“From Underdogs to Unbelievable: The Most Stunning NBA Playoff Blowouts Ever”
T-1. 58 points: Minneapolis Lakers 133, St. Louis Hawks 75 (March 19, 1956)
The Lakers were perennial winners of the first decade of the NBA (or the NBL as it was originally called). Heading into the 1956 playoffs, they weren’t their dominant selves despite winning three of the previous four titles.
In the Western Division semifinals, they were up against the rising St. Louis Hawks, who were led by the 1956 All-Star Game MVP in Bob Pettit. The Hawks won the first game and would advance with one more victory in the best-of-three series. The Lakers, however, were ready to punch back when the teams met at the Minneapolis Auditorium for Game 2.
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