Highest Scoring Games of the 1958-59 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1958-1959 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 1958-59 Season?

In February 27, 1959, the Boston Celtics defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 173-139 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1958-59 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Most Total Points in a Game

312
Total Points
Celtics vs. Lakers

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1959 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Highest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	312	173 - 139 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers Feb. 27, 1959, at Boston / RS
2.	283	145 - 138 3 OT Syracuse Nationals Cincinnati Royals Jan. 8, 1959, at Cincinnati / RS
3.	276	139 - 137 OT Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Feb. 1, 1959, at Boston / RS
4.	272	141 - 131 Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Mar. 8, 1959, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	269	136 - 133 Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics Nov. 9, 1958, at Detroit / RS
6.	265	137 - 128 St. Louis Hawks Detroit Pistons Mar. 7, 1959, at St. Louis / RS
7.	262	132 - 130 OT St. Louis Hawks Syracuse Nationals Mar. 11, 1959, at Syracuse / RS
8.	260	142 - 118 Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics Mar. 5, 1959, at Syracuse / RS
	260	132 - 128 3 OT Cincinnati Royals Minneapolis Lakers Dec. 6, 1958 neutral at St. Louis, MO / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
10.	258	136 - 122 St. Louis Hawks New York Knicks Dec. 17, 1958 neutral at Detroit, MI / RS
11.	257	134 - 123 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks Feb. 25, 1959, at Philadelphia / RS
12.	256	134 - 122 New York Knicks Boston Celtics Feb. 24, 1959, at New York / RS
	256	139 - 117 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Jan. 18, 1959, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
14.	255	130 - 125 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Apr. 1, 1959, at Boston / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 7
	255	140 - 115 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Mar. 1, 1959, at Syracuse / RS
	255	129 - 126 New York Knicks Boston Celtics Feb. 4, 1959, at Boston / RS
17.	254	133 - 121 Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics Mar. 29, 1959, at Syracuse / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 6
	254	138 - 116 New York Knicks Boston Celtics Mar. 10, 1959, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
19.	253	136 - 117 Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Feb. 8, 1959, at Boston / RS
20.	252	129 - 123 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Mar. 13, 1959, at New York / PL Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 1
	252	127 - 125 OT New York Knicks Boston Celtics Oct. 25, 1958, at New York / RS
22.	250	135 - 115 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks Mar. 5, 1959 neutral at Philadelphia, PA / RS
	250	128 - 122 Cincinnati Royals Minneapolis Lakers Mar. 4, 1959, at Cincinnati / RS
	250	128 - 122 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks Feb. 9, 1959, at Minneapolis / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
25.	249	129 - 120 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Dec. 25, 1958, at New York / RS
26.	247	127 - 120 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Mar. 8, 1959, at New York / RS
	247	127 - 120 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Mar. 3, 1959, at New York / RS
	247	139 - 108 Syracuse Nationals Detroit Pistons Feb. 22, 1959, at Syracuse / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
29.	246	131 - 115 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Mar. 15, 1959, at Syracuse / PL Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 2
	246	124 - 122 OT Cincinnati Royals St. Louis Hawks Feb. 28, 1959, at Cincinnati / RS
	246	134 - 112 Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics Jan. 21, 1959, at Syracuse / RS
32.	245	124 - 121 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Feb. 14, 1959, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
33.	244	133 - 111 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Mar. 22, 1959, at Boston / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 3
34.	241	123 - 118 Detroit Pistons Minneapolis Lakers Mar. 11, 1959, at Minneapolis / RS
	241	128 - 113 St. Louis Hawks Syracuse Nationals Feb. 27, 1959, at St. Louis / RS
	241	130 - 111 Syracuse Nationals St. Louis Hawks Feb. 26, 1959, at Syracuse / RS
	241	129 - 112 Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Feb. 22, 1959, at Cincinnati / RS
	241	121 - 120 St. Louis Hawks Cincinnati Royals Feb. 21, 1959, at St. Louis / RS
	241	135 - 106 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Dec. 20, 1958, at Boston / RS
	241	121 - 120 OT Cincinnati Royals Syracuse Nationals Dec. 20, 1958, at Syracuse / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
41.	240	131 - 109 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Mar. 18, 1959, at Boston / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 1
	240	124 - 116 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Feb. 7, 1959, at New York / RS
	240	122 - 118 OT New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Jan. 24, 1959, at New York / RS
	240	125 - 115 OT Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Dec. 12, 1958, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
45.	239	137 - 102 Boston Celtics Philadelphia Warriors Jan. 31, 1959, at Boston / RS
	239	130 - 109 New York Knicks Cincinnati Royals Jan. 21, 1959, at Cincinnati / RS
47.	238	120 - 118 Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics Mar. 21, 1959, at Syracuse / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 2
	238	120 - 118 Boston Celtics Philadelphia Warriors Feb. 11, 1959, at Boston / RS
	238	120 - 118 New York Knicks Syracuse Nationals Jan. 18, 1959, at Syracuse / RS
	238	130 - 108 Syracuse Nationals Cincinnati Royals Nov. 1, 1958, at Syracuse / RS

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