Has an NBA game ever ended 74-71?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 74-71 11 times. It first happened on December 15, 1947, when Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks, and most recently on February 16, 2012, when Los Angeles Clippers beat Portland Trail Blazers.
That makes 74-71 the 1307th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 75-71 has happened 5 times and 74-72 has happened 14 times. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1955 and 1997.
Every 74-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-16 | Los Angeles Clippers over Portland Trail Blazers | 2011 | |
| 2004-12-29 | Indiana Pacers over Charlotte Bobcats | 2004 | |
| 1998-01-30 | Phoenix Suns over Miami Heat | 1997 | |
| 1955-12-29 | Minneapolis Lakers over St. Louis Hawks | 1955 | |
| 1955-04-07 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Syracuse Nationals | 1954 | Playoff |
| 1954-01-26 | New York Knicks over Rochester Royals | 1953 | |
| 1952-12-21 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors | 1952 | |
| 1952-11-09 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Indianapolis Olympians | 1952 | |
| 1950-01-27 | Baltimore Bullets over Philadelphia Warriors | 1949 | |
| 1950-01-05 | Baltimore Bullets over Rochester Royals | 1949 | |
| 1947-12-15 | Philadelphia Warriors over New York Knicks | 1947 |