Has an NBA game ever ended 101-79?
It has. 101-79 has been a NBA final 24 times in 73,172 games. The first was Indianapolis Olympians beat Washington Capitols on December 6, 1950; the latest was Portland Trail Blazers beat Orlando Magic on January 23, 2025.
That makes 101-79 the 882nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 102-79 has happened 6 times and 101-80 has happened 16 times.