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Has an NBA game ever ended 81-76?

It has. 81-76 has been a NBA final 23 times in 77,333 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Indianapolis Jets on February 26, 1949; the latest was Indiana Pacers beat New York Knicks on January 10, 2013.

Where 81-76 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 81-76 the 898th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-76 has happened 18 times and 81-77 has happened 12 times. At one point the score disappeared for 27 years, between 1953 and 1980.

Every 81-76 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2013-01-10Indiana Pacers over New York Knicks2012
2006-12-26Indiana Pacers over Houston Rockets2006
2002-03-08Phoenix Suns over Minnesota Timberwolves2001
2001-04-08Miami Heat over New York Knicks2000
2001-04-06Miami Heat over Charlotte Hornets2000
2000-12-26Atlanta Hawks over New Jersey Nets2000
2000-04-28Philadelphia 76ers over Charlotte Hornets1999Playoff
1999-04-30Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks1998
1999-04-03Golden State Warriors over Los Angeles Lakers1998
1999-03-08Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago Bulls1998
1996-12-23Milwaukee Bucks over Houston Rockets1996
1996-05-01New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers1995Playoff
1981-04-17Phoenix Suns over Kansas City Kings1980Playoff
1953-12-20Syracuse Nationals over Minneapolis Lakers1953
1952-12-27Syracuse Nationals over Baltimore Bullets1952
1952-12-08Indianapolis Olympians over Minneapolis Lakers1952
1952-03-07Indianapolis Olympians over Syracuse Nationals1951
1951-02-16Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors1950
1951-02-10Baltimore Bullets over Boston Celtics1950
1950-01-15Sheboygan Redskins over Anderson Packers1949
1949-12-17New York Knicks over St. Louis Bombers1949
1949-11-15Baltimore Bullets over Boston Celtics1949
1949-02-26New York Knicks over Indianapolis Jets1948
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