Largest Margins of Victory in the 1961-62 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games in which the teams won and lost by the largest point margins in the 1961-62 Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.

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What was the largest margin of victory in a game in the 1961-62 Season?

In March 7, 1962, the Boston Celtics won their game against the Philadelphia Warriors by 51 points, 153-102, in the largest win of the 1961-62 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Largest Point Margin

51
Points
Celtics vs. Warriors

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

Largest Margins of Victory in the 1961-62 NBA Season

	Point Margin	Game / Details
1.	51	153 - 102 Boston Celtics Philadelphia Warriors Mar. 7, 1962, at Boston / RS
2.	43	151 - 108 Philadelphia Warriors Syracuse Nationals Nov. 9, 1961, at Philadelphia / RS
3.	41	150 - 109 Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia Warriors Feb. 21, 1962, at Syracuse / RS
4.	40	134 - 94 Cincinnati Royals New York Knicks Dec. 10, 1961, at Cincinnati / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
5.	37	131 - 94 New York Knicks Chicago Packers Jan. 22, 1962 neutral at Moline, IL / RS
	37	136 - 99 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Jan. 2, 1962 neutral at New York, NY / RS
	37	132 - 95 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks Oct. 21, 1961, at Philadelphia / RS
8.	36	133 - 97 Detroit Pistons New York Knicks Dec. 6, 1961, at Detroit / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
9.	35	137 - 102 Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons Oct. 21, 1961, at Boston / RS
10.	34	135 - 101 Syracuse Nationals St. Louis Hawks Feb. 2, 1962 neutral at Utica, NY / RS
11.	33	148 - 115 Boston Celtics Chicago Packers Feb. 11, 1962, at Boston / RS
	33	141 - 108 St. Louis Hawks Syracuse Nationals Nov. 25, 1961, at St. Louis / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
13.	32	142 - 110 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Mar. 13, 1962, at Boston / RS
	32	134 - 102 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Packers Nov. 25, 1961, at Philadelphia / RS
15.	30	132 - 102 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Oct. 28, 1961, at Boston / RS
16.	29	137 - 108 Syracuse Nationals Cincinnati Royals Mar. 1, 1962, at Syracuse / RS
	29	128 - 99 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons Feb. 25, 1962, at Los Angeles / RS
	29	138 - 109 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Jan. 31, 1962, at Syracuse / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
19.	28	117 - 89 Boston Celtics Philadelphia Warriors Mar. 24, 1962, at Boston / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 1
	28	134 - 106 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Feb. 22, 1962 neutral at Providence, RI / RS
	28	153 - 125 Cincinnati Royals Chicago Packers Feb. 21, 1962, at Chicago / RS
	28	121 - 93 Detroit Pistons Chicago Packers Dec. 27, 1961, at Detroit / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
23.	27	122 - 95 St. Louis Hawks Chicago Packers Oct. 28, 1961, at St. Louis / RS
24.	26	125 - 99 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics Feb. 18, 1962, at Los Angeles / RS
	26	132 - 106 Syracuse Nationals Chicago Packers Feb. 16, 1962 neutral at Evansville, IN / RS
	26	136 - 110 Philadelphia Warriors St. Louis Hawks Jan. 26, 1962 neutral at Hershey, PA / RS
	26	133 - 107 Detroit Pistons Chicago Packers Dec. 8, 1961 neutral at Philadelphia, PA / RS
	26	135 - 109 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Nov. 11, 1961, at Syracuse / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
29.	25	131 - 106 Philadelphia Warriors Boston Celtics Jan. 27, 1962, at Philadelphia / RS
	25	128 - 103 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Jan. 19, 1962, at Boston / RS
	25	137 - 112 St. Louis Hawks Philadelphia Warriors Jan. 7, 1962, at St. Louis / RS
	25	127 - 102 Syracuse Nationals Chicago Packers Jan. 2, 1962, at Chicago / RS
	25	142 - 117 Cincinnati Royals St. Louis Hawks Dec. 27, 1961, at Cincinnati / RS
	25	123 - 98 Cincinnati Royals New York Knicks Nov. 7, 1961, at Cincinnati / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
35.	24	132 - 108 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons Mar. 24, 1962, at Los Angeles / PL Western Division Finals, Game 1
36.	23	109 - 86 Boston Celtics Philadelphia Warriors Feb. 24, 1962, at Philadelphia / RS
	23	127 - 104 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Feb. 16, 1962 neutral at Philadelphia, PA / RS
	23	130 - 107 Los Angeles Lakers St. Louis Hawks Feb. 14, 1962, at Los Angeles / RS
	23	141 - 118 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Jan. 14, 1962, at Syracuse / RS
	23	118 - 95 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers Jan. 7, 1962, at Los Angeles / RS
	23	132 - 109 Philadelphia Warriors Detroit Pistons Dec. 12, 1961 neutral at New York, NY / RS
	23	119 - 96 Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Dec. 3, 1961, at Cincinnati / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
43.	22	129 - 107 Cincinnati Royals Detroit Pistons Mar. 17, 1962, at Cincinnati / PL Western Division Semifinals, Game 2
	22	122 - 100 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers Mar. 9, 1962, at New York / RS
	22	169 - 147 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks Mar. 2, 1962 neutral at Hershey, PA / RS
	22	134 - 112 Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia Warriors Feb. 3, 1962, at Syracuse / RS
	22	135 - 113 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Packers Dec. 9, 1961, at Philadelphia / RS
	22	130 - 108 New York Knicks Chicago Packers Nov. 8, 1961 neutral at Detroit, MI / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
49.	21	138 - 117 Boston Celtics Chicago Packers Feb. 13, 1962 neutral at Providence, RI / RS
	21	130 - 109 Philadelphia Warriors Cincinnati Royals Feb. 1, 1962, at Philadelphia / RS
	21	124 - 103 Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Jan. 5, 1962, at Cincinnati / RS
	21	118 - 97 Chicago Packers Detroit Pistons Dec. 25, 1961 neutral at New York, NY / RS
	21	138 - 117 Philadelphia Warriors Los Angeles Lakers Dec. 1, 1961, at Los Angeles / RS

Number of games showed: 53