Has an NBA game ever ended 83-80?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 83-80 32 times. It first happened on January 8, 1947, when Chicago Stags beat Detroit Falcons, and most recently on December 10, 2015, when Chicago Bulls beat LA Clippers.

Where 83-80 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 83-80 the 729th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 84-80 has happened 36 times and 83-81 has happened 41 times. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1956 and 1990.

Every 83-80 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2015-12-10	Chicago Bulls over LA Clippers	2015
2014-11-29	Washington Wizards over New Orleans Pelicans	2014
2014-01-10	Atlanta Hawks over Houston Rockets	2013
2013-12-30	Utah Jazz over Charlotte Bobcats	2013
2012-05-10	Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks	2011	Playoff
2011-05-26	Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls	2010	Playoff
2011-03-02	Atlanta Hawks over Chicago Bulls	2010
2006-02-24	San Antonio Spurs over Memphis Grizzlies	2005
2005-11-15	Dallas Mavericks over Denver Nuggets	2005
2004-05-19	Minnesota Timberwolves over Sacramento Kings	2003	Playoff
2004-04-09	Washington Wizards over Philadelphia 76ers	2003
2003-11-11	Portland Trail Blazers over Toronto Raptors	2003
2000-12-01	Orlando Magic over New Jersey Nets	2000
2000-01-31	Denver Nuggets over Philadelphia 76ers	1999
1999-04-14	Indiana Pacers over Orlando Magic	1998
1998-04-08	New York Knicks over Miami Heat	1997
1998-03-14	Washington Wizards over Charlotte Hornets	1997
1997-11-01	San Antonio Spurs over Cleveland Cavaliers	1997
1997-02-26	Los Angeles Clippers over Vancouver Grizzlies	1996
1997-01-04	Utah Jazz over Miami Heat	1996
1997-01-02	San Antonio Spurs over Utah Jazz	1996
1996-12-07	Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls	1996
1991-02-28	Los Angeles Clippers over Houston Rockets	1990
1957-03-24	Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals	1956	Playoff
1955-11-06	Rochester Royals over Syracuse Nationals	1955
1953-11-24	Philadelphia Warriors over Baltimore Bullets	1953
1953-01-04	Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals	1952
1950-03-15	Philadelphia Warriors over Anderson Packers	1949
1949-12-26	Rochester Royals over New York Knicks	1949
1949-11-19	Anderson Packers over Minneapolis Lakers	1949
1947-04-22	Philadelphia Warriors over Chicago Stags	1946	Playoff
1947-01-08	Chicago Stags over Detroit Falcons	1946

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