Has an NBA game ever ended 79-78?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 79-78 17 times. It first happened on February 2, 1950, when Minneapolis Lakers beat Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons, and most recently on May 10, 2012, when Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls.
That makes 79-78 the 1056th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 80-78 has happened 25 times and 79-79 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 33 years, between 1954 and 1987.
Every 79-78 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-10 | Philadelphia 76ers over Chicago Bulls | 2011 | Playoff |
| 2003-12-01 | Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks | 2003 | |
| 2002-03-11 | Memphis Grizzlies over Utah Jazz | 2001 | |
| 2001-04-21 | Indiana Pacers over Philadelphia 76ers | 2000 | Playoff |
| 2001-04-01 | New York Knicks over Los Angeles Lakers | 2000 | |
| 1998-03-10 | San Antonio Spurs over New Jersey Nets | 1997 | |
| 1998-02-27 | Philadelphia 76ers over Denver Nuggets | 1997 | |
| 1997-02-04 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Milwaukee Bucks | 1996 | |
| 1995-12-02 | New Jersey Nets over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1995 | |
| 1995-04-09 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Chicago Bulls | 1994 | |
| 1991-11-30 | Dallas Mavericks over Minnesota Timberwolves | 1991 | |
| 1988-05-30 | Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons | 1987 | Playoff |
| 1954-11-11 | New York Knicks over Rochester Royals | 1954 | |
| 1954-03-20 | Boston Celtics over New York Knicks | 1953 | Playoff |
| 1951-12-11 | Philadelphia Warriors over Boston Celtics | 1951 | |
| 1950-03-25 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Rochester Royals | 1949 | Playoff |
| 1950-02-02 | Minneapolis Lakers over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1949 |