finals	4	240.0	95.5	42.8	21.0	11.3	5.0	36.8	84.8	43.4				22.0	29.5	74.6	48.9	12.8	30.0	23.3	960	382	171	84	45	20	93	101
23	Rockets	-5	1993-94	NBA Finals	7	240.0	86.1	40.0	20.9	7.1	5.1	31.9	74.7	42.6	5.3	17.3	30.6	17.1	22.7	75.5	50.8	10.6	29.4	16.9	1,680	603	280	146	50	36	118	149
24	Jazz	-4	1996-97	NBA Finals	6	240.0	87.2	40.8	20.2	7.3	3.5	30.8	71.7	43.0	5.8	14.2	41.2	19.7	26.8	73.3	52.2	10.0	30.8	13.2	1,440	523	245	121	44	21	79	137
25	Lakers	-1	1981-82	NBA Finals	6	240.0	112.3	47.3	31.3	10.7	7.0	45.5	91.8	49.5	0.2	1.5	11.1	21.2	31.5	67.2	53.1	18.3	29.0	19.3	1,440	674	284	188	64	42	116	153

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3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
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5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
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31.1

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8.3

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2.0

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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