Has an NBA game ever ended 84-71?
It has. 84-71 has been a NBA final 12 times in 73,172 games. The first was Pittsburgh Ironmen beat Providence Steamrollers on November 11, 1946; the latest was Cleveland Cavaliers beat Utah Jazz on January 15, 2005.
That makes 84-71 the 1247th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 85-71 has happened 13 times and 84-72 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1952 and 1995.
Every 84-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-15 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Utah Jazz | 2004 | |
| 2001-03-23 | Phoenix Suns over Philadelphia 76ers | 2000 | |
| 1999-03-24 | Detroit Pistons over New Jersey Nets | 1998 | |
| 1997-04-04 | Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1996 | |
| 1995-11-04 | New York Knicks over Milwaukee Bucks | 1995 | |
| 1952-12-16 | Rochester Royals over Indianapolis Olympians | 1952 | |
| 1950-03-09 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Chicago Stags | 1949 | |
| 1949-11-23 | Minneapolis Lakers over Baltimore Bullets | 1949 | |
| 1948-12-21 | Rochester Royals over Indianapolis Jets | 1948 | |
| 1947-04-16 | Philadelphia Warriors over Chicago Stags | 1946 | Playoff |
| 1947-01-25 | Washington Capitols over Pittsburgh Ironmen | 1946 | |
| 1946-11-11 | Pittsburgh Ironmen over Providence Steamrollers | 1946 |