NBA Teams with the Most Points Per Game in One Playoff Edition

A ranking of the teams with the best average of points in a single postseason in NBA history. Here you can find which team is the all-time best for this stat and explore the top 50, including their averages, totals and games played.

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Points Per Game

Which team averaged the most points in one Playoff edition in NBA history?

The 1985 Los Angeles Lakers rank first in the league with an all-time best average of 126.3 points per game during the Playoffs. They played 19 games (15 wins and 4 losses) where they scored a total of 2,400 points.

Most Points Per Game,
One Playoff edition

126.3 points
1985 Los Angeles Lakers

= NBA Champions

All-time Ranking of the Teams with the Most Points Per Game

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			Points
Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
1.	Los Angeles Lakers	1985	126.3	2,400	19	50.2	92.4	54.3%	1.5	4.1	37.2%	24.4	32.3	75.5%
2.	Boston Celtics	1959	123.3	1,356	11	46.8	118.0	39.7%	-	-	-	29.6	39.7	74.6%
3.	Denver Nuggets	1985	122.0	1,830	15	47.4	97.8	48.5%	1.5	4.1	36.1%	25.7	32.9	78.1%
4.	Denver Nuggets	1984	121.8	609	5	48.0	94.8	50.6%	2.0	7.4	27.0%	23.8	27.6	86.2%
5.	Philadelphia 76ers	1967	121.7	1,825	15	46.9	104.2	45.0%	-	-	-	27.8	41.7	66.6%
6.	Cincinnati Royals	1963	121.2	1,454	12	43.9	98.3	44.7%	-	-	-	33.3	43.3	76.9%
7.	San Antonio Spurs	1983	121.0	1,331	11	50.2	99.1	50.6%	1.9	5.4	35.6%	18.7	24.9	75.2%
	Minneapolis Lakers	1956	121.0	363	3	38.7	87.7	44.1%	-	-	-	43.7	57.7	75.7%
9.	Syracuse Nationals	1963	120.8	604	5	45.2	101.8	44.4%	-	-	-	30.4	38.4	79.2%
10.	Boston Celtics	1961	120.7	1,207	10	45.1	109.2	41.3%	-	-	-	30.5	42.2	72.3%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
11.	Los Angeles Lakers	1987	120.6	2,170	18	44.8	85.8	52.2%	2.4	6.6	36.1%	28.6	36.4	78.5%
	Syracuse Nationals	1959	120.6	1,085	9	42.1	105.1	40.1%	-	-	-	36.3	42.9	84.7%
13.	Dallas Mavericks	1985	120.5	482	4	42.8	90.8	47.1%	2.3	6.0	37.5%	32.8	39.3	83.4%
14.	Portland Trail Blazers	2021	119.5	717	6	42.0	88.3	47.5%	16.2	39.2	41.3%	19.3	22.7	85.3%
15.	Cleveland Cavaliers	2025	119.4	1,075	9	40.9	87.8	46.6%	14.9	41.0	36.3%	22.8	27.9	81.7%
16.	Denver Nuggets	1982	119.3	358	3	48.0	97.0	49.5%	0.3	2.7	12.5%	23.0	27.7	83.1%
17.	Golden State Warriors	2017	119.3	2,028	17	42.9	87.0	49.4%	12.7	32.9	38.6%	20.7	25.4	81.5%
18.	Portland Trail Blazers	1985	119.1	1,072	9	47.7	98.1	48.6%	1.0	4.0	25.0%	22.8	30.1	75.6%
19.	New York Knicks	1959	119.0	238	2	45.0	124.0	36.3%	-	-	-	29.0	38.0	76.3%
20.	Milwaukee Bucks	2023	118.8	594	5	44.0	92.6	47.5%	15.6	41.2	37.9%	15.2	21.4	71.0%
	Boston Celtics	1990	118.8	594	5	45.6	83.2	54.8%	1.6	6.8	23.5%	26.0	30.2	86.1%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
22.	Phoenix Suns	1992	118.5	948	8	43.1	88.8	48.6%	3.6	9.8	37.2%	28.6	34.8	82.4%
23.	Indiana Pacers	1991	118.4	592	5	41.8	84.8	49.3%	5.2	11.6	44.8%	29.6	35.4	83.6%
24.	Phoenix Suns	1989	118.3	1,420	12	45.0	95.1	47.3%	2.8	8.8	31.4%	25.6	30.4	84.1%
25.	San Francisco Warriors	1967	118.3	1,774	15	46.9	112.0	41.9%	-	-	-	24.4	34.3	71.2%
26.	Milwaukee Bucks	1987	118.2	1,418	12	44.1	92.8	47.5%	1.8	7.0	26.2%	28.2	35.4	79.5%
27.	Boston Celtics	1963	118.1	1,535	13	45.3	107.5	42.2%	-	-	-	27.5	36.9	74.4%
28.	Minneapolis Lakers	1957	117.8	589	5	42.8	109.4	39.1%	-	-	-	32.2	43.2	74.5%
29.	Los Angeles Lakers	1962	117.7	1,530	13	42.3	100.2	42.2%	-	-	-	33.1	43.1	76.8%
30.	Los Angeles Lakers	1961	117.6	1,411	12	43.8	102.4	42.8%	-	-	-	29.9	40.1	74.6%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
31.	Fort Wayne Pistons	1957	117.5	235	2	45.5	104.5	43.5%	-	-	-	26.5	36.0	73.6%
32.	Detroit Pistons	1961	117.4	587	5	43.6	107.2	40.7%	-	-	-	30.2	40.4	74.8%
33.	Cincinnati Royals	1962	117.3	469	4	46.0	98.3	46.8%	-	-	-	25.3	31.0	81.5%
34.	Los Angeles Lakers	1984	117.1	2,459	21	47.8	89.5	53.4%	1.0	3.5	28.4%	20.6	28.6	71.9%
35.	Dallas Mavericks	2020	117.0	702	6	42.2	89.2	47.3%	13.5	37.5	36.0%	19.2	26.5	72.3%
	Golden State Warriors	1992	117.0	468	4	42.5	88.0	48.3%	4.3	11.8	36.2%	27.8	38.5	72.1%
	San Antonio Spurs	1990	117.0	1,170	10	47.9	95.3	50.3%	0.5	2.9	17.2%	20.7	29.5	70.2%
38.	Utah Jazz	2021	116.9	1,286	11	39.7	84.2	47.2%	18.0	43.6	41.3%	19.5	24.3	80.1%
39.	Denver Nuggets	1983	116.9	935	8	47.1	98.3	48.0%	0.6	2.8	22.7%	22.0	27.8	79.3%
40.	Boston Celtics	1965	116.8	1,401	12	46.3	111.6	41.4%	-	-	-	24.3	32.6	74.4%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Per Game	Total	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
41.	Los Angeles Lakers	1966	116.6	1,633	14	45.2	98.1	46.1%	-	-	-	26.2	34.0	77.1%
42.	Dallas Mavericks	1987	116.5	466	4	43.8	89.0	49.2%	0.5	6.3	8.0%	28.5	38.0	75.0%
	Detroit Pistons	1986	116.5	466	4	46.8	97.3	48.1%	0.3	2.0	12.5%	22.8	31.3	72.8%
44.	Philadelphia 76ers	2021	116.3	1,395	12	42.5	85.8	49.6%	11.2	28.4	39.3%	20.1	29.3	68.5%
45.	Cleveland Cavaliers	2017	116.2	2,092	18	40.9	83.1	49.3%	14.2	33.9	42.0%	20.1	26.2	76.7%
46.	Golden State Warriors	1994	116.0	348	3	47.0	90.7	51.8%	5.0	14.7	34.1%	17.0	24.3	69.9%
47.	Atlanta Hawks	2023	115.8	695	6	44.0	96.3	45.7%	14.0	37.3	37.5%	13.8	17.0	81.4%
48.	Boston Celtics	1966	115.8	1,969	17	43.2	99.5	43.5%	-	-	-	29.4	38.3	76.7%
49.	Phoenix Suns	1985	115.7	347	3	45.3	90.3	50.2%	0.3	4.3	7.7%	24.7	31.0	79.6%
	Boston Celtics	1967	115.7	1,041	9	45.4	109.3	41.6%	-	-	-	24.8	33.6	73.8%

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / FGM = Field Goals Made / FGA = Field Goals Attempted / 3PM = 3-Pointers Made / 3PA = 3-Pointers Attempted / FTM = Free Throws Made / FTA = Free Throws Attempted

Note: 3-point shots were implemented in the 1979-80 season.