East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 7, 2006 -- The New Jersey Nets and Phoenix Suns made history by posting a combined 318 points as the Suns defeated the Nets, 161-157, in a double-overtime thriller. The 318 total points ties the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets for fourth place on the all-time scoring games list.

The Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons played the highest-scoring game in NBA history on December 13, 1983 when the Pistons won 186-184 in triple-overtime.

Total Points
Teams and Date
370
Detroit 186, Denver 184
(Dec. 13, 1983)
337
San Antonio 171, Milwaukee 166
(March 6, 1982)
320
Golden State 162, Denver 158
(Nov. 2, 1990)
318
Denver 163, San Antonio 155
(Jan. 1, 1984)
318
Phoenix 161, New Jersey 157 2 OT
(Dec. 7, 2006)