<P> The highest - scoring regular season game is the triple - overtime game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets on December 13 , 1983 . The two teams combined to score 370 points , with the Pistons defeating the Nuggets 186 -- 184 . An NBA - record four players scored over 40 points in the game , including the Nuggets ' Kiki Vandeweghe with a game - high 51 . The two teams also set several other NBA records , including the most points scored by one team ( 186 points ) , the most points scored by a losing team ( 184 ) , the most field goals by two teams ( 142 ) , most field goals by one team ( 74 ) and most assists by two teams ( 93 ) . </P>
<P> The highest - scoring regular season game is the triple - overtime game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets on December 13 , 1983 . The two teams combined to score 370 points , with the Pistons defeating the Nuggets 186 -- 184 . An NBA - record four players scored over 40 points in the game , including the Nuggets ' Kiki Vandeweghe with a game - high 51 . The two teams also set several other NBA records , including the most points scored by one team ( 186 points ) , the most points scored by a losing team ( 184 ) , the most field goals by two teams ( 142 ) , most field goals by one team ( 74 ) and most assists by two teams ( 93 ) . </P>
most points scored by a single team in an nba game
most points scored by a single team in an nba game
186 points
186 points