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Has an NBA game ever ended 85-78?

It has. 85-78 has been a NBA final 37 times in 77,333 games. The first was Providence Steamrollers beat Washington Capitols on November 29, 1947; the latest was Milwaukee Bucks beat Oklahoma City Thunder on November 11, 2014.

Where 85-78 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 85-78 the 643rd most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 86-78 has happened 19 times and 85-79 has happened 25 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1953 and 1990.

Every 85-78 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2014-11-11Milwaukee Bucks over Oklahoma City Thunder2014
2013-04-20New York Knicks over Boston Celtics2012Playoff
2010-11-05Golden State Warriors over Utah Jazz2010
2008-12-21Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons2008
2008-01-12Washington Wizards over Boston Celtics2007
2007-11-24New York Knicks over Chicago Bulls2007
2007-04-06Portland Trail Blazers over Houston Rockets2006
2006-04-19Boston Celtics over Miami Heat2005
2004-05-26Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers2003Playoff
2004-03-31Golden State Warriors over Toronto Raptors2003
2004-01-14Indiana Pacers over Atlanta Hawks2003
2003-11-21Portland Trail Blazers over Houston Rockets2003
2002-03-06Portland Trail Blazers over Minnesota Timberwolves2001
2002-02-12Houston Rockets over Memphis Grizzlies2001
2001-05-13Charlotte Hornets over Milwaukee Bucks2000Playoff
2000-11-09Houston Rockets over Vancouver Grizzlies2000
2000-03-14Toronto Raptors over Golden State Warriors1999
1999-12-10New York Knicks over Philadelphia 76ers1999
1999-11-30Washington Wizards over New Jersey Nets1999
1999-03-01New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers1998
1998-03-11Charlotte Hornets over New York Knicks1997
1998-03-10New York Knicks over Orlando Magic1997
1997-12-27Philadelphia 76ers over Golden State Warriors1997
1997-03-05Cleveland Cavaliers over Indiana Pacers1996
1995-12-12Minnesota Timberwolves over Atlanta Hawks1995
1994-06-08Houston Rockets over New York Knicks1993Playoff
1994-02-18Cleveland Cavaliers over Minnesota Timberwolves1993
1991-03-24San Antonio Spurs over Detroit Pistons1990
1954-03-04Rochester Royals over Philadelphia Warriors1953
1952-12-06Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks1952
1952-01-31Minneapolis Lakers over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1951
1951-12-09Indianapolis Olympians over Minneapolis Lakers1951
1950-01-25Minneapolis Lakers over St. Louis Bombers1949
1949-11-18New York Knicks over Denver Nuggets1949
1948-12-14Rochester Royals over Chicago Stags1948
1948-02-01Philadelphia Warriors over Chicago Stags1947
1947-11-29Providence Steamrollers over Washington Capitols1947
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