Most Points Scored by an NBA Team in a Game

A look at the highest-scoring team performances in NBA history, including regular-season games, playoff games, preseason games, All-Star Games and the highest combined scores by two teams.

Highest-Scoring NBA Games Most Points Scored by Each Team Most Points Allowed by Each Team Regular Season Playoffs Combined Points

Highest-Scoring NBA Team Performances — Regular Season

The highest-scoring game by one team in NBA history came on December 13, 1983, when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets, 186-184, in triple overtime.

Team	Points	Opponent	Opponent Points	Date	Notes
Detroit Pistons	186	Denver Nuggets	184	12/13/83	3OT
Denver Nuggets	184	Detroit Pistons	186	12/13/83	3OT
Sacramento Kings	176	Los Angeles Clippers	175	02/24/23	2OT
Los Angeles Clippers	175	Sacramento Kings	176	02/24/23	2OT
Boston Celtics	173	Minneapolis Lakers	139	02/27/59
Phoenix Suns	173	Denver Nuggets	143	11/10/90
San Antonio Spurs	171	Milwaukee Bucks	166	03/06/82	3OT
Philadelphia Warriors	169	New York Knicks	147	03/02/62	Box Score — Wilt's 100-Point Game
Denver Nuggets	168	Seattle SuperSonics	116	03/16/08	Box Score
Chicago Bulls	168	Atlanta Hawks	161	03/01/19	4OT
Milwaukee Bucks	166	San Antonio Spurs	171	03/06/82	3OT
Cincinnati Royals	165	San Diego Rockets	151	03/12/70
Denver Nuggets	163	San Antonio Spurs	155	01/11/84
Golden State Warriors	162	Denver Nuggets	158	11/02/90
Indiana Pacers	162	Washington Wizards	109	03/27/25
Phoenix Suns	161	New Jersey Nets	157	12/07/06	2OT
San Antonio Spurs	161	Denver Nuggets	153	11/07/90
Atlanta Hawks	161	Chicago Bulls	168	03/01/19	4OT
Houston Rockets	159	Washington Wizards	158	10/30/19

Highest-Scoring NBA Playoff Games

Team	Points	Opponent	Opponent Points	Date	Round	Notes
Boston Celtics	157	New York Knicks	128	04/28/1990	Eastern First Round
Milwaukee Bucks	156	Philadelphia 76ers	120	03/30/1970	Eastern Semifinals
Los Angeles Clippers	154	Dallas Mavericks	111	08/25/2020	Western First Round
Portland Trail Blazers	153	Phoenix Suns	151	05/11/1992	Western Semifinals	2OT
Los Angeles Lakers	153	Denver Nuggets	109	05/22/1985	Western Finals
San Antonio Spurs	152	Denver Nuggets	133	04/26/1983	Western Semifinals
Phoenix Suns	151	Portland Trail Blazers	153	05/11/1992	Western Semifinals	2OT
Dallas Mavericks	151	Seattle SuperSonics	129	04/23/1987	Western First Round
Toronto Raptors	150	Brooklyn Nets	122	08/23/2020	Eastern First Round
Oklahoma City Thunder	149	Denver Nuggets	106	05/08/2025	Western Semifinals
Boston Celtics	148	Los Angeles Lakers	114	05/27/1985	NBA Finals
Philadelphia 76ers	145	Brooklyn Nets	123	04/15/2019	Eastern First Round
Detroit Pistons	145	Boston Celtics	119	05/24/1987	Eastern Finals
San Antonio Spurs	145	Denver Nuggets	105	05/04/1983	Western Semifinals
St. Louis Hawks	145	Detroit Pistons	101	03/25/1958	Western Finals
Indiana Pacers	144	Charlotte Hornets	117	05/18/2021	Eastern Play-In
Minnesota Timberwolves	143	Oklahoma City Thunder	101	05/24/2025	Western Finals
Milwaukee Bucks	143	Denver Nuggets	112	04/23/1978	Western Semifinals
St. Louis Hawks	143	Minneapolis Lakers	135	03/25/1957	Western Finals	2OT
San Francisco Warriors	143	St. Louis Hawks	136	04/01/1967	Western Finals
Washington Wizards	142	Indiana Pacers	115	05/21/2021	Eastern Play-In
Chicago Bulls	142	Brooklyn Nets	134	04/27/2013	Eastern First Round	3OT
Los Angeles Lakers	142	Phoenix Suns	114	04/18/1985	Western First Round
Boston Celtics	142	Los Angeles Lakers	110	04/18/1965	NBA Finals
Boston Celtics	142	Cincinnati Royals	131	04/10/1963	Eastern Finals
Brooklyn Nets	141	Boston Celtics	126	05/30/2021	Eastern First Round
Utah Jazz	141	Memphis Grizzlies	129	05/27/2021	Western First Round
Dallas Mavericks	141	Sacramento Kings	137	05/10/2003	Western Semifinals	2OT
Los Angeles Lakers	141	Boston Celtics	122	04/04/1987	NBA Finals
Denver Nuggets	141	San Antonio Spurs	120	04/06/1980	Western First Round
Philadelphia 76ers	141	San Francisco Warriors	135	04/14/1967	NBA Finals	OT
Portland Trail Blazers	140	Denver Nuggets	137	05/03/2019	Western Semifinals	4OT
Houston Rockets	140	Utah Jazz	126	04/29/1995	Western First Round
Phoenix Suns	140	Golden State Warriors	133	05/04/1994	Western First Round
Los Angeles Lakers	140	Denver Nuggets	103	04/29/1987	Western First Round
Atlanta Hawks	140	Boston Celtics	116	04/17/1986	Eastern First Round
Boston Celtics	140	St. Louis Hawks	122	03/27/1960	NBA Finals
Boston Celtics	140	New York Knicks	110	03/21/1967	Eastern Semifinals
Philadelphia 76ers	140	Boston Celtics	116	04/11/1967	Eastern Finals

Overtime key: OT = overtime, 2OT = double overtime, 3OT = triple overtime, 4OT = quadruple overtime.

Note: The original NBAHoopsOnline records are not complete, and the historical playoff list may not include every qualifying game.

Other High-Scoring Games

The following list includes high-scoring NBA preseason games and All-Star Games.

Team	Points	Opponent	Opponent Points	Date	Game Type
Eastern All-Stars	211	Western All-Stars	186	02/18/24	All-Star Game
Western All-Stars	196	Eastern All-Stars	173	02/14/16	All-Star Game
Atlanta Hawks	194	Denver Nuggets	166	10/17/90	Preseason
Western All-Stars	186	Eastern All-Stars	211	02/18/24	All-Star Game
Phoenix Suns	186	Denver Nuggets	123	10/11/90	Preseason
Eastern All-Stars	173	Western All-Stars	196	02/14/16	All-Star Game
Boston Celtics	172	Denver Nuggets	139	10/19/90	Preseason

Most Combined Points by Both Teams

The NBA record for the most combined points in a game is 370, set when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in triple overtime on December 13, 1983.

Total Points	Date	Location	Winner	Loser	Score	OT	High Scorer	Points
370	12/13/83	Denver	Detroit Pistons	Denver Nuggets	186-184	3	Kiki Vandeweghe	51
351	02/24/23	Los Angeles	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Clippers	176-175	2	Malik Monk	45
337	03/06/82	San Antonio	San Antonio Spurs	Milwaukee Bucks	171-166	3	George Gervin	50
329	03/01/19	Atlanta	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks	168-161	4	Trae Young	49
320	11/02/90	Denver	Golden State Warriors	Denver Nuggets	162-158	0	Chris Mullin	38
318	01/11/1984	Denver	Denver Nuggets	San Antonio Spurs	163-155	0	Kiki Vandeweghe	50
318	12/07/06	East Rutherford	Phoenix Suns	New Jersey Nets	161-157	2	Steve Nash	38
317	10/30/2019	Washington	Houston Rockets	Washington Wizards	159-158	0	James Harden	59
316	03/02/62	Hershey	Philadelphia Warriors	New York Knicks	169-147	0	Wilt Chamberlain	100
316	03/12/70	Cincinnati	Cincinnati Royals	San Diego Rockets	165-151	0	Elvin Hayes	40
314	11/07/90	San Antonio	San Antonio Spurs	Denver Nuggets	161-153	0	David Robinson	43
312	02/27/59	Boston	Boston Celtics	Minneapolis Lakers	173-139	0	Tom Heinsohn	43
311	03/10/63	Syracuse	Syracuse Nationals	San Francisco Warriors	163-148	0	Wilt Chamberlain	70
311	03/16/84	Portland	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	156-155	4	Jim Paxson	41
311	04/15/84	San Antonio	San Antonio Spurs	Denver Nuggets	157-154	0	Alex English	40

Most Combined Points — NBA Playoffs

Total Points	Date	Location	Winner	Loser	Score	OT	High Scorer	Points
304	05/11/92	Phoenix	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns	153-151	2	Kevin Johnson	35
285	04/26/83	San Antonio	San Antonio Spurs	Denver Nuggets	152-133	0	George Gervin	42
285	04/28/90	Boston	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks	157-128	0	Kevin McHale	31
280	04/23/87	Dallas	Dallas Mavericks	Seattle SuperSonics	151-129	0	Tom Chambers	35
279	04/01/67	Oakland	San Francisco Warriors	St. Louis Hawks	143-136	0	Rick Barry	47
278	03/25/57	Minneapolis	St. Louis Hawks	Minneapolis Lakers	143-135	2	Bobby Leonard	42
278	05/10/03	Sacramento	Dallas Mavericks	Sacramento Kings	141-137	2	Nick Van Exel	40

ABA Highest-Scoring Games

NBAHoopsOnline also maintains a separate list of the highest-scoring games from the American Basketball Association.

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