Has an NBA game ever ended 72-61?
It has. 72-61 has been a NBA final 3 times in 73,172 games. The first was St. Louis Bombers beat Chicago Stags on December 1, 1948; the latest was Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks on April 12, 1992.
That makes 72-61 the 2018th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 73-61 has happened never and 72-62 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 39 years, between 1952 and 1991.
Every 72-61 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-04-12 | Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks | 1991 | |
| 1953-01-29 | New York Knicks over Philadelphia Warriors | 1952 | |
| 1948-12-01 | St. Louis Bombers over Chicago Stags | 1948 |