Has an NBA game ever ended 82-70?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 82-70 13 times. It first happened on January 30, 1947, when Providence Steamrollers beat St. Louis Bombers, and most recently on January 10, 2012, when Houston Rockets beat Charlotte Bobcats.
That makes 82-70 the 1204th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 83-70 has happened 11 times and 82-71 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1953 and 1995.
Every 82-70 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-10 | Houston Rockets over Charlotte Bobcats | 2011 | |
| 1998-04-15 | Indiana Pacers over Atlanta Hawks | 1997 | |
| 1996-04-05 | Atlanta Hawks over New Jersey Nets | 1995 | |
| 1954-02-04 | Minneapolis Lakers over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1954-01-29 | Milwaukee Hawks over Boston Celtics | 1953 | |
| 1954-01-07 | New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 | |
| 1953-12-11 | Milwaukee Hawks over New York Knicks | 1953 | |
| 1950-01-22 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Washington Capitols | 1949 | |
| 1950-01-05 | New York Knicks over Waterloo Hawks | 1949 | |
| 1949-03-19 | New York Knicks over Washington Capitols | 1948 | |
| 1948-03-21 | St. Louis Bombers over Chicago Stags | 1947 | |
| 1947-04-12 | Philadelphia Warriors over New York Knicks | 1946 | Playoff |
| 1947-01-30 | Providence Steamrollers over St. Louis Bombers | 1946 |