Has an NBA game ever ended 82-73?

It has. 82-73 has been a NBA final 20 times in 73,172 games. The first was St. Louis Bombers beat New York Knicks on March 10, 1948; the latest was Utah Jazz beat Memphis Grizzlies on December 18, 2016.

Where 82-73 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 82-73 the 985th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 83-73 has happened 21 times and 82-74 has happened 13 times.

Every 82-73 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2016-12-18	Utah Jazz over Memphis Grizzlies	2016
2009-02-11	Denver Nuggets over Orlando Magic	2008
2007-03-17	Cleveland Cavaliers over Utah Jazz	2006
2006-03-22	Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat	2005
2003-03-24	Seattle SuperSonics over Phoenix Suns	2002
2002-11-11	Dallas Mavericks over Portland Trail Blazers	2002
2002-03-08	Portland Trail Blazers over New Jersey Nets	2001
2001-02-15	Indiana Pacers over Detroit Pistons	2000
2001-01-23	Minnesota Timberwolves over Phoenix Suns	2000
1998-05-10	Utah Jazz over San Antonio Spurs	1997	Playoff
1995-02-04	Cleveland Cavaliers over Indiana Pacers	1994
1988-02-13	Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls	1987
1977-03-11	New York Nets over Phoenix Suns	1976
1952-02-22	Indianapolis Olympians over Milwaukee Hawks	1951
1951-11-25	Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians	1951
1950-11-16	Boston Celtics over Baltimore Bullets	1950
1950-02-23	Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Baltimore Bullets	1949
1950-01-05	Syracuse Nationals over Tri-Cities Blackhawks	1949
1949-02-13	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over New York Knicks	1948
1948-03-10	St. Louis Bombers over New York Knicks	1947

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