Has an NBA game ever ended 72-66?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 72-66 2 times. It first happened on December 8, 1946, when Cleveland Rebels beat Philadelphia Warriors, and most recently on February 25, 1997, when Seattle SuperSonics beat Cleveland Cavaliers.

Where 72-66 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 72-66 the 2216th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 73-66 has happened 5 times and 72-67 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 50 years, between 1946 and 1996.

Every 72-66 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1997-02-25	Seattle SuperSonics over Cleveland Cavaliers	1996
1946-12-08	Cleveland Rebels over Philadelphia Warriors	1946

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