Has an NBA game ever ended 72-68?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 72-68 7 times. It first happened on February 26, 1947, when Chicago Stags beat Detroit Falcons, and most recently on December 11, 2004, when Memphis Grizzlies beat Detroit Pistons.
That makes 72-68 the 1557th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 73-68 has happened 3 times and 72-69 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 51 years, between 1953 and 2004.
Every 72-68 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-11 | Memphis Grizzlies over Detroit Pistons | 2004 | |
| 1953-10-31 | Rochester Royals over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1953-03-17 | Syracuse Nationals over Boston Celtics | 1952 | |
| 1953-01-11 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Indianapolis Olympians | 1952 | |
| 1950-01-04 | St. Louis Bombers over Boston Celtics | 1949 | |
| 1949-12-04 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Washington Capitols | 1949 | |
| 1947-02-26 | Chicago Stags over Detroit Falcons | 1946 |