NBA Highest Scoring Games in the Playoffs - Top 50

This list shows the Playoff games with the most points scored in NBA history including the total points of both teams.

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All-Time NBA Highest Scoring Games
Playoffs

Total
Points
Game
Details
304
1991-92 (PL) / May 11, 1992 / at Phoenix
Western Conference Semifinals
287
2020-21 (PL) / Jun 1, 2021 / at Denver
Western Conference First Round
285
1989-90 (PL) / Apr 28, 1990 / at Boston
Eastern Conference First Round
1982-83 (PL) / Apr 26, 1983 / at San Antonio
Western Conference Semifinals
Total
Points
Game
Details
280
1986-87 (PL) / Apr 23, 1987 / at Dallas
Western Conference First Round
279
1966-67 (PL) / Apr 1, 1967 / at San Francisco
Western Division Finals
278
2002-03 (PL) / May 10, 2003 / at Sacramento
Western Conference Semifinals
1956-57 (PL) / Mar 25, 1957 / at Minneapolis
Western Division Finals
277
2018-19 (PL) / May 3, 2019 / at Portland
Western Conference Semifinals
1984-85 (PL) / Apr 20, 1985 / at Los Angeles
Western Conference First Round
276
2012-13 (PL) / Apr 27, 2013 / at Chicago
Eastern Conference First Round
1969-70 (PL) / Mar 30, 1970 / at Philadelphia
Eastern Division Semifinals
1966-67 (PL) / Apr 14, 1967 / at Philadelphia
Finals
275
1986-87 (PL) / May 10, 1987 / at Milwaukee
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Total
Points
Game
Details
273
1993-94 (PL) / May 4, 1994 / at Golden State
Western Conference First Round
1962-63 (PL) / Apr 10, 1963 / at Boston
Eastern Division Finals
272
2019-20 (PL) / Aug 23, 2020 / at Brooklyn
Eastern Conference First Round
270
2020-21 (PL) / May 26, 2021 / at Utah
Western Conference First Round
1989-90 (PL) / May 15, 1990 / at Portland
Western Conference Semifinals
1984-85 (PL) / Apr 18, 1985 / at Dallas
Western Conference First Round
1967-68 (PL) / Mar 27, 1968 / at Philadelphia
Eastern Division Semifinals
269
1971-72 (PL) / Apr 12, 1972 / at Los Angeles
Western Conference Finals
268
2019-20 (PL) / Aug 23, 2020 / at Dallas
Western Conference First Round
2018-19 (PL) / Apr 15, 2019 / at Philadelphia
Eastern Conference First Round
Total
Points
Game
Details
267
2020-21 (PL) / May 30, 2021 / at Boston
Eastern Conference First Round
1962-63 (PL) / Mar 28, 1963 / at Boston
Eastern Division Finals
266
2022-23 (PL) / Apr 25, 2023 / at Phoenix
Western Conference First Round
2018-19 (PL) / Apr 15, 2019 / at Golden State
Western Conference First Round
1994-95 (PL) / Apr 29, 1995 / at Utah
Western Conference First Round
1986-87 (PL) / Apr 25, 1987 / at Los Angeles
Western Conference First Round
1985-86 (PL) / Apr 20, 1986 / at Boston
Eastern Conference First Round
265
2019-20 (PL) / Aug 25, 2020 / at Los Angeles
Western Conference First Round
1964-65 (PL) / Apr 9, 1965 / at Philadelphia
Eastern Division Finals
264
1986-87 (PL) / May 24, 1987 / at Detroit
Eastern Conference Finals
Total
Points
Game
Details
263
1986-87 (PL) / Jun 4, 1987 / at Los Angeles
Finals
1977-78 (PL) / Apr 20, 1978 / at New York
Eastern Conference Semifinals
262
1985-86 (PL) / Apr 19, 1986 / at Atlanta
Eastern Conference First Round
1985-86 (PL) / Apr 17, 1986 / at Atlanta
Eastern Conference First Round
1984-85 (PL) / May 27, 1985 / at Boston
Finals
1984-85 (PL) / May 22, 1985 / at Los Angeles
Western Conference Finals
1983-84 (PL) / May 18, 1984 / at Phoenix
Western Conference Finals
1975-76 (PL) / May 9, 1976 / at Phoenix
Western Conference Finals
1965-66 (PL) / Apr 17, 1966 / at Boston
Finals
1959-60 (PL) / Mar 27, 1960 / at Boston
Finals
Total
Points
Game
Details
261
2020-21 (PL) / May 18, 2021 / at Indiana
Eastern Conference Play-In
1984-85 (PL) / May 11, 1985 / at Los Angeles
Western Conference Finals
1979-80 (PL) / Apr 6, 1980 / at Houston
Eastern Conference First Round
260
2022-23 (PL) / Apr 19, 2023 / at Milwaukee
Eastern Conference First Round
2019-20 (PL) / Aug 17, 2020 / at Denver
Western Conference First Round
259
1985-86 (PL) / Apr 18, 1986 / at Denver
Western Conference First Round
1984-85 (PL) / May 7, 1985 / at Los Angeles
Western Conference Semifinals
1979-80 (PL) / Apr 14, 1980 / at Houston
Eastern Conference Semifinals
1979-80 (PL) / Apr 9, 1980 / at Los Angeles
Western Conference Semifinals
1969-70 (PL) / Apr 5, 1970 / at Los Angeles
Western Division Semifinals