Has an NBA game ever ended 83-72?
It has. 83-72 has been a NBA final 12 times in 73,172 games. The first was Anderson Packers beat Indianapolis Olympians on November 15, 1949; the latest was Miami Heat beat Chicago Bulls on April 19, 2012.
That makes 83-72 the 1247th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 84-72 has happened 8 times and 83-73 has happened 21 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1950 and 1995.
Every 83-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-19 | Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls | 2011 | |
| 2008-03-22 | Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Clippers | 2007 | |
| 2007-05-16 | New Jersey Nets over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2006 | Playoff |
| 2004-01-11 | Toronto Raptors over Portland Trail Blazers | 2003 | |
| 2003-03-07 | Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Clippers | 2002 | |
| 2003-02-12 | Indiana Pacers over New Orleans Hornets | 2002 | |
| 2002-11-29 | Houston Rockets over Seattle SuperSonics | 2002 | |
| 1996-03-07 | Atlanta Hawks over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1995 | |
| 1951-02-03 | New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets | 1950 | |
| 1950-02-03 | Philadelphia Warriors over Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 1949 | |
| 1949-12-23 | New York Knicks over Denver Nuggets | 1949 | |
| 1949-11-15 | Anderson Packers over Indianapolis Olympians | 1949 |