Has an NBA game ever ended 79-75?

It has. 79-75 has been a NBA final 18 times in 77,333 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics on December 10, 1947; the latest was New York Knicks beat Indiana Pacers on March 7, 2001.

Where 79-75 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 79-75 the 1042nd most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 80-75 has happened 10 times and 79-76 has happened 21 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1953 and 1990.

Every 79-75 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2001-03-07	New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers	2000
2000-11-25	Toronto Raptors over New York Knicks	2000
2000-11-06	Sacramento Kings over Portland Trail Blazers	2000
1999-04-23	Milwaukee Bucks over Cleveland Cavaliers	1998
1998-04-06	Portland Trail Blazers over San Antonio Spurs	1997
1996-11-27	Orlando Magic over Atlanta Hawks	1996
1991-01-26	Charlotte Hornets over Philadelphia 76ers	1990
1954-01-26	Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors	1953
1953-12-27	Minneapolis Lakers over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	1953
1953-01-03	Minneapolis Lakers over Milwaukee Hawks	1952
1952-01-06	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Indianapolis Olympians	1951
1951-04-21	Rochester Royals over New York Knicks	1950	Playoff
1950-12-16	Syracuse Nationals over Rochester Royals	1950
1950-11-16	Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Syracuse Nationals	1950
1950-03-11	Baltimore Bullets over Boston Celtics	1949
1949-02-15	New York Knicks over St. Louis Bombers	1948
1948-02-18	New York Knicks over Washington Capitols	1947
1947-12-10	New York Knicks over Boston Celtics	1947

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