Has an NBA game ever ended 78-75?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 78-75 15 times. It first happened on January 8, 1948, when Baltimore Bullets beat Chicago Stags, and most recently on January 13, 2015, when Miami Heat beat Los Angeles Lakers.
That makes 78-75 the 1123rd most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 79-75 has happened 18 times and 78-76 has happened 16 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1973 and 2001.
Every 78-75 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-13 | Miami Heat over Los Angeles Lakers | 2014 | |
| 2012-05-15 | Indiana Pacers over Miami Heat | 2011 | Playoff |
| 2004-11-03 | Portland Trail Blazers over Golden State Warriors | 2004 | |
| 2001-11-22 | Milwaukee Bucks over Toronto Raptors | 2001 | |
| 1974-01-04 | Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knicks | 1973 | |
| 1955-03-02 | Philadelphia Warriors over Milwaukee Hawks | 1954 | |
| 1954-01-19 | New York Knicks over Milwaukee Hawks | 1953 | |
| 1952-11-09 | Milwaukee Hawks over Rochester Royals | 1952 | |
| 1951-02-18 | Boston Celtics over Indianapolis Olympians | 1950 | |
| 1951-02-04 | Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors | 1950 | |
| 1951-01-26 | Indianapolis Olympians over Philadelphia Warriors | 1950 | |
| 1950-11-12 | Boston Celtics over Indianapolis Olympians | 1950 | |
| 1949-12-09 | Indianapolis Olympians over Denver Nuggets | 1949 | |
| 1948-04-17 | Baltimore Bullets over Philadelphia Warriors | 1947 | Playoff |
| 1948-01-08 | Baltimore Bullets over Chicago Stags | 1947 |
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