High scoring basketball game

Just last season, the Phoenix Suns and New Jersey Nets combined to score points in a double-overtime game - good enough for No. The longest NBA game in the shot-clock era was on Nov. Before that, in , the Indianapolis Olympians topped the Rochester Royals in a record six overtimes, So it might happen in our lifetime, but it will take a perfect storm of offensive-minded teams and bonus basketball to make it happen.

John Maxwell. A look at the official Nuggets score sheet:. A look at the official Pistons score sheet:. Sharp-shooter Chris Mullin, who would later become GM and rehire Nelson as the Warriors coach, rained in 38 points with a phenomenal.

A young Tim Hardaway, who would be traded to Miami, and Mitch Richmond, who would end up with Sacramento for most of his career, each had good games with around 30 points apiece. On the other side of the court, the Nuggets featured journeyman forward Orlando Woolridge, who scored 37 points—well above his 16 point per game career average.

The highest scoring NBA game ever began as a close contest with the Warriors ahead at the half with an advantage. Over the next half, the Nuggets would eat into that four point lead, grabbing one point in the third quarter and another in the fourth before falling to the Warriors.

Coach Paul Westhead lead the Nuggets that year to an impressive run at the offensive side but his team ranked dead last defensively over the entire season. In , when two of the top three highest-scoring NCAA tournament games were recorded, the Lions' games were averaging That's about as perfect a recipe for record-breaking box scores as you can get.

During that three-year span, Loyola Marymount combined with its opponent to score more than points in a game 62 times. The other five teams in the top five did that a total of just 12 times. But the Lions were masters of getting other teams to play at their pace. Box Elder;;20;15;18;19;—;72 Fort Benton;;7;5;6;7;—; Broadview-Lavina;;13;9;12;7;—;41 Reed Point-Rapelje;;0;5;7;15;—; Kalispell Glacier;;6;10;9;17;—;42 Butte;;10;14;9;13;—; Butte Central 49, Frenchtown Frenchtown;;6;10;11;16;—;43 Butte Central;;12;12;8;17;—; Noxon;;2;6;5;2;—;15 Charlo;;15;11;15;8;—; Baker;;6;7;4;11;—;28 Colstrip;;9;12;14;22;—; East Helena;;6;6;8;9;—;29 Dillon;;20;24;16;9;—; Cascade;;6;9;6;5;—;26 Dutton-Brady;;4;4;8;14;—; Froid-Lake;;11;10;15;12;—;48 Fairview;;3;8;2;19;—; Sheridan;;7;9;4;8;—;28 Gardiner;;20;30;9;10;—; Geraldine-Highwood;;17;9;17;11;—;54 Winnett-Grass Range;;7;6;9;4;—; Havre;;9;18;8;13;—;48 Hardin;;11;13;5;11;—; Jefferson;;10;16;17;26;—;69 Big Timber;;15;16;16;21;—; Jordan;;7;17;5;21;—;50 Wibaux;;6;9;6;23;—; Kalispell Flathead;;20;11;15;7;—;53 Missoula Sentinel;;12;14;13;12;—; Laurel 64, Sidney Sidney;;9;8;6;19;—;42 Laurel;;13;23;18;10;—; Frazer;;4;2;8;8;—;22 Lustre Christian;;0;17;20;14;—; Manhattan Christian;;8;5;12;15;—;40 Shields Valley;;8;14;7;9;—;