Has an NBA game ever ended 72-69?
It has. 72-69 has been a NBA final 5 times in 73,172 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Chicago Stags on November 20, 1946; the latest was Philadelphia Warriors beat Milwaukee Hawks on March 11, 1953.
That makes 72-69 the 1747th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 73-69 has happened 5 times and 72-70 has happened 9 times.
Every 72-69 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-03-11 | Philadelphia Warriors over Milwaukee Hawks | 1952 | |
| 1951-02-22 | Boston Celtics over Baltimore Bullets | 1950 | |
| 1949-12-08 | Indianapolis Olympians over Anderson Packers | 1949 | |
| 1947-03-02 | Cleveland Rebels over Philadelphia Warriors | 1946 | |
| 1946-11-20 | New York Knicks over Chicago Stags | 1946 |