Has an NBA game ever ended 79-76?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 79-76 21 times. It first happened on January 3, 1948, when Chicago Stags beat Providence Steamrollers, and most recently on February 8, 2014, when Memphis Grizzlies beat Atlanta Hawks.

Where 79-76 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 79-76 the 952nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 80-76 has happened 9 times and 79-77 has happened 17 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1953 and 1996.

Every 79-76 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2014-02-08	Memphis Grizzlies over Atlanta Hawks	2013
2013-04-25	Chicago Bulls over Brooklyn Nets	2012	Playoff
2012-03-19	Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks	2011
2007-05-24	Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers	2006	Playoff
2007-05-21	Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers	2006	Playoff
2005-04-03	Indiana Pacers over Washington Wizards	2004
2003-04-05	Cleveland Cavaliers over New Orleans Hornets	2002
2002-03-29	Seattle SuperSonics over San Antonio Spurs	2001
1999-05-19	San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Lakers	1998	Playoff
1999-02-17	Phoenix Suns over San Antonio Spurs	1998
1998-03-15	Miami Heat over Orlando Magic	1997
1996-12-11	Los Angeles Lakers over Indiana Pacers	1996
1954-01-01	Rochester Royals over Philadelphia Warriors	1953
1953-12-27	New York Knicks over Philadelphia Warriors	1953
1953-11-19	Syracuse Nationals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	1953
1952-11-15	Indianapolis Olympians over Philadelphia Warriors	1952
1951-01-07	New York Knicks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	1950
1949-11-17	Syracuse Nationals over Tri-Cities Blackhawks	1949
1949-01-15	St. Louis Bombers over Providence Steamrollers	1948
1948-02-19	Baltimore Bullets over Boston Celtics	1947
1948-01-03	Chicago Stags over Providence Steamrollers	1947

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