Highest Scoring Games of the 1962-63 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1962-1963 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 1962-63 Season?

In March 10, 1963, the Syracuse Nationals defeated the San Francisco Warriors 163-148 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1962-63 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Most Total Points in a Game

311
Total Points
Nationals vs. Warriors

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1963 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Highest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	311	163 - 148 Syracuse Nationals San Francisco Warriors Mar. 10, 1963, at Syracuse / RS
2.	297	162 - 135 Syracuse Nationals Detroit Pistons Feb. 8, 1963, at Detroit / RS
	297	149 - 148 OT Syracuse Nationals Boston Celtics Jan. 19, 1963, at Syracuse / RS
4.	282	143 - 139 Cincinnati Royals San Francisco Warriors Nov. 21, 1962, at San Francisco / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	281	144 - 137 Syracuse Nationals San Francisco Warriors Dec. 16, 1962, at San Francisco / RS
6.	280	152 - 128 Syracuse Nationals Detroit Pistons Mar. 2, 1963, at Syracuse / RS
7.	278	149 - 129 Syracuse Nationals Chicago Zephyrs Dec. 7, 1962 neutral at Rochester, NY / RS
8.	276	142 - 134 San Francisco Warriors New York Knicks Jan. 14, 1963, at San Francisco / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
9.	274	145 - 129 St. Louis Hawks San Francisco Warriors Dec. 8, 1962, at St. Louis / RS
10.	273	142 - 131 Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Apr. 10, 1963, at Boston / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 7
11.	271	138 - 133 Cincinnati Royals Boston Celtics Jan. 23, 1963, at Cincinnati / RS
12.	269	143 - 126 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Feb. 24, 1963, at Syracuse / RS
	269	143 - 126 Cincinnati Royals Chicago Zephyrs Jan. 27, 1963 neutral at Dayton, OH / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
14.	268	139 - 129 Cincinnati Royals New York Knicks Nov. 27, 1962, at New York / RS
15.	267	135 - 132 Cincinnati Royals Boston Celtics Mar. 28, 1963, at Boston / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 1
	267	143 - 124 Syracuse Nationals Detroit Pistons Feb. 17, 1963, at Syracuse / RS
17.	266	149 - 117 Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Mar. 10, 1963, at Boston / RS
	266	135 - 131 2 OT New York Knicks Chicago Zephyrs Feb. 15, 1963, at Chicago / RS
	266	134 - 132 OT Detroit Pistons San Francisco Warriors Feb. 13, 1963, at San Francisco / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
20.	265	137 - 128 Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons Feb. 3, 1963, at Boston / RS
	265	135 - 130 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons Dec. 30, 1962, at Detroit / RS
	265	142 - 123 Cincinnati Royals Chicago Zephyrs Dec. 13, 1962 neutral at Indianapolis, IN / RS
	265	149 - 116 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Oct. 20, 1962, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
24.	264	143 - 121 San Francisco Warriors New York Knicks Nov. 2, 1962, at San Francisco / RS
25.	263	134 - 129 Cincinnati Royals San Francisco Warriors Feb. 7, 1963, at Cincinnati / RS
	263	134 - 129 Los Angeles Lakers San Francisco Warriors Jan. 11, 1963, at San Francisco / RS
	263	137 - 126 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Nov. 24, 1962, at Syracuse / RS
	263	137 - 126 Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Nov. 12, 1962, at Boston / RS
	263	132 - 131 OT San Francisco Warriors Detroit Pistons Oct. 26, 1962, at San Francisco / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
30.	262	134 - 128 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics Feb. 13, 1963, at Boston / RS
	262	148 - 114 Syracuse Nationals Detroit Pistons Jan. 13, 1963, at Syracuse / RS
32.	261	146 - 115 Detroit Pistons Syracuse Nationals Jan. 12, 1963 neutral at Rochester, NY / RS
	261	131 - 130 OT Cincinnati Royals San Francisco Warriors Oct. 28, 1962, at Cincinnati / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
34.	260	136 - 124 San Francisco Warriors Syracuse Nationals Dec. 11, 1962, at San Francisco / RS
	260	134 - 126 San Francisco Warriors Chicago Zephyrs Nov. 9, 1962, at San Francisco / RS
36.	259	133 - 126 San Francisco Warriors Cincinnati Royals Feb. 1, 1963 neutral at Boston, MA / RS
	259	130 - 129 Cincinnati Royals San Francisco Warriors Jan. 4, 1963, at Cincinnati / RS
	259	131 - 128 OT Los Angeles Lakers Cincinnati Royals Dec. 8, 1962, at Cincinnati / RS
	259	130 - 129 Detroit Pistons Syracuse Nationals Dec. 4, 1962 neutral at New York, NY / RS
	259	135 - 124 Cincinnati Royals Detroit Pistons Nov. 10, 1962, at Cincinnati / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
41.	258	131 - 127 OT Cincinnati Royals Syracuse Nationals Mar. 26, 1963, at Syracuse / PL Eastern Division Semifinals, Game 5
	258	142 - 116 Cincinnati Royals Chicago Zephyrs Jan. 26, 1963, at Cincinnati / RS
43.	257	132 - 125 San Francisco Warriors Cincinnati Royals Mar. 1, 1963 neutral at Oakland, CA / RS
44.	256	132 - 124 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Feb. 28, 1963 neutral at Detroit, MI / RS
	256	138 - 118 Detroit Pistons Cincinnati Royals Jan. 2, 1963, at Detroit / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
46.	255	129 - 126 Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Feb. 19, 1963, at Boston / RS
	255	135 - 120 OT Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors Jan. 2, 1963, at San Francisco / RS
	255	132 - 123 Los Angeles Lakers Syracuse Nationals Dec. 29, 1962, at Syracuse / RS
	255	128 - 127 OT Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Dec. 2, 1962, at Cincinnati / RS
	255	129 - 126 OT San Francisco Warriors Chicago Zephyrs Oct. 27, 1962, at Chicago / RS

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