Highest Scoring Games of the 1979-80 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1979-1980 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 1979-80 Season?

In January 29, 1980, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 154-153 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1979-80 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Most Total Points in a Game

307
Total Points
Cavaliers vs. Lakers

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1980 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Highest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	307	154 - 153 4 OT Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers Jan. 29, 1980, at Cleveland / RS
2.	276	148 - 128 San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Feb. 10, 1980, at San Antonio / RS
	276	145 - 131 Chicago Bulls Detroit Pistons Jan. 22, 1980, at Chicago / RS
4.	275	141 - 134 Cleveland Cavaliers San Antonio Spurs Oct. 18, 1979, at Cleveland / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	274	144 - 130 San Antonio Spurs Indiana Pacers Jan. 23, 1980, at Indiana / RS
	274	145 - 129 Kansas City Kings New York Knicks Dec. 8, 1979, at New York / RS
7.	273	139 - 134 2 OT Washington Bullets Seattle Supersonics Jan. 2, 1980, at Seattle / RS
8.	271	137 - 134 San Antonio Spurs Denver Nuggets Jan. 8, 1980, at San Antonio / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
9.	270	136 - 134 OT Milwaukee Bucks Chicago Bulls Nov. 3, 1979, at Chicago / RS
10.	269	135 - 134 San Antonio Spurs Milwaukee Bucks Feb. 17, 1980, at San Antonio / RS
	269	135 - 134 Phoenix Suns Boston Celtics Feb. 13, 1980, at Phoenix / RS
12.	268	144 - 124 San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons Mar. 30, 1980, at San Antonio / RS
	268	136 - 132 San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks Nov. 15, 1979, at San Antonio / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
14.	267	138 - 129 San Antonio Spurs Houston Rockets Dec. 8, 1979, at San Antonio / RS
15.	266	140 - 126 Los Angeles Lakers Cleveland Cavaliers Nov. 11, 1979, at Los Angeles / RS
16.	265	137 - 128 OT Detroit Pistons New Jersey Nets Feb. 29, 1980, at Detroit / RS
17.	263	142 - 121 Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Lakers Mar. 9, 1980, at Portland / RS
	263	143 - 120 Atlanta Hawks San Antonio Spurs Nov. 27, 1979, at San Antonio / RS
	263	133 - 130 Houston Rockets New York Knicks Nov. 16, 1979, at Houston / RS
	263	135 - 128 OT Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets Nov. 16, 1979, at Denver / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
21.	262	134 - 128 3 OT Denver Nuggets Chicago Bulls Mar. 21, 1980, at Chicago / RS
	262	133 - 129 OT Indiana Pacers Houston Rockets Oct. 31, 1979, at Indiana / RS
23.	261	141 - 120 Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs Apr. 6, 1980, at Houston / PL Eastern Conference First Round, Game 3
	261	133 - 128 OT Washington Bullets Boston Celtics Mar. 9, 1980, at Boston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
25.	260	137 - 123 Phoenix Suns San Diego Clippers Jan. 19, 1980, at Phoenix / RS
	260	138 - 122 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons Dec. 14, 1979, at Los Angeles / RS
27.	259	138 - 121 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets Apr. 14, 1980, at Houston / PL Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 4
	259	131 - 128 OT Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Apr. 9, 1980, at Los Angeles / PL Western Conference Semifinals, Game 2
	259	133 - 126 San Diego Clippers Detroit Pistons Dec. 16, 1979, at San Diego / RS
	259	132 - 127 San Diego Clippers Denver Nuggets Oct. 23, 1979, at San Diego / RS
	259	131 - 128 OT Indiana Pacers Boston Celtics Oct. 20, 1979, at Indiana / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
32.	258	132 - 126 Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets Mar. 14, 1980, at Los Angeles / RS
	258	131 - 127 Indiana Pacers San Antonio Spurs Feb. 9, 1980, at Indiana / RS
	258	130 - 128 Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Lakers Dec. 22, 1979, at Denver / RS
	258	144 - 114 Utah Jazz San Antonio Spurs Dec. 13, 1979, at Utah / RS
	258	134 - 124 Detroit Pistons San Antonio Spurs Dec. 1, 1979, at Detroit / RS
	258	131 - 127 OT San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors Nov. 13, 1979, at San Antonio / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
38.	257	133 - 124 New York Knicks Washington Bullets Mar. 16, 1980, at Washington / RS
	257	133 - 124 New York Knicks San Antonio Spurs Feb. 28, 1980, at New York / RS
40.	256	137 - 119 New Jersey Nets Detroit Pistons Mar. 12, 1980, at Detroit / RS
	256	139 - 117 Indiana Pacers San Diego Clippers Jan. 25, 1980, at Indiana / RS
	256	129 - 127 San Antonio Spurs Cleveland Cavaliers Oct. 20, 1979, at San Antonio / RS
	256	139 - 117 Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers Oct. 13, 1979, at Cleveland / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
44.	255	130 - 125 Boston Celtics San Antonio Spurs Feb. 27, 1980, at Boston / RS
	255	131 - 124 San Antonio Spurs Chicago Bulls Feb. 15, 1980, at Chicago / RS
	255	128 - 127 New Jersey Nets Chicago Bulls Jan. 27, 1980, at New Jersey / RS
	255	130 - 125 OT New York Knicks Houston Rockets Nov. 20, 1979, at New York / RS
	255	128 - 127 Houston Rockets Chicago Bulls Nov. 13, 1979, at Chicago / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
49.	254	133 - 121 San Diego Clippers Phoenix Suns Jan. 29, 1980, at San Diego / RS
	254	137 - 117 Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Oct. 16, 1979, at Cleveland / RS

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