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Scoreboard Extremes

Joshua Silvia
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Scoreboard Extremes

Season-long superlatives from our box-score ledger: the most lopsided games, the highest scoring affairs, the tightest decisions, and the lowest-scoring nights. Per league, top 5 each.

NBA

Biggest Blowouts

  1. 1Charlotte Hornets 150 · Utah Jazz 95Jan 11M 55
  2. 2Brooklyn Nets 66 · New York Knicks 120Jan 22M 54
  3. 3Denver Nuggets 157 · Portland Trail Blazers 103Feb 21M 54
  4. 4Brooklyn Nets 77 · Detroit Pistons 130Feb 1M 53
  5. 5Orlando Magic 87 · Toronto Raptors 139Mar 29M 52

Tightest Decisions

  1. 1Miami Heat 0 · Chicago Bulls 0Jan 9M 0
  2. 2Golden State Warriors 0 · Minnesota Timberwolves 0Jan 24M 0
  3. 3Denver Nuggets 0 · Memphis Grizzlies 0Jan 25M 0
  4. 4Dallas Mavericks 0 · Milwaukee Bucks 0Jan 26M 0
  5. 5Denver Nuggets 134 · Atlanta Hawks 133Dec 6M 1

Highest Scoring

  1. 1Chicago Bulls 152 · Atlanta Hawks 150Dec 21T 302
  2. 2Chicago Bulls 147 · Utah Jazz 150Nov 17T 297
  3. 3Chicago Bulls 137 · Philadelphia 76ers 157Mar 25T 294
  4. 4Utah Jazz 137 · New Orleans Pelicans 156Apr 8T 293
  5. 5Minnesota Timberwolves 149 · New Orleans Pelicans 142Dec 3T 291

Lowest Scoring

  1. 1Miami Heat 0 · Chicago Bulls 0Jan 9T 0
  2. 2Golden State Warriors 0 · Minnesota Timberwolves 0Jan 24T 0
  3. 3Denver Nuggets 0 · Memphis Grizzlies 0Jan 25T 0
  4. 4Dallas Mavericks 0 · Milwaukee Bucks 0Jan 26T 0
  5. 5Team Stars 47 · Team Stripes 21Feb 16T 68

NFL

Biggest Blowouts

  1. 1Cincinnati Bengals 10 · Minnesota Vikings 48Sep 21M 38
  2. 2San Francisco 49ers 6 · Seattle Seahawks 41Jan 18M 35
  3. 3Houston Texans 44 · Baltimore Ravens 10Oct 5M 34
  4. 4Las Vegas Raiders 6 · Indianapolis Colts 40Oct 5M 34
  5. 5Tennessee Titans 7 · Jacksonville Jaguars 41Jan 4M 34

Tightest Decisions

  1. 1Green Bay Packers 40 · Dallas Cowboys 40Sep 29M 0
  2. 2Baltimore Ravens 40 · Buffalo Bills 41Sep 8M 1
  3. 3New York Jets 39 · Cincinnati Bengals 38Oct 26M 1
  4. 4Los Angeles Rams 37 · Seattle Seahawks 38Dec 19M 1
  5. 5New York Giants 32 · Denver Broncos 33Oct 19M 1

Highest Scoring

  1. 1NFC 66 · AFC 52Feb 4T 118
  2. 2Chicago Bears 47 · Cincinnati Bengals 42Nov 2T 89
  3. 3Baltimore Ravens 40 · Buffalo Bills 41Sep 8T 81
  4. 4Green Bay Packers 40 · Dallas Cowboys 40Sep 29T 80
  5. 5Chicago Bears 38 · San Francisco 49ers 42Dec 29T 80

Lowest Scoring

  1. 1Seattle Seahawks 13 · San Francisco 49ers 3Jan 4T 16
  2. 2Las Vegas Raiders 7 · Denver Broncos 10Nov 7T 17
  3. 3Philadelphia Eagles 10 · Green Bay Packers 7Nov 11T 17
  4. 4New England Patriots 10 · Denver Broncos 7Jan 25T 17
  5. 5Carolina Panthers 13 · New York Jets 6Oct 19T 19

MLB

Biggest Blowouts

  1. 1Boston Red Sox 17 · Baltimore Orioles 1Apr 25M 16
  2. 2Atlanta Braves 17 · Arizona Diamondbacks 2Apr 3M 15
  3. 3Chicago White Sox 2 · Milwaukee Brewers 14Mar 26M 12
  4. 4Los Angeles Dodgers 14 · Toronto Blue Jays 2Apr 6M 12
  5. 5Cleveland Guardians 1 · Atlanta Braves 13Apr 12M 12

Highest Scoring

  1. 1Cincinnati Reds 7 · Pittsburgh Pirates 17May 2T 24
  2. 2Minnesota Twins 9 · Kansas City Royals 13Apr 1T 22
  3. 3Houston Astros 10 · Athletics 12Apr 5T 22
  4. 4Washington Nationals 5 · Pittsburgh Pirates 16Apr 13T 21
  5. 5Los Angeles Angels 10 · New York Yankees 11Apr 13T 21

NHL

Biggest Blowouts

  1. 1New Jersey Devils 0 · New York Islanders 9Jan 7M 9
  2. 2Colorado Avalanche 9 · Edmonton Oilers 1Nov 9M 8
  3. 3New York Rangers 2 · Boston Bruins 10Jan 10M 8
  4. 4Florida Panthers 1 · Carolina Hurricanes 9Jan 17M 8
  5. 5Dallas Stars 7 · Montreal Canadiens 0Nov 14M 7

Highest Scoring

  1. 1Tampa Bay Lightning 7 · Buffalo Sabres 8Mar 8T 15
  2. 2Minnesota Wild 6 · Colorado Avalanche 9May 4T 15
  3. 3Vancouver Canucks 8 · Colorado Avalanche 6Apr 2T 14
  4. 4Anaheim Ducks 7 · San Jose Sharks 6Oct 12T 13
  5. 5Vancouver Canucks 5 · Florida Panthers 8Nov 18T 13

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