Highest Scoring Games of the 1956-57 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1956-1957 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 1956-57 Season?

In March 25, 1957, the St. Louis Hawks defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 143-135 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1956-57 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Most Total Points in a Game

278
Total Points
Hawks vs. Lakers

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1957 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Highest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	278	143 - 135 2 OT St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Lakers Mar. 25, 1957, at Minneapolis / PL Western Division Finals, Game 3
2.	265	137 - 128 St. Louis Hawks New York Knicks Dec. 11, 1956, at New York / RS
3.	258	131 - 127 Minneapolis Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons Mar. 17, 1957, at Minneapolis / PL Western Division Semifinals, Game 1
4.	251	128 - 123 Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia Warriors Jan. 6, 1957, at Syracuse / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	248	125 - 123 2 OT Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Apr. 13, 1957, at Boston / PL NBA Finals, Game 7
	248	125 - 123 2 OT St. Louis Hawks Boston Celtics Mar. 30, 1957, at Boston / PL NBA Finals, Game 1
	248	140 - 108 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Jan. 23, 1957, at Boston / RS
8.	243	122 - 121 OT New York Knicks Boston Celtics Feb. 28, 1957 neutral at Syracuse, NY / RS
	243	126 - 117 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Jan. 18, 1957, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
10.	242	125 - 117 Minneapolis Lakers Rochester Royals Mar. 1, 1957 neutral at Boston, MA / RS
11.	241	123 - 118 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Apr. 7, 1957, at St. Louis / PL NBA Finals, Game 4
	241	129 - 112 Philadelphia Warriors Minneapolis Lakers Feb. 28, 1957, at Philadelphia / RS
13.	239	123 - 116 2 OT Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Feb. 15, 1957, at St. Louis / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
14.	238	123 - 115 Minneapolis Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons Feb. 24, 1957, at Minneapolis / RS
	238	123 - 115 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks Feb. 17, 1957, at Philadelphia neutral at Camden, NJ / RS
16.	237	125 - 112 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Feb. 21, 1957, at Boston / RS
	237	126 - 111 New York Knicks Syracuse Nationals Jan. 3, 1957, at New York / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
18.	235	123 - 112 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons Feb. 28, 1957, at Syracuse / RS
	235	119 - 116 Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics Jan. 30, 1957, at Boston / RS
	235	121 - 114 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers Dec. 7, 1956, at Boston / RS
21.	234	120 - 114 Fort Wayne Pistons New York Knicks Feb. 21, 1957 neutral at Boston, MA / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
22.	233	124 - 109 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Apr. 9, 1957, at Boston / PL NBA Finals, Game 5
	233	118 - 115 OT St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Lakers Feb. 17, 1957, at Minneapolis / RS
24.	232	120 - 112 New York Knicks Minneapolis Lakers Feb. 16, 1957, at New York / RS
25.	229	115 - 114 Minneapolis Lakers Boston Celtics Feb. 13, 1957, at Minneapolis / RS
	229	122 - 107 New York Knicks Minneapolis Lakers Jan. 26, 1957, at New York / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
27.	228	120 - 108 Syracuse Nationals Minneapolis Lakers Feb. 26, 1957, at Syracuse / RS
	228	118 - 110 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals Jan. 10, 1957, at Syracuse / RS
29.	227	118 - 109 St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Lakers Mar. 21, 1957, at St. Louis / PL Western Division Finals, Game 1
	227	119 - 108 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks Mar. 3, 1957, at Minneapolis / RS
	227	117 - 110 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers Nov. 10, 1956, at Boston / RS
	227	115 - 112 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Oct. 27, 1956, at New York / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
33.	226	117 - 109 Philadelphia Warriors Boston Celtics Feb. 22, 1957, at Philadelphia / RS
	226	116 - 110 Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics Dec. 9, 1956, at Syracuse / RS
35.	225	120 - 105 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Mar. 23, 1957, at Syracuse / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 2
	225	114 - 111 OT St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Lakers Mar. 16, 1957, at St. Louis Western Division Tiebraker / Western Division Tiebraker, Game 1
	225	113 - 112 St. Louis Hawks Philadelphia Warriors Feb. 24, 1957, at St. Louis / RS
	225	114 - 111 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Feb. 2, 1957, at New York / RS
	225	117 - 108 Philadelphia Warriors Syracuse Nationals Dec. 15, 1956, at Syracuse / RS
	225	114 - 111 Philadelphia Warriors Minneapolis Lakers Dec. 11, 1956, at Philadelphia / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
41.	224	114 - 110 New York Knicks Philadelphia Warriors Jan. 29, 1957, at New York / RS
	224	121 - 103 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks Dec. 12, 1956 neutral at Boston, MA / RS
	224	113 - 111 Philadelphia Warriors Boston Celtics Dec. 6, 1956, at Philadelphia / RS
44.	223	118 - 105 St. Louis Hawks Rochester Royals Nov. 13, 1956, at St. Louis / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
45.	222	112 - 110 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Feb. 19, 1957, at New York / RS
	222	116 - 106 Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics Feb. 17, 1957, at Syracuse / RS
	222	112 - 110 Syracuse Nationals St. Louis Hawks Feb. 7, 1957, at Syracuse / RS
	222	116 - 106 Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics Jan. 4, 1957 neutral at Philadelphia, PA / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
49.	221	117 - 104 Minneapolis Lakers St. Louis Hawks Mar. 10, 1957, at Minneapolis / RS
	221	115 - 106 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers Jan. 25, 1957, at Boston / RS
	221	114 - 107 Minneapolis Lakers Rochester Royals Jan. 20, 1957, at Minneapolis / RS

Number of games showed: 51