Has an NBA game ever ended 104-81?
It has. 104-81 has been a NBA final 15 times in 77,318 games. The first was Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Indianapolis Olympians on November 19, 1950; the latest was Utah Jazz beat Detroit Pistons on December 30, 2019.
That makes 104-81 the 1123rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 105-81 has happened 17 times and 104-82 has happened 12 times. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1956 and 1990.
Every 104-81 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-30 | Utah Jazz over Detroit Pistons | 2019 | |
| 2016-11-18 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons | 2016 | |
| 2015-11-25 | Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat | 2015 | |
| 2015-01-22 | Chicago Bulls over San Antonio Spurs | 2014 | |
| 2008-04-20 | Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks | 2007 | Playoff |
| 2003-01-29 | Dallas Mavericks over Houston Rockets | 2002 | |
| 2003-01-15 | Indiana Pacers over Miami Heat | 2002 | |
| 2000-12-29 | Portland Trail Blazers over Vancouver Grizzlies | 2000 | |
| 2000-12-15 | Sacramento Kings over Boston Celtics | 2000 | |
| 1999-11-04 | San Antonio Spurs over Golden State Warriors | 1999 | |
| 1994-02-10 | Houston Rockets over Detroit Pistons | 1993 | |
| 1991-02-18 | Utah Jazz over San Antonio Spurs | 1990 | |
| 1956-11-20 | St. Louis Hawks over Syracuse Nationals | 1956 | |
| 1954-02-06 | Boston Celtics over Rochester Royals | 1953 | |
| 1950-11-19 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Indianapolis Olympians | 1950 |