Has an NBA game ever ended 118-82?
It has. 118-82 has been a NBA final 4 times in 73,172 games. The first was Atlanta Hawks beat Buffalo Braves on January 26, 1973; the latest was Cleveland Cavaliers beat New York Knicks on December 3, 2008.
That makes 118-82 the 1869th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 119-82 has happened 3 times and 118-83 has happened 4 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1972 and 2001.
Every 118-82 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-03 | Cleveland Cavaliers over New York Knicks | 2008 | |
| 2003-01-09 | Sacramento Kings over New Jersey Nets | 2002 | |
| 2002-03-21 | Sacramento Kings over Denver Nuggets | 2001 | |
| 1973-01-26 | Atlanta Hawks over Buffalo Braves | 1972 |