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Has an NBA game ever ended 79-68?

It has. 79-68 has been a NBA final 10 times in 77,333 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics on November 15, 1952; the latest was Charlotte Bobcats beat New Jersey Nets on November 2, 2009.

Where 79-68 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 79-68 the 1359th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 80-68 has happened 5 times and 79-69 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1953 and 1998.

Every 79-68 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2009-11-02Charlotte Bobcats over New Jersey Nets2009
2009-04-24Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons2008Playoff
2004-11-17Seattle SuperSonics over New Jersey Nets2004
2002-11-20Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat2002
2001-11-23Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers2001
1999-05-11Orlando Magic over Philadelphia 76ers1998Playoff
1954-03-31Minneapolis Lakers over Syracuse Nationals1953Playoff
1954-02-11Rochester Royals over Milwaukee Hawks1953
1953-01-04Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors1952
1952-11-15New York Knicks over Boston Celtics1952
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