Has an NBA game ever ended 80-71?
It has. 80-71 has been a NBA final 15 times in 73,172 games. The first was St. Louis Bombers beat New York Knicks on February 22, 1948; the latest was Charlotte Hornets beat Indiana Pacers on January 17, 2015.
That makes 80-71 the 1123rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 81-71 has happened 12 times and 80-72 has happened 15 times. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1952 and 1994.
Every 80-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-17 | Charlotte Hornets over Indiana Pacers | 2014 | |
| 2012-12-17 | Memphis Grizzlies over Chicago Bulls | 2012 | |
| 2004-03-17 | Indiana Pacers over Portland Trail Blazers | 2003 | |
| 1999-05-11 | Minnesota Timberwolves over San Antonio Spurs | 1998 | Playoff |
| 1999-04-27 | Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1998 | |
| 1999-04-16 | Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks | 1998 | |
| 1999-03-22 | Atlanta Hawks over New York Knicks | 1998 | |
| 1998-03-06 | Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knicks | 1997 | |
| 1995-05-14 | San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Lakers | 1994 | Playoff |
| 1953-02-15 | Minneapolis Lakers over Milwaukee Hawks | 1952 | |
| 1951-12-16 | New York Knicks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1951 | |
| 1951-12-02 | Indianapolis Olympians over Milwaukee Hawks | 1951 | |
| 1949-12-16 | Chicago Stags over Rochester Royals | 1949 | |
| 1948-11-13 | Washington Capitols over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1948 | |
| 1948-02-22 | St. Louis Bombers over New York Knicks | 1947 |