Has an NBA game ever ended 77-71?
It has. 77-71 has been a NBA final 12 times in 73,172 games. The first was Chicago Stags beat St. Louis Bombers on February 5, 1948; the latest was Philadelphia 76ers beat San Antonio Spurs on February 11, 2011.
That makes 77-71 the 1247th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 78-71 has happened 7 times and 77-72 has happened 11 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1953 and 1998.
Every 77-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-11 | Philadelphia 76ers over San Antonio Spurs | 2010 | |
| 2010-03-20 | Miami Heat over Charlotte Bobcats | 2009 | |
| 2004-04-24 | New Orleans Hornets over Miami Heat | 2003 | Playoff |
| 2003-11-06 | Toronto Raptors over Dallas Mavericks | 2003 | |
| 2002-11-26 | Portland Trail Blazers over Houston Rockets | 2002 | |
| 1999-04-05 | Atlanta Hawks over Charlotte Hornets | 1998 | |
| 1953-12-26 | Minneapolis Lakers over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1953 | |
| 1952-11-14 | Indianapolis Olympians over Philadelphia Warriors | 1952 | |
| 1952-01-16 | Milwaukee Hawks over Baltimore Bullets | 1951 | |
| 1951-11-13 | Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians | 1951 | |
| 1949-03-29 | Washington Capitols over New York Knicks | 1948 | Playoff |
| 1948-02-05 | Chicago Stags over St. Louis Bombers | 1947 |