Has an NBA game ever ended 76-73?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 76-73 14 times. It first happened on March 20, 1947, when Providence Steamrollers beat Cleveland Rebels, and most recently on December 20, 2014, when Denver Nuggets beat Indiana Pacers.
That makes 76-73 the 1162nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 77-73 has happened 11 times and 76-74 has happened 21 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1953 and 1996.
Every 76-73 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-20 | Denver Nuggets over Indiana Pacers | 2014 | |
| 2012-04-22 | Detroit Pistons over Toronto Raptors | 2011 | |
| 2005-04-01 | New Orleans Hornets over Houston Rockets | 2004 | |
| 2005-02-13 | Indiana Pacers over Memphis Grizzlies | 2004 | |
| 2002-02-05 | Atlanta Hawks over Miami Heat | 2001 | |
| 2001-12-15 | Miami Heat over Houston Rockets | 2001 | |
| 1999-04-28 | Atlanta Hawks over New York Knicks | 1998 | |
| 1996-11-23 | Orlando Magic over Indiana Pacers | 1996 | |
| 1954-01-27 | Minneapolis Lakers over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1952-11-23 | Syracuse Nationals over New York Knicks | 1952 | |
| 1951-03-29 | Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals | 1950 | Playoff |
| 1949-11-16 | Sheboygan Redskins over Waterloo Hawks | 1949 | |
| 1948-01-08 | St. Louis Bombers over Washington Capitols | 1947 | |
| 1947-03-20 | Providence Steamrollers over Cleveland Rebels | 1946 |