Highest Scoring Games of the 1961 NBA Playoffs
This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1961 Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.
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What was the highest scoring game of the 1961 Playoffs?
In March 19, 1961, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Detroit Pistons 137-120 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1961 NBA Playoffs.
Most Total Points in a Game
257
Total Points
Lakers vs. Pistons
1961 NBA Playoffs Highest Scoring Games
| Total Points |
Game / Details | |
1. | 257 |
Mar. 19, 1961, at Los Angeles Western Division Semifinals, Game 5 |
2. | 245 |
Mar. 15, 1961, at Los Angeles Western Division Semifinals, Game 2 |
3. | 244 |
Apr. 8, 1961, at St. Louis NBA Finals, Game 3 |
4. | 243 |
Mar. 23, 1961, at Boston Eastern Division Finals, Game 3 |
243 |
Mar. 19, 1961, at Boston Eastern Division Finals, Game 1 |
| Total Points |
Game / Details | |
6. | 240 |
Mar. 21, 1961, at St. Louis Western Division Finals, Game 1 |
7. | 237 |
Mar. 18, 1961, at Detroit Western Division Semifinals, Game 4 |
237 |
Mar. 17, 1961, at Detroit Western Division Semifinals, Game 3 |
|
9. | 235 |
Mar. 25, 1961, at Los Angeles Western Division Finals, Game 4 |
| Total Points |
Game / Details | |
10. | 233 |
Apr. 11, 1961, at Boston NBA Finals, Game 5 |
233 |
Mar. 27, 1961, at St. Louis Western Division Finals, Game 5 |
|
12. | 230 |
Mar. 24, 1961, at Los Angeles Western Division Finals, Game 3 |
13. | 229 |
Mar. 16, 1961, at Syracuse Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 2 |
| Total Points |
Game / Details | |
14. | 227 |
Mar. 29, 1961, at Los Angeles Western Division Finals, Game 6 |
227 |
Mar. 25, 1961, at Syracuse Eastern Division Finals, Game 4 |
|
227 |
Mar. 22, 1961, at St. Louis Western Division Finals, Game 2 |
|
17. | 224 |
Apr. 5, 1961, at Boston NBA Finals, Game 2 |
224 |
Apr. 2, 1961, at Boston NBA Finals, Game 1 |
|
224 |
Mar. 26, 1961, at Boston Eastern Division Finals, Game 5 |
| Total Points |
Game / Details | |
20. | 223 |
Apr. 9, 1961, at St. Louis NBA Finals, Game 4 |
21. | 222 |
Mar. 14, 1961, at Los Angeles Western Division Semifinals, Game 1 |
222 |
Mar. 14, 1961, at Philadelphia Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 1 |
|
23. | 213 |
Mar. 21, 1961, at Syracuse Eastern Division Finals, Game 2 |
| Total Points |
Game / Details | |
24. | 209 |
Mar. 18, 1961, at Philadelphia Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 3 |
25. | 208 |
Apr. 1, 1961, at St. Louis Western Division Finals, Game 7 |
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