Question: most points scored in an nba half by a team
Answer: r 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 ) 6 316 000000001990 - 11 - 10 - 0000 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 .