Has an NBA game ever ended 77-72?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 77-72 11 times. It first happened on February 4, 1948, when Washington Capitols beat Baltimore Bullets, and most recently on February 26, 2007, when Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets.
That makes 77-72 the 1307th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 78-72 has happened 10 times and 77-73 has happened 11 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1954 and 1997.
Every 77-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-26 | Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets | 2006 | |
| 2001-11-08 | Houston Rockets over Philadelphia 76ers | 2001 | |
| 1997-11-16 | New Jersey Nets over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1997 | |
| 1955-01-09 | Milwaukee Hawks over Syracuse Nationals | 1954 | |
| 1954-01-06 | Philadelphia Warriors over Milwaukee Hawks | 1953 | |
| 1951-11-11 | Boston Celtics over Minneapolis Lakers | 1951 | |
| 1950-03-04 | Baltimore Bullets over Chicago Stags | 1949 | |
| 1949-12-18 | Minneapolis Lakers over Boston Celtics | 1949 | |
| 1949-11-27 | New York Knicks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1949 | |
| 1948-03-18 | Boston Celtics over Chicago Stags | 1947 | |
| 1948-02-04 | Washington Capitols over Baltimore Bullets | 1947 |