Has an NBA game ever ended 81-67?
It has. 81-67 has been a NBA final 7 times in 73,172 games. The first was Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors on January 15, 1950; the latest was Utah Jazz beat Houston Rockets on April 26, 2007.
That makes 81-67 the 1557th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-67 has happened 3 times and 81-68 has happened 9 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1953 and 1998.
Every 81-67 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-26 | Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets | 2006 | Playoff |
| 2001-01-24 | Charlotte Hornets over New York Knicks | 2000 | |
| 2000-11-11 | New York Knicks over Charlotte Hornets | 2000 | |
| 2000-01-29 | Portland Trail Blazers over San Antonio Spurs | 1999 | |
| 1999-04-10 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Atlanta Hawks | 1998 | |
| 1954-04-04 | Minneapolis Lakers over Syracuse Nationals | 1953 | Playoff |
| 1950-01-15 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors | 1949 |