Has an NBA game ever ended 85-72?
It has. 85-72 has been a NBA final 10 times in 73,172 games. The first was Washington Capitols beat Baltimore Bullets on February 21, 1948; the latest was Indiana Pacers beat Los Angeles Lakers on February 2, 2004.
That makes 85-72 the 1359th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 86-72 has happened 9 times and 85-73 has happened 15 times. At one point the score disappeared for 44 years, between 1954 and 1998.
Every 85-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-02 | Indiana Pacers over Los Angeles Lakers | 2003 | |
| 1999-03-14 | Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons | 1998 | |
| 1999-03-07 | Indiana Pacers over Miami Heat | 1998 | |
| 1954-11-13 | Milwaukee Hawks over Syracuse Nationals | 1954 | |
| 1953-02-25 | Minneapolis Lakers over Baltimore Bullets | 1952 | |
| 1950-03-02 | Anderson Packers over Denver Nuggets | 1949 | |
| 1950-01-31 | Rochester Royals over Boston Celtics | 1949 | |
| 1949-11-16 | Chicago Stags over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1949 | |
| 1949-03-16 | Washington Capitols over Minneapolis Lakers | 1948 | |
| 1948-02-21 | Washington Capitols over Baltimore Bullets | 1947 |