Has an NBA game ever ended 78-63?
It has. 78-63 has been a NBA final 4 times in 73,172 games. The first was Washington Capitols beat New York Knicks on March 14, 1947; the latest was Cleveland Cavaliers beat Orlando Magic on April 16, 1997.
That makes 78-63 the 1869th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 79-63 has happened 4 times and 78-64 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 44 years, between 1952 and 1996.
Every 78-63 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-16 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Orlando Magic | 1996 | |
| 1953-01-03 | Boston Celtics over Indianapolis Olympians | 1952 | |
| 1952-11-11 | Indianapolis Olympians over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1952 | |
| 1947-03-14 | Washington Capitols over New York Knicks | 1946 |