Has an NBA game ever ended 83-82?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 83-82 24 times. It first happened on November 22, 1946, when Toronto Huskies beat Boston Celtics, and most recently on December 16, 2013, when Orlando Magic beat Chicago Bulls.

Where 83-82 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 83-82 the 882nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 84-82 has happened 38 times and 83-83 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1964 and 1993.

Every 83-82 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2013-12-16	Orlando Magic over Chicago Bulls	2013
2012-12-15	Chicago Bulls over Brooklyn Nets	2012
2011-01-18	Charlotte Bobcats over Chicago Bulls	2010
2008-03-12	Philadelphia 76ers over Detroit Pistons	2007
2007-06-14	San Antonio Spurs over Cleveland Cavaliers	2006	Playoff
2004-11-22	Minnesota Timberwolves over Dallas Mavericks	2004
2003-12-04	Philadelphia 76ers over Chicago Bulls	2003
2003-10-28	San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns	2003
2002-01-30	Indiana Pacers over Memphis Grizzlies	2001
2001-01-23	Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks	2000
2001-01-06	Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic	2000
2000-05-21	New York Knicks over Miami Heat	1999	Playoff
2000-01-24	Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers	1999
1999-03-29	Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers	1998
1999-03-19	Charlotte Hornets over Utah Jazz	1998
1998-05-05	Utah Jazz over San Antonio Spurs	1997	Playoff
1997-01-25	Denver Nuggets over Vancouver Grizzlies	1996
1994-05-15	Denver Nuggets over Utah Jazz	1993	Playoff
1965-01-08	St. Louis Hawks over New York Knicks	1964
1953-11-22	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Rochester Royals	1953
1952-11-18	Philadelphia Warriors over Milwaukee Hawks	1952
1948-12-04	Washington Capitols over Baltimore Bullets	1948
1948-02-28	Philadelphia Warriors over Providence Steamrollers	1947
1946-11-22	Toronto Huskies over Boston Celtics	1946

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