Has an NBA game ever ended 79-72?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 79-72 15 times. It first happened on January 19, 1947, when Cleveland Rebels beat New York Knicks, and most recently on November 13, 2010, when Milwaukee Bucks beat Golden State Warriors.
That makes 79-72 the 1123rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 80-72 has happened 15 times and 79-73 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1954 and 1996.
Every 79-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11-13 | Milwaukee Bucks over Golden State Warriors | 2010 | |
| 2003-12-23 | Miami Heat over Washington Wizards | 2003 | |
| 2002-01-13 | Los Angeles Clippers over Toronto Raptors | 2001 | |
| 1999-03-23 | Portland Trail Blazers over Golden State Warriors | 1998 | |
| 1997-03-02 | Miami Heat over San Antonio Spurs | 1996 | |
| 1997-02-26 | Atlanta Hawks over Milwaukee Bucks | 1996 | |
| 1955-02-26 | Milwaukee Hawks over New York Knicks | 1954 | |
| 1955-02-14 | Philadelphia Warriors over Rochester Royals | 1954 | |
| 1954-02-27 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors | 1953 | |
| 1954-02-22 | Philadelphia Warriors over Minneapolis Lakers | 1953 | |
| 1951-11-17 | Syracuse Nationals over New York Knicks | 1951 | |
| 1949-12-28 | New York Knicks over Philadelphia Warriors | 1949 | |
| 1948-11-13 | Chicago Stags over Indianapolis Jets | 1948 | |
| 1948-03-28 | Chicago Stags over Boston Celtics | 1947 | Playoff |
| 1947-01-19 | Cleveland Rebels over New York Knicks | 1946 |