Has an NBA game ever ended 78-65?
It has. 78-65 has been a NBA final 3 times in 73,172 games. The first was St. Louis Bombers beat Minneapolis Lakers on November 17, 1949; the latest was New Jersey Nets beat Portland Trail Blazers on March 15, 2006.
That makes 78-65 the 2018th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 79-65 has happened 4 times and 78-66 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 41 years, between 1949 and 1990.
Every 78-65 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-15 | New Jersey Nets over Portland Trail Blazers | 2005 | |
| 1990-11-18 | Los Angeles Clippers over Seattle SuperSonics | 1990 | |
| 1949-11-17 | St. Louis Bombers over Minneapolis Lakers | 1949 |