Has an NBA game ever ended 80-76?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 80-76 9 times. It first happened on November 3, 1948, when New York Knicks beat Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons, and most recently on December 4, 2012, when Indiana Pacers beat Chicago Bulls.
That makes 80-76 the 1408th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 81-76 has happened 23 times and 80-77 has happened 20 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1951 and 1996.
Every 80-76 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-04 | Indiana Pacers over Chicago Bulls | 2012 | |
| 2000-12-08 | Miami Heat over Atlanta Hawks | 2000 | |
| 2000-11-03 | New York Knicks over Washington Wizards | 2000 | |
| 1999-05-29 | San Antonio Spurs over Portland Trail Blazers | 1998 | Playoff |
| 1997-02-02 | Miami Heat over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1996 | |
| 1952-02-08 | Indianapolis Olympians over Milwaukee Hawks | 1951 | |
| 1950-11-18 | Boston Celtics over Baltimore Bullets | 1950 | |
| 1950-03-30 | New York Knicks over Syracuse Nationals | 1949 | Playoff |
| 1948-11-03 | New York Knicks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1948 |