Has an NBA game ever ended 84-72?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 84-72 8 times. It first happened on January 2, 1947, when Philadelphia Warriors beat Providence Steamrollers, and most recently on February 27, 2006, when Detroit Pistons beat Cleveland Cavaliers.
That makes 84-72 the 1492nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 85-72 has happened 10 times and 84-73 has happened 15 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1952 and 1995.
Every 84-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-27 | Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2005 | |
| 2001-03-25 | Los Angeles Lakers over Sacramento Kings | 2000 | |
| 1996-01-23 | Atlanta Hawks over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1995 | |
| 1953-02-15 | Rochester Royals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1952 | |
| 1950-11-14 | Philadelphia Warriors over Baltimore Bullets | 1950 | |
| 1949-12-07 | Chicago Stags over Baltimore Bullets | 1949 | |
| 1948-11-04 | Minneapolis Lakers over Baltimore Bullets | 1948 | |
| 1947-01-02 | Philadelphia Warriors over Providence Steamrollers | 1946 |