On December 3, Beijing time, the Grizzlies sat at home to meet the Thunder, this game Thunder will be Alexander absent due to injury, and finally the Grizzlies won 152-79 against the opponent, the 73-point loss point difference created the largest loss point difference in NBA history, and the Thunder also set five embarrassing records in this game! In addition, fans and friends, do you know who is in the top 5 of the NBA's historical loss points difference?
Shortly after the start of the new season on November 3, 1991, the Warriors beat the Kings by 62 points 153:91, when the Warriors had a big three of Chris Mullin, Hardaway and Richmond, and the offensive firepower was extremely fierce, with only one game in the first 32 games before the game was below 100 points.
In addition, the NBA's history of losing by 62 points includes the December 25, 1960 Christmas vs. Syracuse Nationals, which defeated the New York Knicks 162:100, and this game has become an eternal pain in the hearts of New York fans! In 1963, the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadelphia, which was later renamed the 76ers.
Fourth had to do with the Golden State Warriors, but this time they acted as a backdrop! On March 20, 1972, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Warriors by 63 points 162:99, when the Lakers had ace combination of West and Chamberlain. It is worth mentioning that the 33 consecutive wins that shocked the world were also played in this season, and the Lakers eventually won the championship.
Third in the ranking was on February 28, 1998, when the Pacers beat the Blazers by 65 points at 124:59! The Blazers, as the losing side, scored less than half of the winning team, which is the only time in NBA history, and such a loss record is indeed embarrassing!
In second place was the Cavaliers' 148-80 148-80 rundown over the Heat by 68 points on December 18, 1991, the largest loss-point difference in NBA history, which lasted for nearly 30 years! The Heat seemed to have been spelled in the second half, scoring just 27 points in both quarters, while the Cavaliers scored as many as 75 points at halftime!
At the top of the list is today's Grizzlies' 152-79 win over the Thunder, and the reason for the Thunder's loss today is not only back-to-back (Thursday's 110-114 loss to the Rockets), but also the absence of the star Alexander. The Thunder's shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate in this game are only 32.9% and 28.9%, respectively, while the Grizzlies are 62.5% and 52.8%, which is almost double the difference.
After the loss, the Thunder set five embarrassing records, in addition to creating the largest loss point difference in NBA history, the second is that the Grizzlies led 72-36 at halftime to set the largest halftime lead point difference in team history; the third is that the halftime 36 point difference also equaled the Thunder (supersonic) team history's largest half-time behind point difference; the fourth is that the third quarter behind 52 points can rank 8th in the first three quarters of NBA history, embarrassingly the top card of this list is still the Thunder, They trailed their opponents 95-152 in the first three quarters against the Pacers on May 1, 2021; fifth, they were on the NBA's all-time loss margin list, and the Thunder were on the list for the second time in the top 15 of the biggest loss point difference!