Has an NBA game ever ended 81-74?
It has. 81-74 has been a NBA final 11 times in 73,172 games. The first was Washington Capitols beat St. Louis Bombers on January 21, 1948; the latest was Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls on May 10, 2007.
That makes 81-74 the 1307th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-74 has happened 13 times and 81-75 has happened 11 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1953 and 1998.
Every 81-74 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-10 | Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls | 2006 | Playoff |
| 2006-12-16 | Orlando Magic over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2006 | |
| 2005-06-23 | San Antonio Spurs over Detroit Pistons | 2004 | Playoff |
| 2004-02-29 | Philadelphia 76ers over Minnesota Timberwolves | 2003 | |
| 2004-02-28 | Indiana Pacers over Philadelphia 76ers | 2003 | |
| 2003-12-30 | Toronto Raptors over Denver Nuggets | 2003 | |
| 1999-02-25 | Indiana Pacers over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1998 | |
| 1954-01-14 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1951-11-24 | Baltimore Bullets over Philadelphia Warriors | 1951 | |
| 1948-04-02 | Chicago Stags over Boston Celtics | 1947 | Playoff |
| 1948-01-21 | Washington Capitols over St. Louis Bombers | 1947 |