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Has an NBA game ever ended 84-81?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 84-81 37 times. It first happened on January 9, 1947, when St. Louis Bombers beat Chicago Stags, and most recently on February 5, 2016, when Utah Jazz beat Milwaukee Bucks.

Where 84-81 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 84-81 the 643rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 85-81 has happened 29 times and 84-82 has happened 38 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.

Every 84-81 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2016-02-05Utah Jazz over Milwaukee Bucks2015
2011-04-28Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic2010Playoff
2011-01-04Dallas Mavericks over Portland Trail Blazers2010
2010-03-03Sacramento Kings over Houston Rockets2009
2009-12-21Milwaukee Bucks over Indiana Pacers2009
2009-04-26Orlando Magic over Philadelphia 76ers2008Playoff
2009-04-10Oklahoma City Thunder over Charlotte Bobcats2008
2008-01-31San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns2007
2007-11-14Los Angeles Clippers over New York Knicks2007
2005-11-11Detroit Pistons over Portland Trail Blazers2005
2004-03-23New Jersey Nets over Chicago Bulls2003
2004-02-08Toronto Raptors over Golden State Warriors2003
2002-03-02Atlanta Hawks over Cleveland Cavaliers2001
2002-01-08Memphis Grizzlies over Toronto Raptors2001
2001-01-13Sacramento Kings over Houston Rockets2000
2000-11-29Miami Heat over New York Knicks2000
2000-02-28Seattle SuperSonics over Charlotte Hornets1999
1999-05-20Portland Trail Blazers over Utah Jazz1998Playoff
1999-05-12Sacramento Kings over Utah Jazz1998Playoff
1999-04-02Atlanta Hawks over Vancouver Grizzlies1998
1999-03-23Utah Jazz over Miami Heat1998
1998-03-19Atlanta Hawks over Milwaukee Bucks1997
1996-04-13San Antonio Spurs over Seattle SuperSonics1995
1996-01-04Seattle SuperSonics over Miami Heat1995
1995-11-12San Antonio Spurs over Cleveland Cavaliers1995
1994-03-21Los Angeles Lakers over Miami Heat1993
1992-02-28Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets1991
1992-01-13Detroit Pistons over Dallas Mavericks1991
1983-03-23Cleveland Cavaliers over New York Knicks1982
1980-03-26Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks1979
1977-03-13Los Angeles Lakers over New York Nets1976
1954-02-11Boston Celtics over New York Knicks1953
1954-01-17Syracuse Nationals over Rochester Royals1953
1951-02-04Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Rochester Royals1950
1950-12-03Syracuse Nationals over Indianapolis Olympians1950
1949-03-17Philadelphia Warriors over Washington Capitols1948
1947-01-09St. Louis Bombers over Chicago Stags1946

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