Has an NBA game ever ended 73-70?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 73-70 10 times. It first happened on December 14, 1949, when Philadelphia Warriors beat Waterloo Hawks, and most recently on January 16, 2012, when Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks.
That makes 73-70 the 1359th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 74-70 has happened 8 times and 73-71 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1953 and 1995.
Every 73-70 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-16 | Los Angeles Lakers over Dallas Mavericks | 2011 | |
| 2004-05-18 | Indiana Pacers over Miami Heat | 2003 | Playoff |
| 2003-12-17 | San Antonio Spurs over Toronto Raptors | 2003 | |
| 1997-02-27 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Chicago Bulls | 1996 | |
| 1996-02-19 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Miami Heat | 1995 | |
| 1953-12-13 | Milwaukee Hawks over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1952-02-06 | New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets | 1951 | |
| 1951-12-06 | Milwaukee Hawks over Syracuse Nationals | 1951 | |
| 1950-03-04 | Rochester Royals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1949 | |
| 1949-12-14 | Philadelphia Warriors over Waterloo Hawks | 1949 |