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| NBA Regular Season Team Records |
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| SCORING |
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| Most points, game |
| 186 |
Detroit at Denver (3OT) |
12/13/83 |
| 184 |
Denver vs Detroit (3OT) |
12/13/83 |
| 173 |
Boston vs Minneapolis |
2/27/59 |
| 173 |
Phoenix vs Denver |
11/10/90 |
| 171 |
San Antonio vs Milwaukee (3OT) |
3/6/82 |
| Fewest points, game |
| 49 |
Chicago vs Miami |
4/10/99 |
| 55 |
Indiana vs San Antonio |
3/29/98 |
| 56 |
Utah vs Seattle |
3/16/99 |
| Most points, both teams, game |
| 370 |
Detroit (186) at Denver (184) 3OT |
12/13/83 |
| 337 |
San Antonio (171) vs Milwaukee (166) 3OT |
3/6/82 |
| 320 |
Golden State (162) vs Denver (158) |
11/2/90 |
| Fewest points, both teams, game |
| 119 |
Milwaukee (57) vs Boston (62) † |
2/27/55 |
| 123 |
Philadelphia (57) vs Miami (66) |
2/21/96 |
| 123 |
Cleveland (59) vs San Antonio (64) |
3/25/97 |
| Largest margin of victory, game |
| 68 |
Cleveland (148) vs Miami (80) |
12/17/91 |
| 65 |
Indiana (124) vs Portland (59) |
2/27/98 |
| 63 |
LA Lakers (162) vs Golden State (99) |
3/19/72 |
| Highest average, Season |
| 126.5 |
Denver (10,371 pts in 82 gms) |
1981-82 |
| 125.4 |
Philadelphia (10,035 pts in 80 gms) |
1961-62 |
| 125.4 |
Philadelphia (10,143 pts in 81 gms) |
1966-67 |
| Lowest average, Season (since 1954-55) |
| 81.9 |
Chicago (4,095 pts in 50 gms) |
1998-99 |
| 84.8 |
Chicago (6,952 pts in 82 gms) |
1999-00 |
| 86.3 |
Atlanta (4,315 pts in 50 gms) |
1998-99 |
| Most consecutive games, 100 or more points |
| 136 |
Denver (1/21/81 - 12/8/82) |
1981-82 |
| Most consecutive games, 100 or more points, season |
| 82 |
Denver (entire season) |
1981-82 |
| Most consecutive games, fewer than 100 points, season |
| 29 |
Orlando (12/13/97 - 2/16/98) |
1997-98 |
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| SCORING BY HALF |
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| Most points, first half |
| 107 |
Phoenix vs Denver |
11/10/90 |
| Fewest points, first half |
| 20 |
New Orleans at Seattle |
1/4/75 |
| Most points, both teams, first half |
| 174 |
Phoenix (107) vs Denver (67) |
11/10/90 |
| Fewest points, both teams, first half |
| 58 |
Syracuse (27) vs Fort Wayne (31) †† |
1/25/55 |
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Dallas (24) at Indiana (34) |
2/13/98 |
| Most points, second half |
| 97 |
Atlanta at San Diego |
2/11/70 |
| Fewest points, second half |
| 19 |
Miami at Orlando |
3/26/00 |
| Most points, both teams, second half |
| 172 |
San Antonio (91) at Denver (81) |
1/11/84 |
| Fewest points, both teams, second half |
| 51 |
Boston (25) vs Milwaukee (26) † |
2/27/55 |
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| SCORING BY QUARTER |
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| Most points, first quarter |
| 50 |
Syracuse at San Francisco |
12/16/62 |
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Boston vs Denver |
2/5/82 |
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Utah vs Denver |
4/10/82 |
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Milwaukee vs Orlando |
11/16/89 |
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Phoenix vs Denver |
11/10/90 |
| Fewest points, first quarter |
| 4 |
Sacramento at LA Lakers |
2/4/87 |
| Most points, both teams, first quarter |
| 91 |
Utah (50) vs Denver (41) |
4/10/82 |
| Fewest points, both teams, first quarter |
| 18 |
Fort Wayne (9) at Syracuse (9) |
11/29/56 |
| Most points, second quarter |
| 57 |
Phoenix vs Denver |
11/10/90 |
| Fewest points, second quarter |
| 3 |
LA Clippers at LA Lakers |
12/14/99 |
| Most points, both teams, second quarter |
| 91 |
Seattle (46) at Golden State (45) |
3/23/74 |
| Fewest points, both teams, second quarter |
| 19 |
Philadelphia (8) at Charlotte (11) |
4/5/95 |
| Most points, third quarter |
| 57 |
Golden State vs Sacramento |
3/4/89 |
| Fewest points, third quarter |
| 2 |
Dallas at LA Lakers |
4/6/97 |
| Most points, both teams, third quarter |
| 90 |
Cincinnati (51) at Philadelphia (39) |
2/28/64 |
| Fewest points, both teams, third quarter |
| 19 |
New York (8) at Atlanta (11) |
4/28/99 |
| Most points, fourth quarter |
| 58 |
Buffalo at Boston |
10/20/72 |
| Fewest points, fourth quarter |
| 6 |
Detroit at Orlando |
12/7/93 |
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Golden State at Phoenix |
2/28/99 |
| Most points, both teams, fourth quarter |
| 99 |
San Antonio (53) at Denver (46) |
1/11/84 |
| Fewest points, both teams, fourth quarter |
| 21 |
Cleveland (10) at San Antonio (11) |
3/25/97 |
| 21 |
New York (9) at Boston (12) |
2/26/99 |
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| OVERTIME SCORING |
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| Most points, overtime period |
| 25 |
New Jersey at LA Clippers |
11/30/96 |
| Fewest points, overtime period |
| 0 |
By Many Teams; Last time: LA Clippers vs Chicago (2nd OT) |
11/21/97 |
| Most points, both teams, overtime period |
| 46 |
Dallas (23) at Houston (23) (1st OT) |
4/11/95 |
| Fewest points, both teams, overtime period |
| 2 |
Denver (0) vs Charlotte (2) |
1/13/97 |
| Largest margin of victory, overtime game |
| 17 |
Portland at Houston (113-96 Game, 17-0 OT) |
1/22/83 |
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| PLAYERS SCORING |
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| Most players, 2000 or more points, season |
| 2 |
Los Angeles (West 2292, Baylor 2009) |
1964-65 |
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Atlanta (Maravich 2063, Hudson 2029) |
1972-73 |
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Denver (English 2326, Vandeweghe 2186) |
1982-83 |
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Denver (Vandeweghe 2295, English 2167) |
1983-84 |
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Boston (Bird 2076, McHale, 2008) |
1986-87 |
| Most players, 1000 or more points, season |
| 6 |
Syracuse (Schayes 1868, Greer 1551, Barnett 1320, |
1960-61 |
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Gambee 1085, Costello 1084, Kerr 1056) |
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Denver (English 2000, Lever 1546, Adams 1137) |
1987-88 |
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(Schayes 1129, Vincent 1124, Rasmussen 1002) |
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Boston (Lewis 1478, Gamble 1281, McHale 1251) |
1990-91 |
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(Parish 1207, Bird 1164, Shaw 1091) |
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| Most players, 40 or more points, game |
| 2 |
Baltimore vs LA Lakers (Johnson 41, Bellamy 40) |
11/14/64 |
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LA Lakers at SF (Baylor 43, West 43) |
2/11/70 |
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New Orleans vs Den (Maravich 45, Williams 41) |
4/10/77 |
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Phoenix at Boston (Westphal 43, Davis 40) |
1/5/78 |
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San Antonio vs Milw (3OT) (Gervin 50, Mitchell 45) |
3/6/82 |
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Detroit at Denver (3OT) (Thomas 47, Long 41) |
12/13/83 |
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Denver vs Detroit (3OT) (Vandeweghe 51, English 47) |
12/13/83 |
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Utah vs Detroit (Dantley 43, Drew 42) |
3/19/84 |
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Chicago at Indiana (Jordan 44, Pippen 40) |
2/18/96 |
| Most players, 40 or more points, both teams, game |
| 4 |
Denver vs Detroit (3OT) |
12/13/83 |
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Det: Thomas 47, Long 41 |
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Den: Vandeweghe 51, English 47 |
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† at Providence
†† at Buffalo |
