Has an NBA game ever ended 80-72?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 80-72 15 times. It first happened on November 17, 1948, when Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors, and most recently on December 23, 2008, when Charlotte Bobcats beat Washington Wizards.
That makes 80-72 the 1123rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 81-72 has happened 13 times and 80-73 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 47 years, between 1953 and 2000.
Every 80-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-23 | Charlotte Bobcats over Washington Wizards | 2008 | |
| 2005-11-19 | Memphis Grizzlies over Utah Jazz | 2005 | |
| 2005-04-10 | Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat | 2004 | |
| 2003-12-31 | Houston Rockets over Philadelphia 76ers | 2003 | |
| 2003-10-29 | Denver Nuggets over San Antonio Spurs | 2003 | |
| 2002-02-22 | Detroit Pistons over Toronto Raptors | 2001 | |
| 2001-01-02 | San Antonio Spurs over Miami Heat | 2000 | |
| 1953-11-01 | Rochester Royals over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1952-11-26 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Milwaukee Hawks | 1952 | |
| 1952-04-13 | New York Knicks over Minneapolis Lakers | 1951 | Playoff |
| 1951-02-11 | Syracuse Nationals over Baltimore Bullets | 1950 | |
| 1950-11-15 | Baltimore Bullets over Philadelphia Warriors | 1950 | |
| 1950-01-01 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Boston Celtics | 1949 | |
| 1949-11-22 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Boston Celtics | 1949 | |
| 1948-11-17 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors | 1948 |