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Has an NBA game ever ended 85-79?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 85-79 25 times. It first happened on February 15, 1948, when Providence Steamrollers beat Chicago Stags, and most recently on January 26, 2014, when Brooklyn Nets beat Boston Celtics.

Where 85-79 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 85-79 the 861st most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 86-79 has happened 28 times and 85-80 has happened 20 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1954 and 1982.

Every 85-79 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2014-01-26Brooklyn Nets over Boston Celtics2013
2013-12-31Toronto Raptors over Chicago Bulls2013
2012-01-11New York Knicks over Philadelphia 76ers2011
2006-12-13Portland Trail Blazers over Memphis Grizzlies2006
2004-01-30Utah Jazz over Memphis Grizzlies2003
2003-01-04Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers2002
2002-11-30Miami Heat over Cleveland Cavaliers2002
2002-03-08New York Knicks over Utah Jazz2001
2002-01-14Miami Heat over Golden State Warriors2001
1999-12-08Utah Jazz over Dallas Mavericks1999
1999-04-15Golden State Warriors over Denver Nuggets1998
1999-03-16Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers1998
1998-05-17Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers1997Playoff
1997-02-23Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets1996
1997-02-03Sacramento Kings over San Antonio Spurs1996
1996-03-24New York Knicks over Dallas Mavericks1995
1991-11-10Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets1991
1982-12-11New York Knicks over Washington Bullets1982
1955-01-27Milwaukee Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers1954
1954-02-16Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals1953
1953-01-11Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks1952
1951-03-04Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors1950
1950-01-29Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Waterloo Hawks1949
1949-03-17Chicago Stags over St. Louis Bombers1948
1948-02-15Providence Steamrollers over Chicago Stags1947

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