Highest Scoring Games of the 1977-78 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1977-1978 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 1977-78 Season?

In December 16, 1977, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the New York Knicks 152-150 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1977-78 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Most Total Points in a Game

302
Total Points
Bucks vs. Knicks

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1978 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Highest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	302	152 - 150 3 OT Milwaukee Bucks New York Knicks Dec. 16, 1977, at Milwaukee / RS
2.	288	145 - 143 San Antonio Spurs Phoenix Suns Oct. 31, 1977, at Phoenix / RS
3.	285	153 - 132 New Orleans Jazz San Antonio Spurs Apr. 9, 1978, at New Orleans / RS
4.	284	143 - 141 OT New York Knicks Denver Nuggets Jan. 22, 1978, at Denver / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	278	140 - 138 OT New Jersey Nets Indiana Pacers Feb. 8, 1978, at New Jersey / RS
6.	276	139 - 137 Detroit Pistons Denver Nuggets Apr. 9, 1978, at Detroit / RS
7.	271	136 - 135 OT Milwaukee Bucks Washington Bullets Feb. 28, 1978, at Milwaukee / RS
8.	268	141 - 127 Philadelphia 76ers New York Knicks Mar. 18, 1978, at New York / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
9.	267	149 - 118 Philadelphia 76ers Buffalo Braves Mar. 29, 1978, at Philadelphia / RS
10.	263	137 - 126 Philadelphia 76ers New York Knicks Apr. 20, 1978, at New York / PL Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 3
	263	136 - 127 Buffalo Braves Milwaukee Bucks Mar. 17, 1978, at Buffalo / RS
	263	136 - 127 2 OT Cleveland Cavaliers New York Knicks Feb. 14, 1978, at Cleveland / RS
	263	134 - 129 2 OT Atlanta Hawks Phoenix Suns Dec. 18, 1977, at Atlanta / RS
	263	136 - 127 Indiana Pacers Washington Bullets Oct. 28, 1977, at Indiana / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
15.	262	132 - 130 San Antonio Spurs Kansas City Kings Mar. 25, 1978, at Kansas City / RS
16.	261	138 - 123 New York Knicks San Antonio Spurs Feb. 28, 1978, at New York / RS
	261	132 - 129 Golden State Warriors Indiana Pacers Nov. 9, 1977, at Golden State / RS
18.	260	133 - 127 Los Angeles Lakers Kansas City Kings Apr. 2, 1978, at Los Angeles / RS
	260	146 - 114 Washington Bullets Indiana Pacers Jan. 6, 1978, at Washington / RS
	260	131 - 129 New Orleans Jazz Denver Nuggets Nov. 24, 1977, at New Orleans / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
21.	259	136 - 123 Seattle Supersonics Milwaukee Bucks Dec. 9, 1977, at Seattle / RS
	259	136 - 123 Denver Nuggets Indiana Pacers Nov. 26, 1977, at Denver / RS
23.	258	132 - 126 Phoenix Suns Milwaukee Bucks Mar. 3, 1978, at Phoenix / RS
24.	256	133 - 123 Golden State Warriors New York Knicks Mar. 25, 1978, at Golden State / RS
	256	136 - 120 Philadelphia 76ers New Jersey Nets Jan. 14, 1978, at New Jersey / RS
	256	133 - 123 Milwaukee Bucks Kansas City Kings Jan. 8, 1978, at Milwaukee / RS
	256	129 - 127 OT New York Knicks Indiana Pacers Nov. 19, 1977, at New York / RS
	256	131 - 125 OT Washington Bullets Kansas City Kings Nov. 19, 1977, at Kansas City / RS
	256	141 - 115 New York Knicks Washington Bullets Oct. 22, 1977, at New York / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
30.	255	143 - 112 Milwaukee Bucks Denver Nuggets Apr. 23, 1978, at Milwaukee / PL Western Conference Semifinals, Game 3
	255	130 - 125 Detroit Pistons New Jersey Nets Mar. 12, 1978, at New Jersey / RS
	255	133 - 122 New York Knicks Milwaukee Bucks Feb. 11, 1978, at New York / RS
33.	254	129 - 125 OT New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Apr. 6, 1978, at New York / RS
	254	129 - 125 OT Philadelphia 76ers Chicago Bulls Dec. 28, 1977, at Philadelphia / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
35.	253	131 - 122 Philadelphia 76ers Milwaukee Bucks Mar. 24, 1978, at Philadelphia / RS
	253	131 - 122 OT San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors Feb. 11, 1978, at Golden State / RS
	253	128 - 125 Philadelphia 76ers Seattle Supersonics Jan. 25, 1978, at Seattle / RS
	253	131 - 122 Milwaukee Bucks Kansas City Kings Dec. 25, 1977, at Kansas City / RS
	253	133 - 120 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers Oct. 19, 1977, at Indiana / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
40.	252	135 - 117 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks Mar. 14, 1978, at New York / RS
	252	127 - 125 2 OT Milwaukee Bucks New York Knicks Mar. 8, 1978, at Milwaukee / RS
	252	136 - 116 Portland Trail Blazers Milwaukee Bucks Jan. 31, 1978, at Portland / RS
	252	134 - 118 OT Milwaukee Bucks New Jersey Nets Dec. 4, 1977, at Milwaukee / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
44.	251	127 - 124 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers Feb. 26, 1978, at Los Angeles / RS
	251	134 - 117 New Orleans Jazz Kansas City Kings Jan. 27, 1978, at New Orleans / RS
	251	133 - 118 San Antonio Spurs New Orleans Jazz Dec. 3, 1977, at San Antonio / RS
	251	132 - 119 San Antonio Spurs New Jersey Nets Nov. 23, 1977, at San Antonio / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
48.	250	129 - 121 Denver Nuggets New Jersey Nets Apr. 5, 1978, at Denver / RS
	250	129 - 121 New Jersey Nets Indiana Pacers Apr. 4, 1978, at Indiana / RS
	250	129 - 121 Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons Apr. 2, 1978, at Detroit / RS

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