Has an NBA game ever ended 75-72?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 75-72 17 times. It first happened on November 28, 1946, when St. Louis Bombers beat Chicago Stags, and most recently on November 11, 2007, when Miami Heat beat New York Knicks.
That makes 75-72 the 1056th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 76-72 has happened 13 times and 75-73 has happened 15 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1953 and 1996.
Every 75-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-11 | Miami Heat over New York Knicks | 2007 | |
| 2007-06-12 | San Antonio Spurs over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2006 | Playoff |
| 2006-03-24 | Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers | 2005 | |
| 2002-11-22 | Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat | 2002 | |
| 2002-11-13 | Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets | 2002 | |
| 1997-03-22 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Dallas Mavericks | 1996 | |
| 1996-11-04 | Houston Rockets over Utah Jazz | 1996 | |
| 1954-02-12 | Philadelphia Warriors over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1954-01-23 | Minneapolis Lakers over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1953 | |
| 1951-12-23 | New York Knicks over Syracuse Nationals | 1951 | |
| 1949-12-03 | St. Louis Bombers over Sheboygan Redskins | 1949 | |
| 1949-11-09 | Chicago Stags over Rochester Royals | 1949 | |
| 1948-03-23 | Chicago Stags over Washington Capitols | 1947 | |
| 1947-11-22 | Baltimore Bullets over Chicago Stags | 1947 | |
| 1947-04-19 | Philadelphia Warriors over Chicago Stags | 1946 | Playoff |
| 1947-01-12 | Chicago Stags over Philadelphia Warriors | 1946 | |
| 1946-11-28 | St. Louis Bombers over Chicago Stags | 1946 |