Highest Scoring Games of the 1972-73 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1972-1973 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 1972-73 Season?

In March 8, 1973, the Boston Celtics defeated the Phoenix Suns 141-134 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1972-73 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Most Total Points in a Game

275
Total Points
Celtics vs. Suns

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1973 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Highest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	275	141 - 134 OT Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns Mar. 8, 1973, at Phoenix / RS
2.	272	140 - 132 OT Kansas City-Omaha Kings Detroit Pistons Dec. 15, 1972, at Kansas City-Omaha played at Omaha, NE / RS
3.	269	141 - 128 Portland Trail Blazers Houston Rockets Mar. 16, 1973, at Portland / RS
4.	268	138 - 130 Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers Mar. 4, 1973, at Atlanta / RS
	268	136 - 132 OT Cleveland Cavaliers Atlanta Hawks Feb. 8, 1973, at Atlanta / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
6.	266	141 - 125 Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Mar. 15, 1973, at Golden State / RS
7.	265	139 - 126 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets Jan. 26, 1973, at Boston / RS
8.	264	135 - 129 Atlanta Hawks Portland Trail Blazers Mar. 8, 1973, at Atlanta / RS
9.	263	140 - 123 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons Nov. 24, 1972, at Los Angeles / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
10.	262	135 - 127 Atlanta Hawks Phoenix Suns Mar. 16, 1973, at Atlanta / RS
11.	261	136 - 125 Atlanta Hawks Houston Rockets Mar. 3, 1973, at Atlanta / RS
	261	131 - 130 Atlanta Hawks Seattle Supersonics Feb. 27, 1973, at Atlanta / RS
13.	260	138 - 122 Houston Rockets Buffalo Braves Mar. 28, 1973 neutral at San Diego, CA / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
14.	259	139 - 120 Seattle Supersonics Buffalo Braves Mar. 2, 1973, at Buffalo / RS
	259	130 - 129 OT Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons Jan. 16, 1973, at Atlanta / RS
16.	258	134 - 124 OT Phoenix Suns Buffalo Braves Mar. 21, 1973, at Phoenix / RS
	258	141 - 117 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons Mar. 11, 1973, at Los Angeles / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
18.	256	133 - 123 Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Oct. 29, 1972, at Los Angeles / RS
19.	255	132 - 123 Phoenix Suns Houston Rockets Feb. 3, 1973, at Phoenix / RS
	255	129 - 126 Atlanta Hawks Kansas City-Omaha Kings Jan. 27, 1973, at Atlanta / RS
21.	254	138 - 116 Houston Rockets Philadelphia 76ers Feb. 23, 1973 neutral at Hershey, PA / RS
	254	129 - 125 Houston Rockets Milwaukee Bucks Jan. 25, 1973 neutral at Madison, WI / RS
	254	141 - 113 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers Dec. 20, 1972, at Detroit / RS
	254	134 - 120 Los Angeles Lakers Portland Trail Blazers Nov. 4, 1972, at Portland / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
25.	253	128 - 125 Buffalo Braves Seattle Supersonics Feb. 11, 1973, at Seattle / RS
26.	252	127 - 125 Phoenix Suns Seattle Supersonics Mar. 28, 1973, at Seattle / RS
	252	127 - 125 Buffalo Braves Atlanta Hawks Jan. 18, 1973, at Atlanta / RS
28.	251	131 - 120 Boston Celtics Philadelphia 76ers Dec. 2, 1972, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
29.	250	131 - 119 OT Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 28, 1973, at Cleveland / RS
	250	132 - 118 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Houston Rockets Feb. 13, 1973, at Kansas City-Omaha / RS
	250	128 - 122 Phoenix Suns Detroit Pistons Nov. 23, 1972, at Phoenix / RS
32.	249	125 - 124 Phoenix Suns Golden State Warriors Mar. 23, 1973, at Phoenix / RS
	249	126 - 123 Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks Jan. 30, 1973, at Atlanta / RS
	249	134 - 115 Atlanta Hawks Baltimore Bullets Dec. 8, 1972, at Atlanta / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
35.	248	130 - 118 Houston Rockets Buffalo Braves Feb. 4, 1973 neutral at San Antonio, TX / RS
	248	126 - 122 Atlanta Hawks Phoenix Suns Nov. 18, 1972, at Atlanta / RS
	248	128 - 120 Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers Nov. 4, 1972, at Atlanta / RS
	248	130 - 118 Houston Rockets Detroit Pistons Oct. 27, 1972, at Houston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
39.	247	129 - 118 Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia 76ers Mar. 18, 1973, at Baltimore / RS
	247	129 - 118 Houston Rockets Atlanta Hawks Mar. 11, 1973, at Houston / RS
	247	131 - 116 Houston Rockets Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 10, 1973, at Houston / RS
	247	126 - 121 Phoenix Suns Philadelphia 76ers Feb. 10, 1973, at Phoenix / RS
	247	125 - 122 Seattle Supersonics Kansas City-Omaha Kings Jan. 16, 1973, at Kansas City-Omaha / RS
	247	133 - 114 Golden State Warriors Kansas City-Omaha Kings Nov. 25, 1972, at Kansas City-Omaha / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
45.	246	128 - 118 Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors Apr. 25, 1973, at Los Angeles / PL Western Conference Finals, Game 5
	246	125 - 121 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets Mar. 25, 1973, at Houston / RS
	246	139 - 107 Houston Rockets Seattle Supersonics Feb. 21, 1973 neutral at San Antonio, TX / RS
	246	131 - 115 Golden State Warriors Philadelphia 76ers Jan. 31, 1973, at Philadelphia / RS
	246	129 - 117 Phoenix Suns Seattle Supersonics Oct. 21, 1972, at Phoenix / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
50.	245	137 - 108 Baltimore Bullets Atlanta Hawks Feb. 7, 1973, at Baltimore / RS
	245	130 - 115 Portland Trail Blazers Houston Rockets Jan. 20, 1973, at Houston / RS
	245	130 - 115 Kansas City-Omaha Kings Atlanta Hawks Dec. 10, 1972, at Kansas City-Omaha / RS

Number of games showed: 52