highest point differential in game 1 + game 2 of an nba finals

The Boston Celtics have the highest point differential by a team with more than 0 games played, with a 34 point differential in Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals against the Lakers on May 27, 1985 and in Game 1 of the 1961 NBA Finals against the St. Louis Hawks on April 2, 1961.

	TEAM	DIFF	GP	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	34	1	5/27/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 148-114	240	148	48	43	10	3	62	102	60.8	7	9	77.8	17	25	68.0	65.5	13	35	13	17
2	Celtics	34	1	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 129-95	240	129	85	24			52	123	42.3				25	33	75.8	46.9				23
3	Bulls	33	1	6/3/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	POR	W 122-89	240	122	44	38	7	7	50	91	54.9	7	15	46.7	15	22	68.2	60.6	16	28	11	21
4	Celtics	32	1	4/18/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 142-110	240	142	77	30			53	124	42.7				36	47	76.6	49.1				26
5	Royals	27	1	4/7/1951	1950-51	NBA Finals	ROC	vs	NYK	W 92-65	240	92	64	31			36	81	44.4				20	30	66.7	48.8				22
6	Lakers	25	1	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	ORL	W 100-75	240	100	55	18	4	7	41	89	46.1	3	9	33.3	15	18	83.3	51.6	15	40	9	23
7	Warriors	22	1	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	W 113-91	240	113	50	31	12	3	45	106	42.5	12	33	36.4	11	16	68.8	50.0	14	36	4	24
8	Knicks	22	1	4/26/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	W 114-92	240	114	55	30			49	91	53.8				16	26	61.5	55.6			14	21
9	Celtics	18	1	6/6/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	DAL	W 107-89	240	107	47	23	6	9	39	82	47.6	16	42	38.1	13	19	68.4	59.2	10	37	14	16
10	Lakers	18	1	9/30/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	W 116-98	240	116	54	26	7	8	38	84	45.2	15	38	39.5	25	27	92.6	60.5	9	45	12	19
11	Celtics	18	1	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 140-122	240	140	73	27			61	133	45.9				18	24	75.0	48.8				20
12	Lakers	17	1	6/7/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	IND	W 104-87	240	104	48	25	9	6	45	88	51.1	3	12	25.0	11	19	57.9	54.0	14	34	12	19
13	Bulls	17	1	6/5/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	SEA	W 107-90	240	107	40	20	9	9	37	86	43.0	7	26	26.9	26	31	83.9	53.7	17	23	7	27
14	Warriors	15	1	6/2/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	W 104-89	240	104	41	29	9	4	43	87	49.4	9	27	33.3	9	10	90.0	56.9	9	32	9	16
15	Spurs	15	1	6/5/2014	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	MIA	W 110-95	240	110	39	30	8	4	40	68	58.8	13	25	52.0	17	22	77.3	70.8	5	34	23	14
16	Spurs	15	1	6/9/2005	2004-05	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	DET	W 84-69	240	84	49	12	3	8	34	79	43.0	4	13	30.8	12	15	80.0	49.1	15	34	16	17
17	Celtics	15	1	4/28/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	W 98-83	240	98	46	28	7	1	42	88	47.7				14	18	77.8	51.1	10	36	18	17
18	Celtics	14	1	4/7/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 122-108	240	122	71	22			49	121	40.5				24	30	80.0	45.5				27
19	Suns	13	1	7/6/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	W 118-105	240	118	43	18	9	1	41	88	46.6	11	34	32.4	25	26	96.2	59.3	6	37	9	14
20	Lakers	13	1	6/3/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	W 102-89	240	102	42	18	6	7	37	76	48.7	4	10	40.0	24	31	77.4	56.9	12	30	15	26
21	Lakers	13	1	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	W 126-113	240	126	47	32	10	6	55	99	55.6	1	5	20.0	15	19	78.9	58.7	17	30	13	24
22	Warriors	13	1	4/16/1947	1946-47	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	CHI	W 84-71	240	84		11			31	103	30.1				22	30	73.3	36.1				25
23	Celtics	12	1	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	W 120-108	240	120	39	33	7	6	43	85	50.6	21	41	51.2	13	16	81.3	65.2	7	32	13	13
24	Pistons	12	1	6/6/2004	2003-04	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	W 87-75	240	87	36	19	9	4	30	65	46.2	6	12	50.0	21	30	70.0	55.6	9	27	14	17
25	Spurs	12	1	6/4/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NJN	W 101-89	240	101	47	24	7	12	39	79	49.4	4	10	40.0	19	28	67.9	55.3	10	37	12	20

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1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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
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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
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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

The Boston Celtics have the highest point differential by a team with more than 0 games played, with a 34 point differential in Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals against the Lakers on May 27, 1985 and in Game 1 of the 1961 NBA Finals against the St. Louis Hawks on April 2, 1961.

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