Has an NBA game ever ended 73-72?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 73-72 5 times. It first happened on January 11, 1947, when Boston Celtics beat Providence Steamrollers, and most recently on February 1, 2002, when Charlotte Hornets beat Houston Rockets.
That makes 73-72 the 1747th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 74-72 has happened 14 times and 73-73 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949. At one point the score disappeared for 52 years, between 1949 and 2001.
Every 73-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-02-01 | Charlotte Hornets over Houston Rockets | 2001 | |
| 1950-01-18 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Sheboygan Redskins | 1949 | |
| 1950-01-11 | New York Knicks over Washington Capitols | 1949 | |
| 1948-12-01 | Rochester Royals over New York Knicks | 1948 | |
| 1947-01-11 | Boston Celtics over Providence Steamrollers | 1946 |
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