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Has an NBA game ever ended 81-71?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 81-71 12 times. It first happened on January 22, 1950, when New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals, and most recently on April 27, 2009, when Atlanta Hawks beat Miami Heat.

Where 81-71 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 81-71 the 1247th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-71 has happened 9 times and 81-72 has happened 13 times. At one point the score disappeared for 35 years, between 1952 and 1987.

Every 81-71 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2009-04-27Atlanta Hawks over Miami Heat2008Playoff
2003-03-15Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons2002
2003-03-11New Orleans Hornets over Indiana Pacers2002
2002-02-20Los Angeles Clippers over Miami Heat2001
1999-02-20Miami Heat over Houston Rockets1998
1998-01-02Cleveland Cavaliers over Orlando Magic1997
1996-01-31Cleveland Cavaliers over Milwaukee Bucks1995
1988-01-05Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons1987
1952-12-04Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks1952
1952-01-13Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Baltimore Bullets1951
1950-11-01Baltimore Bullets over Minneapolis Lakers1950
1950-01-22New York Knicks over Rochester Royals1949

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