Has an NBA game ever ended 83-73?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 83-73 21 times. It first happened on January 29, 1947, when Providence Steamrollers beat Detroit Falcons, and most recently on December 13, 2019, when Charlotte Hornets beat Chicago Bulls.

Where 83-73 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 83-73 the 952nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 84-73 has happened 15 times and 83-74 has happened 22 times. At one point the score disappeared for 38 years, between 1952 and 1990.

Every 83-73 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2019-12-13	Charlotte Hornets over Chicago Bulls	2019
2012-01-30	San Antonio Spurs over Memphis Grizzlies	2011
2007-12-28	Toronto Raptors over San Antonio Spurs	2007
2006-02-10	San Antonio Spurs over New Jersey Nets	2005
2004-01-04	Toronto Raptors over Phoenix Suns	2003
2003-12-30	Atlanta Hawks over Washington Wizards	2003
2003-03-10	Utah Jazz over Miami Heat	2002
2000-04-19	Charlotte Hornets over Miami Heat	1999
1999-12-08	Philadelphia 76ers over Houston Rockets	1999
1999-05-10	Miami Heat over New York Knicks	1998	Playoff
1999-03-11	Miami Heat over Toronto Raptors	1998
1990-12-06	Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves	1990
1953-03-26	Minneapolis Lakers over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	1952	Playoff
1952-12-14	Boston Celtics over Baltimore Bullets	1952
1952-02-23	Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals	1951
1952-02-03	Milwaukee Hawks over Philadelphia Warriors	1951
1952-01-04	Indianapolis Olympians over New York Knicks	1951
1951-11-06	New York Knicks over Indianapolis Olympians	1951
1950-12-31	Minneapolis Lakers over Philadelphia Warriors	1950
1949-02-05	New York Knicks over Washington Capitols	1948
1947-01-29	Providence Steamrollers over Detroit Falcons	1946

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