Has an NBA game ever ended 74-72?
It has. 74-72 has been a NBA final 14 times in 77,333 games. The first was Cleveland Rebels beat Toronto Huskies on November 19, 1946; the latest was Phoenix Suns beat New Orleans Pelicans on March 19, 2015.
That makes 74-72 the 1162nd most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 75-72 has happened 17 times and 74-73 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 46 years, between 1953 and 1999.
Every 74-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-19 | Phoenix Suns over New Orleans Pelicans | 2014 | |
| 2012-11-13 | Toronto Raptors over Indiana Pacers | 2012 | |
| 2006-05-15 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons | 2005 | Playoff |
| 2002-12-23 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Miami Heat | 2002 | |
| 2002-11-03 | Los Angeles Clippers over Detroit Pistons | 2002 | |
| 2000-02-19 | Chicago Bulls over Los Angeles Clippers | 1999 | |
| 1999-12-22 | Miami Heat over Utah Jazz | 1999 | |
| 1954-01-03 | New York Knicks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1953 | |
| 1953-01-27 | New York Knicks over Rochester Royals | 1952 | |
| 1950-11-11 | New York Knicks over Syracuse Nationals | 1950 | |
| 1950-02-23 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over St. Louis Bombers | 1949 | |
| 1949-03-17 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Providence Steamrollers | 1948 | |
| 1948-11-17 | Boston Celtics over Minneapolis Lakers | 1948 | |
| 1946-11-19 | Cleveland Rebels over Toronto Huskies | 1946 |
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