With the 82-game regular season used to sort the contenders from the pretenders, one should expect every playoff game to be as tight on the scoreboard as it is tough on the hardwood, right?
Well, that's not always the case, with many star-studded teams proving way too strong for their opponents throughout the post-season.
From a Mile High franchise on the rise to a set of pioneers from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, here is the full list of NBA teams to have won a playoff game by at least 41 points.
| Margin of victory | Team | Opponent | Final score | Date |
| 58 | Denver Nuggets | New Orleans Hornets | 121-63 | April 27, 2009 |
| Minneapolis Lakers | St. Louis Hawks | 133-75 | March 19, 1956 | |
| 56 | Los Angeles Lakers | Golden State Warriors | 126-70 | April 21, 1973 |
| 56 | Chicago Bulls | Milwaukee Bucks | 120-66 | April 30, 2015 |
| 50 | Milwaukee Bucks | San Francisco Warriors | 136-86 | April 4, 1971 |
| 47 | Orlando Magic | Boston Celtics | 124-77 | April 28, 1995 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | San Antonio Spurs | 135-88 | April 17, 1986 | |
| 44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics | 130-86 | May 19, 2017 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Phoenix Suns | 122-78 | April 27, 1997 | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Denver Nuggets | 153-109 | May 22, 1985 | |
| St. Louis Hawks | Detroit Pistons | 145-101 | March 25, 1958 | |
| 43 | Los Angeles Clippers | Dallas Mavericks | 154-111 | August 25, 2020 |
| Orlando Magic | Atlanta Hawks | 114-71 | May 4, 2010 | |
| Detroit Pistons | Washington Bullets | 128-85 | April 26, 1987 | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | 134-91 | April 28, 1984 | |
| 42 | Chicago Bulls | Utah Jazz | 96-54 | June 7, 1998 |
| 41 | Golden State Warriors | Houston Rockets | 126-85 | May 20, 2018 |
| Chicago Bulls | New York Knicks | 126-85 | April 25, 1991 |
