Has an NBA game ever ended 85-83?

It has. 85-83 has been a NBA final 36 times in 73,172 games. The first was Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Denver Nuggets on December 30, 1949; the latest was Oklahoma City Thunder beat LA Clippers on November 2, 2016.

Where 85-83 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 85-83 the 664th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 86-83 has happened 42 times and 85-84 has happened 36 times.

Every 85-83 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2016-11-02	Oklahoma City Thunder over LA Clippers	2016
2016-01-27	LA Clippers over Atlanta Hawks	2015
2015-02-08	Sacramento Kings over Phoenix Suns	2014
2012-03-22	Indiana Pacers over Washington Wizards	2011
2012-01-18	San Antonio Spurs over Orlando Magic	2011
2011-01-22	Washington Wizards over Boston Celtics	2010
2010-11-03	Charlotte Bobcats over New Jersey Nets	2010
2009-01-31	New Jersey Nets over Philadelphia 76ers	2008
2006-04-10	Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets	2005
2005-04-20	Indiana Pacers over Chicago Bulls	2004
2004-03-27	Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets	2003
2003-11-19	Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors	2003
2003-10-29	Orlando Magic over New York Knicks	2003
2002-03-28	Toronto Raptors over Atlanta Hawks	2001
2002-02-01	Orlando Magic over Detroit Pistons	2001
2001-02-07	Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns	2000
2000-11-11	Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics	2000
2000-04-17	Milwaukee Bucks over Orlando Magic	1999
1999-04-04	Atlanta Hawks over Charlotte Hornets	1998
1995-02-07	Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets	1994
1995-02-02	Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers	1994
1994-12-20	New Jersey Nets over New York Knicks	1994
1994-12-13	Atlanta Hawks over Minnesota Timberwolves	1994
1991-02-18	Detroit Pistons over Seattle SuperSonics	1990
1990-01-27	Detroit Pistons over Minnesota Timberwolves	1989
1989-03-05	Utah Jazz over Atlanta Hawks	1988
1987-12-04	Milwaukee Bucks over Los Angeles Lakers	1987
1980-10-14	Seattle SuperSonics over Dallas Mavericks	1980
1976-01-27	Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons	1975
1973-11-23	Cleveland Cavaliers over Houston Rockets	1973
1966-02-12	Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers	1965
1955-01-22	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Milwaukee Hawks	1954
1952-03-12	Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks	1951
1952-01-11	Philadelphia Warriors over Rochester Royals	1951
1951-01-27	Rochester Royals over Syracuse Nationals	1950
1949-12-30	Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Denver Nuggets	1949

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