In the NBA playoffs, the confrontation between teams is like a reflection of a higher level of competition, and generally speaking, the score will be lower than in the regular season, after all, the players will be more engaged in defense. However, a low score does not mean a low point difference! After all, judging from the rules of the playoffs, the first in the division against the eighth, the second against the seventh, and so on, undoubtedly means that there is a certain gap in strength between the teams, and the so-called situation of the lower rank is not ruled out, but generally speaking, the basic strength of the team with a higher ranking is more stable and strong. And that can also be a huge point difference, so do you know which team in NBA history has lost the most points in the playoffs? Let's compare one or the other.
Clippers 30 points
Just this season, in the first round of the playoffs in the G5 competition, the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Dallas Mavericks 93-123 in Tianwang Mountain, which undoubtedly hit the team's morale very hard, and finally the Clippers also stopped in the first round of this year's playoffs, Leonard's injury has become a big regret for the team.
In addition, in the 2013 Finals, the Miami Heat only scored 77 points against the Spurs and 113 points against the Spurs, making the largest loss margin in the playoffs in the history of the Heat to 36 points!
Rockets 41 points
In the 2018 Western Conference Finals G3, the Rockets lost to the Warriors 85-126.
During the Harden period, the Rockets once again faced the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals, and in 2018, the Warriors with Curry and Durant gave the Rockets 41 points to the largest loss of the playoffs so far with 126-85, and Harden chose to leave afterwards, after all, it was not that he was not strong enough, but that he was born at the wrong time to meet a stronger Curry and the Golden State Warriors!
Interestingly, the Clippers also defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs in 2020 G5, this time Los Angeles scored 154 points, while the opponent scored 111 points, making the Dallas Mavericks finally lose the most in the playoffs in team history to 43 points!
Warriors 56 points
In the 1973 Western Conference Finals G3, the Warriors lost to the Lakers 70-126,
In 1973, the Golden State Warriors, who also played in the West, became the backdrop this time, and in the series G3 that the Lakers defeated 126-70, the Warriors set the largest loss margin of 56 points in team history. Of course, the NBA at that time was different from today, far less competitive than it is now.
Lakers 39 points
When was the biggest loss in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs? It was the 2008 Finals during the Kobe period, this time the Lakers lost by 39 points, and the Celtics finally defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 131-96 in G6 of the Finals because of Ray Allen's heroic performance. And the difference between the largest loss in NBA history and the playoffs is currently 58 points, and this embarrassing record is held by the New Orleans Pelicans.