Highest Scoring Games of the 1980-81 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games with the most total points scored between the two teams during the 1980-1981 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 1980-81 Season?

In February 13, 1981, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 162-143 in the game with the most total points scored of the 1980-81 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Most Total Points in a Game

305
Total Points
Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

1981 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs Highest Scoring Games

	Total Points	Game / Details
1.	305	162 - 143 Denver Nuggets Portland Trail Blazers Feb. 13, 1981, at Denver / RS
2.	294	148 - 146 OT Denver Nuggets Los Angeles Lakers Mar. 29, 1981, at Los Angeles / RS
3.	282	143 - 139 OT Seattle Supersonics Houston Rockets Nov. 15, 1980, at Seattle / RS
4.	281	142 - 139 Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Mar. 28, 1981, at Golden State / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
5.	279	142 - 137 Portland Trail Blazers Denver Nuggets Mar. 10, 1981, at Denver / RS
6.	273	144 - 129 Portland Trail Blazers San Diego Clippers Mar. 29, 1981, at San Diego / RS
7.	270	147 - 123 San Antonio Spurs Denver Nuggets Dec. 13, 1980, at San Antonio / RS
8.	268	135 - 133 OT New Jersey Nets Chicago Bulls Feb. 11, 1981, at New Jersey / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
9.	267	137 - 130 Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Feb. 27, 1981, at Denver / RS
	267	135 - 132 San Antonio Spurs Denver Nuggets Feb. 4, 1981, at Denver / RS
	267	135 - 132 Denver Nuggets Atlanta Hawks Jan. 13, 1981, at Denver / RS
	267	149 - 118 New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Nov. 11, 1980, at New York / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
13.	266	134 - 132 New Jersey Nets Golden State Warriors Feb. 15, 1981, at New Jersey / RS
	266	143 - 123 Denver Nuggets Detroit Pistons Jan. 27, 1981, at Denver / RS
	266	134 - 132 Denver Nuggets Houston Rockets Jan. 3, 1981, at Houston / RS
	266	144 - 122 Utah Jazz Dallas Mavericks Oct. 31, 1980, at Utah / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
17.	265	138 - 127 Denver Nuggets Houston Rockets Mar. 15, 1981, at Denver / RS
	265	140 - 125 New Jersey Nets Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 13, 1981, at Cleveland / RS
	265	140 - 125 San Diego Clippers Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 6, 1981, at San Diego / RS
	265	133 - 132 Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets Jan. 2, 1981, at Denver / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
21.	264	137 - 127 Denver Nuggets Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 1, 1981, at Denver / RS
	264	136 - 128 Boston Celtics Denver Nuggets Dec. 23, 1980, at Boston / RS
23.	263	140 - 123 Denver Nuggets New Jersey Nets Feb. 24, 1981, at Denver / RS
	263	135 - 128 OT Houston Rockets Denver Nuggets Feb. 3, 1981, at Houston / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
25.	262	133 - 129 OT San Antonio Spurs Denver Nuggets Feb. 22, 1981, at San Antonio / RS
26.	260	132 - 128 OT Milwaukee Bucks Atlanta Hawks Mar. 29, 1981, at Atlanta / RS
	260	135 - 125 Denver Nuggets Golden State Warriors Feb. 7, 1981, at Denver / RS
28.	259	142 - 117 San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz Dec. 27, 1980, at San Antonio / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
29.	258	133 - 125 Boston Celtics New Jersey Nets Mar. 15, 1981, at Boston / RS
30.	257	131 - 126 San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors Feb. 24, 1981, at San Antonio / RS
	257	135 - 122 Los Angeles Lakers San Antonio Spurs Dec. 21, 1980, at Los Angeles / RS
	257	130 - 127 Phoenix Suns San Antonio Spurs Nov. 12, 1980, at Phoenix / RS
	257	136 - 121 Philadelphia 76ers Milwaukee Bucks Nov. 9, 1980, at Milwaukee / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
34.	256	137 - 119 Philadelphia 76ers Cleveland Cavaliers Jan. 16, 1981, at Philadelphia / RS
	256	138 - 118 Houston Rockets Seattle Supersonics Nov. 18, 1980, at Houston / RS
	256	130 - 126 2 OT Denver Nuggets Chicago Bulls Nov. 8, 1980, at Chicago / RS
	256	135 - 121 Milwaukee Bucks Indiana Pacers Nov. 2, 1980, at Milwaukee / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
38.	255	138 - 117 Philadelphia 76ers Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 27, 1981, at Cleveland / RS
	255	134 - 121 Denver Nuggets Kansas City Kings Nov. 21, 1980, at Denver / RS
40.	254	136 - 118 Kansas City Kings Washington Bullets Jan. 8, 1981, at Kansas City / RS
41.	253	127 - 126 Denver Nuggets Phoenix Suns Feb. 19, 1981, at Denver / RS
	253	131 - 122 Phoenix Suns Milwaukee Bucks Jan. 23, 1981, at Phoenix / RS
	253	129 - 124 Chicago Bulls Denver Nuggets Dec. 2, 1980, at Denver / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
44.	252	133 - 119 Los Angeles Lakers Seattle Supersonics Mar. 20, 1981, at Los Angeles / RS
	252	139 - 113 San Diego Clippers Golden State Warriors Mar. 19, 1981, at San Diego / RS
	252	129 - 123 OT Portland Trail Blazers Kansas City Kings Feb. 8, 1981, at Portland / RS
	252	133 - 119 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets Dec. 19, 1980, at Boston / RS
	252	130 - 122 Cleveland Cavaliers Denver Nuggets Dec. 18, 1980, at Cleveland / RS
	252	127 - 125 Seattle Supersonics Kansas City Kings Nov. 14, 1980, at Seattle / RS

	Total Points	Game / Details
50.	251	126 - 125 Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Mar. 20, 1981, at Dallas / RS
	251	134 - 117 Chicago Bulls Seattle Supersonics Feb. 14, 1981, at Chicago / RS
	251	133 - 118 Kansas City Kings Denver Nuggets Dec. 16, 1980, at Denver / RS
	251	130 - 121 Chicago Bulls New York Knicks Nov. 21, 1980, at Chicago / RS

Number of games showed: 53