Has an NBA game ever ended 116-81?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 116-81 5 times. It first happened on November 3, 1956, when Philadelphia Warriors beat Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons, and most recently on December 28, 2019, when Chicago Bulls beat Atlanta Hawks.
That makes 116-81 the 1747th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 117-81 has happened 2 times and 116-82 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 53 years, between 1956 and 2009.
Every 116-81 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-28 | Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks | 2019 | |
| 2016-04-13 | Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings | 2015 | |
| 2012-12-01 | Los Angeles Clippers over Sacramento Kings | 2012 | |
| 2009-11-25 | Charlotte Bobcats over Toronto Raptors | 2009 | |
| 1956-11-03 | Philadelphia Warriors over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1956 |