Has an NBA game ever ended 73-71?
It has. 73-71 has been a NBA final 8 times in 73,172 games. The first was Toronto Huskies beat Detroit Falcons on November 8, 1946; the latest was Charlotte Bobcats beat New Orleans Hornets on March 12, 2012.
That makes 73-71 the 1492nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 74-71 has happened 11 times and 73-72 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 59 years, between 1952 and 2011.
Every 73-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-12 | Charlotte Bobcats over New Orleans Hornets | 2011 | |
| 1953-04-05 | Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks | 1952 | Playoff |
| 1953-03-17 | Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians | 1952 | |
| 1953-01-06 | Milwaukee Hawks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1952 | |
| 1952-11-01 | Milwaukee Hawks over Indianapolis Olympians | 1952 | |
| 1951-12-09 | Baltimore Bullets over Milwaukee Hawks | 1951 | |
| 1949-03-10 | Rochester Royals over Philadelphia Warriors | 1948 | |
| 1946-11-08 | Toronto Huskies over Detroit Falcons | 1946 |