Has an NBA game ever ended 71-60?
It has. 71-60 has been a NBA final 4 times in 77,318 games. The first was Cleveland Rebels beat Toronto Huskies on November 3, 1946; the latest was Indiana Pacers beat Denver Nuggets on November 4, 2003.
That makes 71-60 the 1869th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 72-60 has happened 3 times and 71-61 has happened 3 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949. At one point the score disappeared for 55 years, between 1948 and 2003.
Every 71-60 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-04 | Indiana Pacers over Denver Nuggets | 2003 | |
| 1948-12-23 | Indianapolis Jets over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1948 | |
| 1948-04-10 | Philadelphia Warriors over Baltimore Bullets | 1947 | Playoff |
| 1946-11-03 | Cleveland Rebels over Toronto Huskies | 1946 |