what are the most points by a team in a playoff game

The Boston Celtics have posted the most points by a team in a playoff game, with 157 points in Game 2 of the 1990 First Round against the Knicks.

TEAM PTS DATE TM OPP RESULT MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF
1 Celtics
Celtics
157
4/28/1990
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
W
157-128
240
42
46
7
7
63
94
67.0
1
6
16.7
30
33
90.9
72.3
14
28
12
20
2 Bucks
Bucks
156
3/30/1970
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
W
156-120
240
56
46
67
110
60.9
22
28
78.6
63.8
18
3 Clippers
Clippers
154
8/25/2020
LAC LAC
vs
DAL DAL
W
154-111
240
49
28
5
4
53
84
63.1
22
35
62.9
26
34
76.5
77.8
8
41
15
26
4 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
153
5/11/1992
POR POR
@
PHX PHX
W
153-151
290
44
36
5
7
54
93
58.1
6
11
54.5
39
53
73.6
65.8
7
37
17
37
5 Lakers
Lakers
153
5/22/1985
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
W
153-109
240
54
42
13
13
67
116
57.8
1
4
25.0
18
21
85.7
61.1
17
37
12
23
6 Spurs
Spurs
152
4/26/1983
SAS SAS
vs
DEN DEN
W
152-133
240
52
38
9
6
62
113
54.9
2
4
50.0
26
32
81.3
59.8
14
38
11
27
7 Suns
Suns
151
5/11/1992
PHX PHX
vs
POR POR
L
151-153
290
44
34
8
6
53
115
46.1
3
13
23.1
42
50
84.0
55.1
15
29
6
38
8 Mavericks
Mavericks
151
4/23/1987
DAL DAL
vs
SEA SEA
W
151-129
240
54
36
9
8
59
99
59.6
0
3
0.0
33
46
71.7
63.3
15
39
13
24
9 Raptors
Raptors
150
8/23/2020
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
W
150-122
240
57
39
9
6
56
101
55.4
22
47
46.8
16
22
72.7
67.8
12
45
10
26
10 Celtics
Celtics
148
5/27/1985
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
W
148-114
240
48
43
10
3
62
102
60.8
7
9
77.8
17
25
68.0
65.5
13
35
13
17
11 Nuggets
Nuggets
147
6/1/2021
DEN DEN
vs
POR POR
W
147-140
290
52
33
5
5
50
104
48.1
20
44
45.5
27
32
84.4
62.2
13
39
11
24
12 Lakers
Lakers
147
4/20/1985
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
W
147-130
240
37
37
13
6
58
94
61.7
1
3
33.3
30
38
78.9
66.4
13
24
18
32
13 76ers
76ers
145
4/15/2019
PHI PHI
vs
BKN BKN
W
145-123
240
49
29
8
3
55
98
56.1
9
23
39.1
26
32
81.3
64.7
15
34
12
23
14 Pistons
Pistons
145
5/24/1987
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
W
145-119
240
44
34
5
4
61
96
63.5
2
5
40.0
21
29
72.4
66.7
13
31
7
24
15 Spurs
Spurs
145
5/4/1983
SAS SAS
vs
DEN DEN
W
145-105
240
75
51
12
10
67
124
54.0
3
7
42.9
8
11
72.7
56.3
19
56
18
28
16 Hawks
Hawks
145
3/25/1958
STL STL
@
DET DET
W
145-101
240
55
98
56.1
35
44
79.5
61.8
29
17 Bucks
Bucks
143
4/23/1978
MIL MIL
vs
DEN DEN
W
143-112
240
30
46
9
13
64
97
66.0
15
22
68.2
67.0
8
22
14
26
18 Warriors
Warriors
143
4/1/1967
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
W
143-136
240
52
28
58
106
54.7
27
35
77.1
58.9
35
19 Hawks
Hawks
143
3/25/1957
STL STL
@
MIN MIN
W
143-135
290
52
117
44.4
39
56
69.6
50.5
31
20 Warriors
Warriors
142
5/7/2022
GSW GSW
vs
MEM MEM
W
142-112
240
38
34
5
4
53
85
62.4
17
32
53.1
19
21
90.5
75.3
4
34
16
24
21 Bulls
Bulls
142
4/27/2013
CHI CHI
vs
BKN BKN
W
142-134
315
46
34
8
7
58
109
53.2
6
19
31.6
20
29
69.0
58.3
9
37
14
35
22 Lakers
Lakers
142
4/18/1985
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
W
142-114
240
46
41
12
5
61
101
60.4
1
3
33.3
19
30
63.3
62.2
11
35
15
25
23 Celtics
Celtics
142
4/18/1965
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
W
142-110
240
77
30
53
124
42.7
36
47
76.6
49.1
26
24 Celtics
Celtics
142
4/10/1963
BOS BOS
vs
CIN CIN
W
142-131
240
61
27
51
98
52.0
40
50
80.0
59.2
36
25 Nets
Nets
141
5/30/2021
BKN BKN
@
BOS BOS
W
141-126
240
36
29
8
9
48
83
57.8
16
27
59.3
29
30
96.7
73.3
9
27
9
28

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.3

3rd

DRTG

110.8

9th

NETRTG

9.5

3rd

3P%

36.7

15th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
24
4
.857
2
Celtics Celtics
21
6
.778
2.5
3
Knicks Knicks
17
10
.630
6.5
4
Magic Magic
17
12
.586
7.5
5
Bucks Bucks
14
12
.538
9.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
2/25
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Sun
2/23
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Thu
2/20
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Wed
2/12
SAS SAS
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Mon
2/10
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

21 - 6

108

Final

117

CHI Bulls

13 - 15

Thu 19 Dec 2024

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
24
4
.857
2
Celtics Celtics
21
6
.778
2.5
3
Knicks Knicks
17
10
.630
6.5
4
Magic Magic
17
12
.586
7.5
5
Bucks Bucks
14
12
.538
9.0
6
Heat Heat
13
12
.520
9.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
5
.815
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
19
9
.679
3.5
3
Rockets Rockets
18
9
.667
4.0
4
Mavericks Mavericks
17
10
.630
5.0
5
Clippers Clippers
16
12
.571
6.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
14
11
.560
7.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
12/20
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
103-99
Thu
12/19
OKC OKC
@
MIA MIA
104-97
Thu
12/19
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
101-124
Thu
12/19
CHA CHA
@
PHI PHI
98-108
Wed
12/18
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
124-126

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
12/26
UTA UTA
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Thu
12/26
TOR TOR
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Thu
12/26
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/26
BKN BKN
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/26
CHI CHI
@
ATL ATL
7:30 PM