Has an NBA game ever ended 81-70?
It has. 81-70 has been a NBA final 6 times in 77,318 games. The first was Baltimore Bullets beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks on January 17, 1951; the latest was San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets on March 4, 2008.
That makes 81-70 the 1636th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-70 has happened 13 times and 81-71 has happened 12 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1953 and 1996.
Every 81-70 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-04 | San Antonio Spurs over New Jersey Nets | 2007 | |
| 1998-04-02 | New York Knicks over Los Angeles Clippers | 1997 | |
| 1996-11-13 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Portland Trail Blazers | 1996 | |
| 1996-11-10 | Los Angeles Clippers over Minnesota Timberwolves | 1996 | |
| 1954-02-09 | Rochester Royals over Milwaukee Hawks | 1953 | |
| 1951-01-17 | Baltimore Bullets over Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 1950 |