Talk:List of highest-scoring NBA games

Content of notes
There was a discussion on the content and format of the notes column at Featured list candidates/List of highest scoring NBA games/archive1. The following comments are based on this version. 20-point scorers are more notable than mere 10-point scorers. I had suggested to also enumerate the number of 30-point scorers, but it would seem overlapping with the 20-point, and 10-point scorers, and it would too verbose to break it down by 30+, 20-29, and 10-19. Perhaps we can enumerate the 20-point scorers for each team, and list the remaining double-digit scorers in footnotes. Maybe a separate bullet for the overall leading game scorer isnt needed, unless its something like Wilt with a record 100 or a player who led the game with a career-high. For the first entry for 370 points, perhaps something like:


 * NBA records
 * Both teams made 142 field goals
 * Both teams recorded 93 total assists
 * 4 players scored 40+ points
 * Nuggets' Kiki Vandeweghe scored a game-high 51 points, a career high
 * Leading scorers
 * Pistons: Isiah Thomas (47), John Long (41), Kelly Tripucka (35)
 * Nuggets: Vandeweghe (51), Alex English (47), Dan Issel (28)


 * Notes


 * References

Feel free to discuss any issues.—Bagumba (talk) 16:41, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Look good to me. I've been having a hard time thinking about how to present all this info.— Chris! c / t 19:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

All Star Games?
Should we have a separate table for highest scoring All Star Games, since they're pretty high scoring? The 2016 All Star Game for instance was 196–173. Hspstudent (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 03:48, 20 February 2017 (UTC)‎
 * I don't think we should mix exhibition games here. Also, the scores are at NBA All-Star Game, albeit not the total points.—Bagumba (talk) 16:56, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * There is also the one from this year at a whopping 397 points (211-186) 2601:4C3:300:B90:CA66:89E8:17FD:39C7 (talk) 04:35, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

ABA games (new page?)
I've added some games from the ABA to the list, but the general attitude towards the ABA on other pages is that ABA records should be kept separate from NBA records. Would it be a good idea to make a new page that is a list of highest-scoring ABA games? 400spartans (talk) 04:24, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I've removed the ABA games, as they are not included at https://www.nba.com/assets/pdfs/2019-20-NBA-Guide.pdf. We can discuss if you have reasons to believe it's WP:DUE to include them.—Bagumba (talk) 09:06, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

"Notes" column is much too detailed
The tables are not readable at present because the "Notes" column has too much details. If the "Notes" column had about 1/5 the info, the table would be readable. Sanpitch (talk) 02:43, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Curious if you are viewing this from the destop view or mobile view? Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 16:57, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Laptop at present. It looks to me like whomever put the data in the notes column has a big screen and likes to use a small font. At my preferred font size, the first row of the table covers an entire Macbook Air screen.  I suggest removing the entire "Notes" column. Sanpitch (talk) 21:10, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * FWIW, it looks ok on my Macbook Pro. The notes format has been the same since it was promoted to WP:FL status. That said, Wikipedia display is not always optimal for certain smaller displays or larger font sizes.—Bagumba (talk) 00:49, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * The List of NBA teams by single season win percentage has a table which is much more readable and could be a model. Sanpitch (talk) 21:45, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

3-point era?
While the intro to this article includes considerable discussion of the shot clock and the difference that made in scoring, there is no acknowledgement of the introduction of the 3-point shot, yet this list seems dominated by relatively recent games. Did the 3-pointer make a difference (I suspect so)? That should be discussed as well, and if it didn't, the reasons why not might be included. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 18:30, 4 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Though the 3-pointer has existed since 1979–80, it wasn't prominently featured until maybe the last decade. Of the 20 total games listed, it seems that only 3 are from the era.  If there are sources on its impact, WP:DUE weight should be applied.—Bagumba (talk) 10:52, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Missing Entry on Highest Scoring Playoff Game - Blazers vs. Nuggets 6/01/2021
One game missing on the list is the Blazers-Nuggets 2OT game on June 1, 2021. The Nuggets won 147-140, which would place it second on the current list of highest scoring playoff games with 287 combined points. Damian Lillard had 55 points for the Blazers and Nikola Jokic had 38 points for the Nuggets. Jacobi Jackson (talk) 02:58, 26 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Added. —Bagumba (talk) 06:10, 26 February 2023 (UTC)