Has an NBA game ever ended 72-65?
It has. 72-65 has been a NBA final 6 times in 73,172 games. The first was St. Louis Bombers beat Sheboygan Redskins on February 19, 1950; the latest was San Antonio Spurs beat Portland Trail Blazers on April 6, 2008.
That makes 72-65 the 1636th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 73-65 has happened 10 times and 72-66 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 49 years, between 1953 and 2002.
Every 72-65 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-06 | San Antonio Spurs over Portland Trail Blazers | 2007 | |
| 2003-01-20 | New York Knicks over Miami Heat | 2002 | |
| 1954-03-09 | New York Knicks over Milwaukee Hawks | 1953 | |
| 1953-12-05 | Rochester Royals over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1951-12-25 | New York Knicks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1951 | |
| 1950-02-19 | St. Louis Bombers over Sheboygan Redskins | 1949 |