Highest Scoring Games of the 1947-48 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1947-1948 Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.

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What was the highest scoring game of the 1947-48 Season?

In January 10, 1948, the Washington Capitols defeated the Philadelphia Warriors 106-99 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1947-48 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Most Total Points in a Game

205
Total Points
Capitols vs. Warriors

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1948 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Highest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	205	106 - 99 OT Washington Capitols Philadelphia Warriors Jan. 10, 1948, at Washington / RS
2.	199	114 - 85 New York Knicks Providence Steamrollers Dec. 6, 1947, at Providence / RS
3.	186	94 - 92 2 OT St. Louis Bombers Boston Celtics Feb. 26, 1948, at St. Louis / RS
4.	185	103 - 82 Washington Capitols New York Knicks Mar. 20, 1948, at Washington / RS
	185	99 - 86 Chicago Stags New York Knicks Jan. 11, 1948, at Chicago / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
6.	182	96 - 86 Baltimore Bullets (1st) New York Knicks Feb. 12, 1948, at Baltimore / RS
7.	178	100 - 78 Philadelphia Warriors Providence Steamrollers Mar. 16, 1948, at Providence / RS
8.	177	108 - 69 New York Knicks Providence Steamrollers Feb. 4, 1948, at New York / RS
9.	176	98 - 78 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Providence Steamrollers Jan. 15, 1948, at Providence / RS
	176	93 - 83 Chicago Stags Baltimore Bullets (1st) Dec. 21, 1947, at Chicago / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
11.	175	92 - 83 Boston Celtics Washington Capitols Nov. 28, 1947, at Boston / RS
12.	174	97 - 77 Chicago Stags Boston Celtics Feb. 22, 1948, at Boston / RS
	174	100 - 74 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Providence Steamrollers Feb. 5, 1948, at Baltimore / RS
14.	173	91 - 82 Philadelphia Warriors Baltimore Bullets (1st) Apr. 20, 1948, at Philadelphia / PL NBA Finals, Game 5

	Total Points	Game / Details
15.	172	93 - 79 Chicago Stags Philadelphia Warriors Mar. 9, 1948, at Philadelphia / RS
16.	171	91 - 80 New York Knicks St. Louis Bombers Mar. 18, 1948, at St. Louis / RS
17.	170	89 - 81 Chicago Stags Providence Steamrollers Mar. 7, 1948, at Chicago / RS
	170	99 - 71 New York Knicks Philadelphia Warriors Dec. 18, 1947, at Philadelphia / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
19.	169	86 - 83 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Chicago Stags Mar. 11, 1948, at Baltimore / RS
	169	89 - 80 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Stags Feb. 26, 1948, at Philadelphia / RS
21.	167	97 - 70 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Washington Capitols Feb. 26, 1948, at Baltimore / RS
22.	166	85 - 81 Baltimore Bullets (1st) New York Knicks Mar. 27, 1948, at Baltimore / PL Quarterfinals, Game 1
	166	92 - 74 Philadelphia Warriors St. Louis Bombers Mar. 11, 1948, at Philadelphia / RS
	166	95 - 71 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Washington Capitols Jan. 30, 1948, at Baltimore / RS
	166	91 - 75 New York Knicks Boston Celtics Nov. 25, 1947, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
26.	165	83 - 82 Philadelphia Warriors Providence Steamrollers Feb. 28, 1948, at Providence / RS
	165	92 - 73 Chicago Stags Providence Steamrollers Feb. 21, 1948, at Providence / RS
28.	164	85 - 79 Providence Steamrollers Chicago Stags Feb. 15, 1948, at Chicago / RS
	164	89 - 75 New York Knicks Providence Steamrollers Dec. 25, 1947, at New York / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
30.	163	85 - 78 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Stags Feb. 1, 1948, at Chicago / RS
	163	85 - 78 Providence Steamrollers Washington Capitols Nov. 29, 1947, at Washington / RS
32.	162	89 - 73 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Boston Celtics Nov. 21, 1947, at Boston / RS
33.	161	88 - 73 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Philadelphia Warriors Apr. 21, 1948, at Baltimore / PL NBA Finals, Game 6
	161	89 - 72 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Chicago Stags Apr. 8, 1948, at Baltimore / PL Semifinals, Game 2
	161	84 - 77 Baltimore Bullets (1st) New York Knicks Apr. 1, 1948, at Baltimore / PL Quarterfinals, Game 3
	161	83 - 78 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks Nov. 22, 1947, at New York / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
37.	160	84 - 76 Philadelphia Warriors Washington Capitols Feb. 19, 1948, at Philadelphia / RS
	160	88 - 72 Washington Capitols Providence Steamrollers Dec. 13, 1947, at Washington / RS
	160	85 - 75 St. Louis Bombers Chicago Stags Dec. 12, 1947, at Chicago / RS
40.	159	84 - 75 Baltimore Bullets (1st) St. Louis Bombers Mar. 4, 1948, at Baltimore / RS
	159	85 - 74 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Boston Celtics Nov. 13, 1947, at Baltimore / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
42.	158	81 - 77 Boston Celtics Chicago Stags Mar. 31, 1948, at Boston / PL Quarterfinals, Game 2
	158	80 - 78 St. Louis Bombers Chicago Stags Feb. 11, 1948, at Chicago / RS
	158	85 - 73 Chicago Stags Providence Steamrollers Dec. 30, 1947, at Providence / RS
	158	83 - 75 Chicago Stags Boston Celtics Dec. 23, 1947, at Boston / RS
	158	81 - 77 Chicago Stags Washington Capitols Nov. 20, 1947, at Chicago / RS
	158	80 - 78 Philadelphia Warriors Providence Steamrollers Nov. 15, 1947, at Providence / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
48.	157	85 - 72 Washington Capitols Baltimore Bullets (1st) Feb. 21, 1948, at Washington / RS
	157	87 - 70 Baltimore Bullets (1st) Chicago Stags Dec. 25, 1947, at Baltimore / RS
50.	156	82 - 74 Chicago Stags New York Knicks Feb. 19, 1948, at Chicago / RS
	156	79 - 77 Philadelphia Warriors Baltimore Bullets (1st) Jan. 17, 1948, at Baltimore / RS
	156	87 - 69 New York Knicks Providence Steamrollers Nov. 18, 1947, at Providence / RS

Number of games showed: 52