List of highest-scoring NBA games
Highest-scoring regular season games

List of highest-scoring NBA games

Section Title: Highest-scoring regular season games
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Rank	Total Points	Date	Location	Winning Team	Final Score	OT	Losing Team	Notes	Ref

1	370	December 13, 1983	McNichols Arena Denver, Colorado	Detroit Pistons*	186–184	3	Denver Nuggets	NBA records Highest-scoring record The winning and losing teams respectively scored the most and second-most points in a game by one team The teams combined for 142 field goals The teams combined for 93 total assists 4 players scored at least 40 points Nuggets' Kiki Vandeweghe scored a game-high 51 points, a career high.

2	342	February 14, 1975	Pechanga Arena San Diego San Diego, California	San Diego Conquistadors	176-166	4	New York Nets	Highest scoring game in the ABA. Highest scoring game with 4 or more overtimes.

3	337	March 6, 1982	HemisFair Arena San Antonio, Texas	San Antonio Spurs	171–166	3	Milwaukee Bucks	Former highest-scoring record 3 players scored 40+ points Spurs' George Gervin scored a game-high 50 points. Leading scorers Spurs: Gervin (50), Mike Mitchell (45) Bucks: Brian Winters (42), Junior Bridgeman (31), Bob Lanier (29)

4	329	March 1, 2019	State Farm Arena Atlanta, Georgia	Chicago Bulls*	168-161	4	Atlanta Hawks	Highest scoring game of the 21st century. Highest scoring game with 4 or more overtimes in the NBA.

5	320	March 13, 1970	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas or Dallas Memorial Auditorium Dallas, Texas	Washington Capitols*	162–158	2	Dallas Chaparrals	Former highest scoring game in the ABA. Capitols' Rick Barry scored a game-high 42 points.

5	320	November 2, 1990	McNichols Arena Denver, Colorado	Golden State Warriors*	162–158	—	Denver Nuggets	Highest-scoring game in regulation Warriors' Chris Mullin scored a game-high 38 points. Leading scorers Warriors: Mullin (38), Tim Hardaway (32), Mitch Richmond (29) Nuggets: Orlando Woolridge (37), Walter Davis (33)

7	318	January 11, 1984	McNichols Arena Denver, Colorado	Denver Nuggets	163–155	—	San Antonio Spurs	NBA record Both teams combined to score 99 points in a quarter Nuggets' Kiki Vandeweghe scored a game-high 50 points. Leading scorers Nuggets: Vandeweghe (50), Alex English (25) Spurs: George Gervin (38), John Lucas II (23)

7	318	December 7, 2006	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey	Phoenix Suns*	161–157	2	New Jersey Nets	Suns' Steve Nash scored a game-high 42 points. Nets' Jason Kidd recorded a triple-double Leading scorers Suns: Nash (42), Shawn Marion (33), Raja Bell (24), Amare Stoudemire (23) Nets: Kidd (38), Vince Carter (31), Richard Jefferson (25)

9	316	March 2, 1962	Hershey Sports Arena Hershey, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Warriors	169–147	—	New York Knicks	Former highest-scoring record NBA record Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain scored a game-high 100 points. Leading scorers Warriors: Chamberlain (100) Knicks: Richie Guerin (39), Willie Naulls (33), Cleveland Buckner (31)

9	316	March 12, 1970	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati	Cincinnati Royals	165–151	—	San Diego Rockets	Former highest-scoring record Rockets' Elvin Hayes scored a game-high 40 points Leading scorers Royals: Tom Van Arsdale (36), Connie Dierking (34), Johnny Green (29), Oscar Robertson (28), Norm Van Lier (22) Rockets: Hayes (40), Don Kojis (23), John Block (20)

9	316	November 10, 1990	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Arizona	Phoenix Suns	173–143	—	Denver Nuggets	NBA record Both teams combined to score 174 points in a half The Suns scored 107 points during the first half of the game.

12	315	March 22, 1970	Miami Beach Exhibition Hall Miami Beach, Florida	Miami Floridians	160–155	—	Dallas Chaparrals	Chaparrals' John Beasley scored a game-high 45 points. Leading scorers Floridians: Donnie Freeman (43), George Lehmann (42), Don Sidle (28) Chaparrals: Beasley (45), Glen Combs (30), Charles Beasley (23)

13	314	November 7, 1990	HemisFair Arena San Antonio, Texas	San Antonio Spurs	161–153	—	Denver Nuggets	Spurs' David Robinson scored a game-high 43 points. Leading scorers Spurs: Robinson (43), Terry Cummings (31), Sean Elliott (29), Reggie Williams (22) Nuggets: Orlando Woolridge (37), Walter Davis (32), Todd Lichti (29)

14	312	February 27, 1959	Boston Garden Boston	Boston Celtics	173–139	—	Minneapolis Lakers	Former highest-scoring record The Celtics set a record for most points scored by one team (later broken by teams playing overtime, remains tied for most points scored by one team in regulation).

15	311	March 10, 1963	Oncenter War Memorial Arena Syracuse, New York	Syracuse Nationals	163–148	—	San Francisco Warriors	9 players on the Nationals scored double-digit points. Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain scored a game-high 70 points.

15	311	March 16, 1984	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon	Chicago Bulls*	156–155	4	Portland Trail Blazers	Highest scoring game with 4 or more overtimes in the NBA Trail Blazers' Jim Paxson scored a game-high 41 points. Leading scorers Bulls: Quintin Dailey (33), Dave Greenwood (26), Orlando Woolridge (21) Trail Blazers: Paxson (41), Wayne Cooper (24)

15	311	April 15, 1984	HemisFair Arena San Antonio, Texas	San Antonio Spurs	157–154	—	Denver Nuggets	NBA record Spurs' John Lucas II recorded 14 assists in the second quarter. This is tied for most assists in a single quarter.

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