
Defense wins championships, but playing no defense makes coaches lose their minds and whatever hair is left on their head. The biggest winners in the highest-scoring games in NBA history—other than the victorious teams—were the fans who witnessed the epic points eruptions.
The contests had one thing in common: They occurred during periods of free-flowing offense. However, these all-time single-game explosions weren't the product of the same philosophy at scoring the basketball. They represent the league's various eras with differing styles of play.