Highest Scoring Games of the 1971-72 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1971-1972 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 1971-72 Season?

In March 21, 1972, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 160-128 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1971-72 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Most Total Points in a Game

288
Total Points
Suns vs. Trail Blazers

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1972 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Highest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	288	160 - 128 Phoenix Suns Portland Trail Blazers Mar. 21, 1972, at Phoenix / RS
2.	286	154 - 132 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers Dec. 19, 1971, at Los Angeles / RS
3.	284	153 - 131 Los Angeles Lakers Portland Trail Blazers Jan. 30, 1972, at Los Angeles / RS
4.	283	151 - 132 Detroit Pistons Cincinnati Royals Jan. 7, 1972, at Detroit / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	278	151 - 127 Los Angeles Lakers Baltimore Bullets Feb. 6, 1972, at Los Angeles / RS
6.	272	137 - 135 2 OT Phoenix Suns Philadelphia 76ers Oct. 29, 1971, at Philadelphia / RS
7.	269	135 - 134 Los Angeles Lakers Milwaukee Bucks Apr. 12, 1972, at Los Angeles / PL Western Conference Finals, Game 2
	269	135 - 134 OT Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers Feb. 22, 1972, at Los Angeles / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
9.	267	141 - 126 Seattle Supersonics Houston Rockets Jan. 11, 1972, at Seattle / RS
	267	148 - 119 Philadelphia 76ers Cleveland Cavaliers Jan. 2, 1972, at Cleveland / RS
11.	265	135 - 130 Cincinnati Royals Detroit Pistons Mar. 22, 1972, at Cincinnati / RS
	265	133 - 132 OT Cincinnati Royals Detroit Pistons Feb. 5, 1972, at Cincinnati / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
13.	261	162 - 99 Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors Mar. 19, 1972, at Los Angeles / RS
	261	131 - 130 OT Portland Trail Blazers Detroit Pistons Dec. 7, 1971, at Detroit / RS
	261	140 - 121 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns Nov. 17, 1971, at Boston / RS
	261	139 - 122 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers Nov. 10, 1971, at Detroit / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
17.	259	132 - 127 OT Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics Mar. 6, 1972, at Milwaukee / RS
	259	138 - 121 Los Angeles Lakers Seattle Supersonics Nov. 28, 1971, at Los Angeles / RS
19.	258	132 - 126 Philadelphia 76ers Milwaukee Bucks Feb. 18, 1972, at Milwaukee / RS
	258	136 - 122 Philadelphia 76ers Portland Trail Blazers Jan. 21, 1972 neutral at Hershey, PA / RS
	258	131 - 127 Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons Jan. 4, 1972, at Detroit / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
22.	257	135 - 122 Cincinnati Royals Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 26, 1972, at Cleveland / RS
	257	136 - 121 Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers Feb. 13, 1972, at Cleveland / RS
	257	140 - 117 Atlanta Hawks Buffalo Braves Dec. 25, 1971, at Atlanta / RS
	257	130 - 127 OT Seattle Supersonics Phoenix Suns Dec. 19, 1971, at Seattle / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
26.	256	132 - 124 Baltimore Bullets Cincinnati Royals Jan. 28, 1972, at Cincinnati / RS
	256	135 - 121 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers Jan. 14, 1972, at Philadelphia / RS
	256	135 - 121 Atlanta Hawks Portland Trail Blazers Dec. 27, 1971, at Atlanta / RS
29.	255	131 - 124 Los Angeles Lakers Chicago Bulls Mar. 30, 1972, at Los Angeles / PL Western Conference Semifinals, Game 2
	255	136 - 119 Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons Jan. 8, 1972, at Milwaukee / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
31.	254	139 - 115 Los Angeles Lakers Seattle Supersonics Nov. 25, 1971, at Seattle / RS
	254	128 - 126 Detroit Pistons Phoenix Suns Nov. 18, 1971, at Detroit / RS
33.	253	133 - 120 Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons Mar. 26, 1972, at Boston / RS
	253	130 - 123 Cleveland Cavaliers Houston Rockets Mar. 4, 1972, at Houston / RS
	253	127 - 126 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers Dec. 17, 1971, at Portland / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
36.	252	127 - 125 Phoenix Suns Cleveland Cavaliers Feb. 27, 1972, at Cleveland / RS
	252	133 - 119 Atlanta Hawks Buffalo Braves Feb. 13, 1972, at Atlanta / RS
	252	131 - 121 Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons Jan. 15, 1972, at Detroit / RS
	252	137 - 115 Los Angeles Lakers Houston Rockets Dec. 26, 1971, at Los Angeles / RS
	252	148 - 104 Chicago Bulls Philadelphia 76ers Nov. 19, 1971, at Philadelphia / RS
	252	136 - 116 Boston Celtics Atlanta Hawks Oct. 25, 1971, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
42.	251	128 - 123 Philadelphia 76ers Seattle Supersonics Mar. 9, 1972, at Seattle / RS
	251	139 - 112 Boston Celtics Buffalo Braves Feb. 9, 1972, at Boston / RS
	251	128 - 123 Boston Celtics Seattle Supersonics Feb. 6, 1972, at Boston / RS
	251	132 - 119 Houston Rockets Portland Trail Blazers Dec. 21, 1971, at Portland / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
46.	250	134 - 116 Golden State Warriors Phoenix Suns Mar. 18, 1972, at Golden State / RS
	250	129 - 121 Phoenix Suns Detroit Pistons Mar. 7, 1972, at Detroit / RS
	250	131 - 119 Seattle Supersonics Atlanta Hawks Jan. 26, 1972, at Atlanta / RS
	250	131 - 119 Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76ers Dec. 31, 1971, at Boston / RS
	250	128 - 122 Golden State Warriors Detroit Pistons Dec. 30, 1971, at Detroit / RS
	250	135 - 115 Phoenix Suns Atlanta Hawks Dec. 9, 1971, at Phoenix / RS

Number of games showed: 51