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| NBA Playoff Records |
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| SCORING - GAME |
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| Most points, game |
| 157 |
Boston vs New York |
4/28/90 |
| Fewest points, game |
| 54 |
Utah at Chicago |
6/7/98 |
| Most points, both teams, game |
| 304 |
Portland (153) at Phoenix (151) ** |
5/11/92 |
| Fewest points, both teams, game |
| 142 |
Atlanta (63) at Detroit (79) |
5/12/99 |
| Largest margin of victory, game |
| 58 |
Minneapolis vs St Louis (133-75) |
3/19/56 |
| ** double overtime |
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| Scoring By Half |
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| Most points, first half |
| 82 |
San Antonio vs Denver |
4/26/83 |
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LA Lakers vs Denver |
4/23/87 |
| Fewest points, first half |
| 24 |
Portland at Utah |
5/5/96 |
| Most points, both teams, first half |
| 150 |
San Antonio (82) vs Denver (68) |
4/26/83 |
| Fewest points, both teams, first half |
| 63 |
Utah (31) vs Portland (32) |
5/20/99 |
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Philadelphia (27) at Orlando (36) |
5/11/99 |
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Utah (30) at Chicago (36) |
6/12/98 |
| Largest lead at halftime |
| 40 |
Detroit vs Washington |
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(led 76-36; won 128-85) |
4/26/87 |
| Largest deficit at halftime overcome to win game |
| 21 |
Baltimore at Philadelphia |
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(trailed 20-41; won 66-63) |
4/13/48 |
| Most points, second half |
| 87 |
Milwaukee vs Denver |
4/23/78 |
| Fewest points, second half |
| 23 |
Utah at Chicago |
6/7/98 |
| Most points, both teams, second half |
| 158 |
Milwaukee (79) at Phila (79) |
3/30/70 |
| Fewest points, both teams, second half |
| 60 |
Atlanta (29) at New York (31) |
5/24/99 |
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| Scoring by Quarter |
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| Most points, first quarter |
| 45 |
LA Lakers vs Phoenix |
4/18/85 |
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Dallas vs LA Lakers |
5/4/86 |
| Fewest points, first quarter |
| 8 |
Utah at LA Lakers |
5/8/88 |
| Most points, both teams, first quarter |
| 84 |
Philadelphia (43) at San Fran (41) |
4/24/67 |
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Phoenix (42) at Golden St (42) |
5/4/94 |
| Fewest points, both teams, first quarter |
| 25 |
Utah (11) vs Portland (14) |
5/20/99 |
| Largest lead end of first quarter |
| 26 |
Milwaukee at Philadelphia |
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(led 40-14; won 156-120) |
3/30/70 |
| Largest deficit end of First Qtr overcome to win |
| 20 |
LA Lakers at Seattle |
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(trailed 12-32, won 97-95) |
5/14/89 |
| Most points, second quarter |
| 46 |
Boston vs St Louis |
3/27/60 |
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Boston vs Detroit |
3/24/68 |
| Fewest points, second quarter |
| 9 |
San Antonio vs Utah |
4/30/94 |
| Most points, both teams, second quarter |
| 76 |
Cincinnati (41) at Boston (35) |
3/31/63 |
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Boston (39) vs Milwaukee (37) |
5/6/87 |
| Fewest points, both teams, second quarter |
| 23 |
Utah (10) vs Houston (13) |
5/29/94 |
| Most points, third quarter |
| 49 |
LA Lakers vs Golden State |
5/5/87 |
| Fewest points, third quarter |
| 6 |
Atlanta at Boston |
5/6/86 |
| Most points, both teams, third quarter |
| 82 |
San Fran (44) vs St Louis (38) |
4/1/67 |
| Fewest points, both teams, third quarter |
| 25 |
Atlanta (11) at New York (14) |
5/23/99 |
| Largest lead end of third quarter |
| 52 |
Milwaukee at Philadelphia |
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(led 124-72; won 156-120) |
3/30/70 |
| Largest deficit end of third quarter overcome to win |
| 18 |
Phoenix at Houston |
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(trailed 100-82; won 124-117 in OT) |
5/11/94 |
| Most points, fourth quarter |
| 51 |
LA Lakers vs Detroit |
3/31/62 |
| Fewest points, fourth quarter |
| 5 |
Portland at Utah |
5/18/99 |
| Most points, both teams, fourth quarter |
| 86 |
Golden St (49) at San Antonio (37) |
4/25/91 |
| Fewest points, both teams, fourth quarter |
| 24 |
Portland (5) at Utah (19) |
5/18/99 |
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| Scoring by Overtime Period |
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| Most points, overtime period |
| 22 |
LA Lakers vs New York |
5/1/70 |
| Fewest points, overtime period |
| 1 |
Boston vs Charlotte (2nd OT) |
5/1/93 |
| Most points, both teams, overtime period |
| 38 |
LA Lakers (22) vs New York (16) |
5/1/70 |
| Fewest points, both teams, overtime period |
| 3 |
Boston (1) vs Charlotte (2) (2nd OT) |
5/1/93 |
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| Players Scoring |
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| Most players, 40 or more points, game |
| 2 |
LA Lakers at Detroit |
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(Baylor 45, West 41) |
3/29/62 |
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Houston at Dallas |
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(Floyd 42, Olajuwon 41) |
4/30/88 |
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Houston vs Utah |
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(Drexler 41, Olajuwon 40) |
5/5/95 |
| Most players, 30 or more points, game |
| 3 |
Denver at Utah |
4/19/84 |
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San Antonio vs Golden State |
4/25/91 |
| Most players, 30 or more points, both teams, game |
| 4 |
Houston (2) at Orlando (2) |
6/9/95 |
| Most players, 20 or more points, game |
| 5 |
Boston vs LA Lakers |
4/19/65 |
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Philadelphia vs Boston |
4/11/67 |
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Phoenix at Los Angeles |
5/23/84 |
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Boston vs Milwaukee |
5/15/86 |
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LA Lakers vs Boston |
6/4/87 |
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Boston vs LA Lakers |
6/11/87 |
| Most players, 20 or more points, both teams, game |
| 8 |
Cincinnati (4) at Detroit (4) |
3/16/62 |
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Boston (4) at LA Lakers (4) |
4/26/66 |
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Phoenix (5) at LA Lakers (3) |
5/23/84 |
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Boston (5) vs Milwaukee (3) |
5/15/86 |
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LA Lakers (5) vs Boston (3) |
6/4/87 |
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Portland (4) at Phoenix (4) ** |
5/11/92 |
| Most players, 10 or more points, game |
| 10 |
Minneapolis vs St Louis |
3/19/56 |
| Most players, 10 or more points, both teams, game |
| 15 |
Philadelphia (8) vs Milwaukee (7) |
3/30/70 |
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LA Lakers (8) vs Phoenix (7) |
4/18/85 |
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Dallas (9) vs Seattle (6) |
4/23/87 |
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Dallas (8) vs Houston (7) |
4/28/88 |
| Fewest players, 10 or more points, game |
| 1 |
Utah at San Antonio |
5/9/98 |
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Utah at Chicago |
6/7/98 |
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Golden St vs LA Lakers |
4/21/73 |
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Utah at San Antonio |
4/28/94 |
| Fewest players, 10 or more pts, both teams, game |
| 4 |
Utah (2) at Chicago (2) |
6/10/98 |
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Utah (2) at Chicago (2) |
6/12/98 |
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Chicago (2) at Miami (2) |
5/24/97 |
