Has an NBA game ever ended 78-72?
It has. 78-72 has been a NBA final 10 times in 73,172 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Washington Capitols on February 12, 1947; the latest was Orlando Magic beat Milwaukee Bucks on April 5, 2011.
That makes 78-72 the 1359th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 79-72 has happened 15 times and 78-73 has happened 11 times. At one point the score disappeared for 47 years, between 1953 and 2000.
Every 78-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-05 | Orlando Magic over Milwaukee Bucks | 2010 | |
| 2007-11-03 | Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago Bulls | 2007 | |
| 2003-11-23 | Golden State Warriors over Portland Trail Blazers | 2003 | |
| 2002-02-21 | Phoenix Suns over Memphis Grizzlies | 2001 | |
| 2001-11-29 | Chicago Bulls over Miami Heat | 2001 | |
| 2000-12-22 | Atlanta Hawks over Toronto Raptors | 2000 | |
| 1954-02-03 | Milwaukee Hawks over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1953-11-11 | Philadelphia Warriors over Boston Celtics | 1953 | |
| 1947-03-11 | Cleveland Rebels over Pittsburgh Ironmen | 1946 | |
| 1947-02-12 | New York Knicks over Washington Capitols | 1946 |