Has an NBA game ever ended 74-70?
It has. 74-70 has been a NBA final 8 times in 73,172 games. The first was Toronto Huskies beat New York Knicks on December 20, 1946; the latest was Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks on November 30, 1999.
That makes 74-70 the 1492nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 75-70 has happened 11 times and 74-71 has happened 11 times. At one point the score disappeared for 46 years, between 1952 and 1998.
Every 74-70 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-30 | Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knicks | 1999 | |
| 1999-02-09 | Minnesota Timberwolves over San Antonio Spurs | 1998 | |
| 1953-02-17 | Baltimore Bullets over Minneapolis Lakers | 1952 | |
| 1951-03-15 | Indianapolis Olympians over New York Knicks | 1950 | |
| 1950-12-06 | Rochester Royals over Baltimore Bullets | 1950 | |
| 1949-12-01 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors | 1949 | |
| 1948-03-25 | Chicago Stags over Baltimore Bullets | 1947 | |
| 1946-12-20 | Toronto Huskies over New York Knicks | 1946 |