Has an NBA game ever ended 80-79?

It has. 80-79 has been a NBA final 24 times in 73,172 games. The first was Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals on March 27, 1949; the latest was New York Knicks beat Orlando Magic on April 11, 2015.

Where 80-79 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 80-79 the 882nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 81-79 has happened 27 times and 80-80 has happened never.

Every 80-79 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2015-04-11	New York Knicks over Orlando Magic	2014
2006-01-14	San Antonio Spurs over Memphis Grizzlies	2005
2005-01-31	Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic	2004
2005-01-19	San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Clippers	2004
2004-01-23	Minnesota Timberwolves over Detroit Pistons	2003
2002-11-23	Denver Nuggets over Phoenix Suns	2002
2002-04-20	Charlotte Hornets over Orlando Magic	2001	Playoff
2002-04-12	Portland Trail Blazers over Houston Rockets	2001
2002-02-18	Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Clippers	2001
2001-12-15	Atlanta Hawks over Chicago Bulls	2001
2001-04-01	Charlotte Hornets over Boston Celtics	2000
1999-02-21	Indiana Pacers over New Jersey Nets	1998
1997-03-22	Milwaukee Bucks over New York Knicks	1996
1992-12-23	Seattle SuperSonics over Los Angeles Lakers	1992
1989-01-27	Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons	1988
1982-12-04	Atlanta Hawks over New York Knicks	1982
1978-10-27	Seattle SuperSonics over Milwaukee Bucks	1978
1976-04-15	Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Bullets	1975	Playoff
1955-12-27	New York Knicks over Philadelphia Warriors	1955
1954-11-20	Syracuse Nationals over Rochester Royals	1954
1953-12-15	New York Knicks over Minneapolis Lakers	1953
1952-03-09	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over New York Knicks	1951
1950-12-03	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Rochester Royals	1950
1949-03-27	Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals	1948	Playoff

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