So when the Grizzlies were beaten by OKC, I didn’t think it was the biggest loss in the playoffs. Of the 10 biggest victory margins in the NBA playoffs, the loss to OKC was always the fifth West. There were four other people who were even more biased and blown away. See the list here.
What was the biggest blowout in NBA playoff history?
So Memphis lost 51 points in the opening game 2025 NBA Playoffshad two 58 points playoff losses. Denver defeated New Orleans 121-63 in 2009. Then back in 1956, the Minneapolis Lakers defeated the St. Louis Hawks (133-75). What’s even worse for today’s Grizzlies fans was JA played. He scored 17, with Jaren Jackson Jr. scoring only four points. But I’m off track…
10 maximum margins for NBA playoff victory
This is the table 10 maximum margin NBA playoff victory for you. As you can see, the Thunder, who scored 131-80, was just the fifth biggest blow. Also, there was a big deal in the 2024 NBA playoffs when Minnesota beat Denver by 45 (but it felt like 100 points). You can check out the list of past NBA Finals champions to see that the number of winners on this list has won everything.
| team | margin | date | winner | loser | Score | ||
| 1 | nugget | 58 | 4/27/2009 | Den | @ | Noh | W121-63 |
| 2 | Lakers | 58 | 3/19/1956 | Min | vs | STL | W133-75 |
| 3 | Lakers | 56 | 4/21/1973 | Lal | @ | GSW | W126-70 |
| 4 | Bulls | 54 | 4/30/2015 | Kai | @ | Mill | W120-66 |
| 5 | thunder | 51 | 4/20/2025 | OKC | vs | Mem | W131-80 |
| 6 | Dollar | 50 | 4/4/1971 | Mill | vs | SFW | W136-86 |
| 7 | magic | 47 | 4/28/1995 | orl | vs | boss | W124-77 |
| 8 | Lakers | 47 | 4/17/1986 | Lal | vs | SAS | W135-88 |
| 9 | Timberwolves | 45 | 5/16/2024 | Min | vs | Den | W115-70 |
| 10 | Cavaliers | 44 | 5/19/2017 | CLE | @ | boss | W130-86 |
