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Has an NBA game ever ended 81-72?

It has. 81-72 has been a NBA final 13 times in 77,318 games. The first was Anderson Packers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks on December 1, 1949; the latest was Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee Bucks on January 10, 2014.

Where 81-72 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 81-72 the 1204th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-72 has happened 15 times and 81-73 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 40 years, between 1953 and 1993.

Every 81-72 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2014-01-10Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks2013
2012-12-29Memphis Grizzlies over Denver Nuggets2012
2012-11-19Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic2012
2001-03-02Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks2000
1999-04-06Orlando Magic over New York Knicks1998
1996-03-19Cleveland Cavaliers over Dallas Mavericks1995
1996-01-02New Jersey Nets over Milwaukee Bucks1995
1993-12-23Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons1993
1954-02-25Philadelphia Warriors over Minneapolis Lakers1953
1953-02-14Rochester Royals over Milwaukee Hawks1952
1950-03-02New York Knicks over Boston Celtics1949
1949-12-17Philadelphia Warriors over Waterloo Hawks1949
1949-12-01Anderson Packers over Tri-Cities Blackhawks1949

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