Has an NBA game ever ended 73-69?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 73-69 5 times. It first happened on November 15, 1947, when Boston Celtics beat Washington Capitols, and most recently on April 8, 1999, when Orlando Magic beat Cleveland Cavaliers.
That makes 73-69 the 1747th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 74-69 has happened 9 times and 73-70 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1953 and 1998.
Every 73-69 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04-08 | Orlando Magic over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1998 | |
| 1954-02-10 | New York Knicks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1953 | |
| 1950-01-03 | Sheboygan Redskins over Waterloo Hawks | 1949 | |
| 1947-12-05 | Boston Celtics over Providence Steamrollers | 1947 | |
| 1947-11-15 | Boston Celtics over Washington Capitols | 1947 |