Has an NBA game ever ended 83-71?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 83-71 11 times. It first happened on February 24, 1948, when Philadelphia Warriors beat Baltimore Bullets, and most recently on March 30, 2012, when Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons.
That makes 83-71 the 1307th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 84-71 has happened 12 times and 83-72 has happened 12 times. At one point the score disappeared for 49 years, between 1953 and 2002.
Every 83-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-30 | Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons | 2011 | |
| 2004-11-28 | Portland Trail Blazers over New Jersey Nets | 2004 | |
| 2003-03-08 | Houston Rockets over New Jersey Nets | 2002 | |
| 1954-01-14 | New York Knicks over Philadelphia Warriors | 1953 | |
| 1953-03-22 | Rochester Royals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1952 | Playoff |
| 1952-11-29 | Rochester Royals over Minneapolis Lakers | 1952 | |
| 1951-01-01 | Baltimore Bullets over Washington Capitols | 1950 | |
| 1949-04-09 | Washington Capitols over Minneapolis Lakers | 1948 | Playoff |
| 1949-01-11 | Rochester Royals over Philadelphia Warriors | 1948 | |
| 1948-11-18 | Philadelphia Warriors over Indianapolis Jets | 1948 | |
| 1948-02-24 | Philadelphia Warriors over Baltimore Bullets | 1947 |