Has an NBA game ever ended 81-78?
It has. 81-78 has been a NBA final 16 times in 77,333 games. The first was Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat Chicago Stags on March 13, 1949; the latest was Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers on March 2, 2012.
That makes 81-78 the 1088th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-78 has happened 25 times and 81-79 has happened 27 times. At one point the score disappeared for 36 years, between 1957 and 1993.
Every 81-78 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-02 | Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Clippers | 2011 | |
| 2009-04-08 | Orlando Magic over Memphis Grizzlies | 2008 | |
| 2004-04-22 | New Jersey Nets over New York Knicks | 2003 | Playoff |
| 2003-11-08 | Dallas Mavericks over San Antonio Spurs | 2003 | |
| 2001-01-04 | Miami Heat over New Jersey Nets | 2000 | |
| 2000-03-28 | Miami Heat over Phoenix Suns | 1999 | |
| 1997-01-08 | Houston Rockets over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1996 | |
| 1994-03-18 | Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers | 1993 | |
| 1958-01-04 | Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors | 1957 | |
| 1957-01-05 | Philadelphia Warriors over Rochester Royals | 1956 | |
| 1954-02-13 | Rochester Royals over Syracuse Nationals | 1953 | |
| 1952-01-19 | Baltimore Bullets over Indianapolis Olympians | 1951 | |
| 1950-11-30 | Philadelphia Warriors over Syracuse Nationals | 1950 | |
| 1950-02-26 | Washington Capitols over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1949 | |
| 1950-01-19 | Rochester Royals over Anderson Packers | 1949 | |
| 1949-03-13 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Chicago Stags | 1948 |
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