Has an NBA game ever ended 83-74?

It has. 83-74 has been a NBA final 22 times in 73,172 games. The first was St. Louis Bombers beat Cleveland Rebels on November 16, 1946; the latest was Atlanta Hawks beat Boston Celtics on April 29, 2012.

Where 83-74 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 83-74 the 917th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 84-74 has happened 17 times and 83-75 has happened 16 times. At one point the score disappeared for 46 years, between 1949 and 1995.

Every 83-74 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2012-04-29	Atlanta Hawks over Boston Celtics	2011	Playoff
2012-03-09	New Jersey Nets over Charlotte Bobcats	2011
2009-11-01	Portland Trail Blazers over Oklahoma City Thunder	2009
2003-12-05	Houston Rockets over New Orleans Hornets	2003
2003-02-06	San Antonio Spurs over Denver Nuggets	2002
2002-11-27	Philadelphia 76ers over Miami Heat	2002
2002-11-01	Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets	2002
2002-04-08	Orlando Magic over Houston Rockets	2001
2002-03-08	Toronto Raptors over Miami Heat	2001
2001-11-15	New York Knicks over Miami Heat	2001
2001-10-30	Minnesota Timberwolves over Philadelphia 76ers	2001
2000-12-22	Charlotte Hornets over Minnesota Timberwolves	2000
2000-04-02	Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers	1999
1999-12-18	Orlando Magic over Chicago Bulls	1999
1997-12-12	Atlanta Hawks over Los Angeles Clippers	1997
1996-03-26	New York Knicks over Houston Rockets	1995
1995-12-16	Utah Jazz over Miami Heat	1995
1950-02-14	Rochester Royals over Chicago Stags	1949
1949-12-22	Syracuse Nationals over Sheboygan Redskins	1949
1948-12-08	New York Knicks over Providence Steamrollers	1948
1947-01-31	Toronto Huskies over Washington Capitols	1946
1946-11-16	St. Louis Bombers over Cleveland Rebels	1946

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