Has an NBA game ever ended 81-59?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 81-59 4 times. It first happened on November 27, 1947, when New York Knicks beat Philadelphia Warriors, and most recently on January 27, 2001, when Miami Heat beat Orlando Magic.
That makes 81-59 the 1869th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-59 has happened 1 times and 81-60 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949. At one point the score disappeared for 51 years, between 1949 and 2000.
Every 81-59 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-27 | Miami Heat over Orlando Magic | 2000 | |
| 1950-01-01 | New York Knicks over Philadelphia Warriors | 1949 | |
| 1949-03-16 | St. Louis Bombers over Providence Steamrollers | 1948 | |
| 1947-11-27 | New York Knicks over Philadelphia Warriors | 1947 |
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