Has an NBA game ever ended 79-71?
It has. 79-71 has been a NBA final 8 times in 73,172 games. The first was Toronto Huskies beat St. Louis Bombers on March 11, 1947; the latest was Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics on January 20, 2012.
That makes 79-71 the 1492nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 80-71 has happened 15 times and 79-72 has happened 15 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1952 and 1997.
Every 79-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-20 | Phoenix Suns over Boston Celtics | 2011 | |
| 2003-12-23 | Indiana Pacers over Houston Rockets | 2003 | |
| 2003-11-01 | Memphis Grizzlies over Houston Rockets | 2003 | |
| 1998-02-22 | Milwaukee Bucks over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1997 | |
| 1953-02-25 | Rochester Royals over New York Knicks | 1952 | |
| 1950-02-19 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Baltimore Bullets | 1949 | |
| 1949-01-17 | St. Louis Bombers over New York Knicks | 1948 | |
| 1947-03-11 | Toronto Huskies over St. Louis Bombers | 1946 |