In April, 34 percent of all NBA games were decided by at least 20 points, the highest rate of any month in the history of the NBA. The second-highest month for such blowouts was March 2026, when 28 percent of games were decided by 20 points or more, and February saw the fifth-highest month on record. The end of the regular season has seen many squads throw in the towel, with some teams playing a bunch of G-Leaguers. For most of NBA history, the blowout rate didn’t climb up as the end of the season neared, but now it decisively has, as the tactical advantage of better draft picks overwhelms whatever honor stayed the hand of doomed squads in the past.
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