Has an NBA game ever ended 85-73?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 85-73 15 times. It first happened on December 10, 1946, when Philadelphia Warriors beat Toronto Huskies, and most recently on January 3, 2012, when Utah Jazz beat Milwaukee Bucks.
That makes 85-73 the 1123rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 86-73 has happened 17 times and 85-74 has happened 18 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1952 and 1995.
Every 85-73 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-03 | Utah Jazz over Milwaukee Bucks | 2011 | |
| 2006-11-25 | Dallas Mavericks over New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 2006 | |
| 2005-11-14 | Memphis Grizzlies over Los Angeles Lakers | 2005 | |
| 2002-01-09 | Toronto Raptors over Chicago Bulls | 2001 | |
| 2000-12-09 | Minnesota Timberwolves over Los Angeles Clippers | 2000 | |
| 2000-02-18 | Phoenix Suns over Atlanta Hawks | 1999 | |
| 1998-03-24 | Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic | 1997 | |
| 1997-12-18 | Utah Jazz over Orlando Magic | 1997 | |
| 1996-12-10 | New York Knicks over Washington Bullets | 1996 | |
| 1995-12-09 | New Jersey Nets over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1995 | |
| 1953-02-26 | Minneapolis Lakers over Philadelphia Warriors | 1952 | |
| 1950-11-09 | Indianapolis Olympians over New York Knicks | 1950 | |
| 1950-01-15 | Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals | 1949 | |
| 1947-12-30 | Chicago Stags over Providence Steamrollers | 1947 | |
| 1946-12-10 | Philadelphia Warriors over Toronto Huskies | 1946 |