Has an NBA game ever ended 116-82?
It has. 116-82 has been a NBA final 5 times in 73,172 games. The first was Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks on January 12, 1957; the latest was New Orleans Pelicans beat Cleveland Cavaliers on March 12, 2021.
That makes 116-82 the 1747th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 117-82 has happened 3 times and 116-83 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1973 and 2001.
Every 116-82 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-12 | New Orleans Pelicans over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2020 | |
| 2002-04-07 | Sacramento Kings over New York Knicks | 2001 | |
| 1973-12-15 | Milwaukee Bucks over Atlanta Hawks | 1973 | |
| 1971-10-19 | Milwaukee Bucks over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1971 | |
| 1957-01-12 | Philadelphia Warriors over New York Knicks | 1956 |