Has an NBA game ever ended 82-76?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 82-76 18 times. It first happened on November 23, 1946, when New York Knicks beat Cleveland Rebels, and most recently on January 24, 2007, when Atlanta Hawks beat Boston Celtics.
That makes 82-76 the 1042nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 83-76 has happened 11 times and 82-77 has happened 23 times. At one point the score disappeared for 26 years, between 1952 and 1978.
Every 82-76 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-24 | Atlanta Hawks over Boston Celtics | 2006 | |
| 2006-02-22 | Utah Jazz over New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 2005 | |
| 2004-11-27 | Denver Nuggets over Houston Rockets | 2004 | |
| 2003-02-11 | Boston Celtics over Seattle SuperSonics | 2002 | |
| 2001-11-13 | Philadelphia 76ers over Miami Heat | 2001 | |
| 2000-05-09 | New York Knicks over Miami Heat | 1999 | Playoff |
| 1998-03-27 | Boston Celtics over New Jersey Nets | 1997 | |
| 1997-03-09 | Charlotte Hornets over Miami Heat | 1996 | |
| 1996-12-23 | New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks | 1996 | |
| 1994-01-15 | Chicago Bulls over Houston Rockets | 1993 | |
| 1994-01-11 | Indiana Pacers over Milwaukee Bucks | 1993 | |
| 1979-01-30 | Portland Trail Blazers over Denver Nuggets | 1978 | |
| 1953-01-24 | New York Knicks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1952 | |
| 1951-02-21 | Minneapolis Lakers over Syracuse Nationals | 1950 | |
| 1950-03-18 | Washington Capitols over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1949 | |
| 1950-03-01 | New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets | 1949 | |
| 1947-03-04 | Cleveland Rebels over Providence Steamrollers | 1946 | |
| 1946-11-23 | New York Knicks over Cleveland Rebels | 1946 |