So, when the Grizzlies got beat down by OKC, I had not idea that it wasn’t the largest loss in the playoffs. Of the 10 largest margins of victory in the NBA Playoffs, the loss to OKC was only the fifth-worst all time. There have been four others that were even more lopsided blowouts. We’ll go over the list for you here.
What was the Biggest Blowout in NBA Playoff History?
So, even though Memphis lost by 51 points in the opening game of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, there have been two 58-point playoff losses. Denver beat New Orleans 121-63 in 2009. Then going back to 1956, the Minneapolis Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks, 133-75. Even worse for Grizzlies fans today, was Ja did play. He only scored 17, and Jaren Jackson, Jr. only scored four points. But I digress…
10 Largest Margins of Victory in the NBA Playoffs
Here’s a table with the 10 largest margins of victory in the NBA Playoffs for you. As you can see, the Thunder winning 131-80 was only the fifth biggest blowout. We also had a big one in the 2024 NBA Playoffs when Minnesota beat Denver by 45 (but it felt like 100 points). You can go check out the list of past NBA Finals Champions to see how many of the winners from this list went on to win it all.
| Team | Margin | Date | Winner | Loser | Score | ||
| 1 | Nuggets | 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 | CHI | @ | MIL | W120-66 |
| 5 | Thunder | 51 | 4/20/2025 | OKC | vs | MEM | W131-80 |
| 6 | Bucks | 50 | 4/4/1971 | MIL | vs | SFW | W136-86 |
| 7 | Magic | 47 | 4/28/1995 | ORL | vs | BOS | 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 | @ | BOS | W130-86 |
