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Has an NBA game ever ended 85-84?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 85-84 36 times. It first happened on January 4, 1954, when Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers, and most recently on April 18, 2016, when Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City Thunder.

Where 85-84 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 85-84 the 664th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 86-84 has happened 50 times and 85-85 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.

Every 85-84 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2016-04-18Dallas Mavericks over Oklahoma City Thunder2015Playoff
2015-03-17New Orleans Pelicans over Milwaukee Bucks2014
2015-03-04Boston Celtics over Utah Jazz2014
2013-01-04Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks2012
2011-12-26New Orleans Hornets over Phoenix Suns2011
2007-11-30Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Wizards2007
2006-03-18Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls2005
2005-11-12Memphis Grizzlies over Atlanta Hawks2005
2005-11-09Chicago Bulls over Golden State Warriors2005
2005-04-11Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls2004
2005-03-24Washington Wizards over Utah Jazz2004
2005-01-17New Jersey Nets over Atlanta Hawks2004
2005-01-15Orlando Magic over Indiana Pacers2004
2002-04-26New Jersey Nets over Indiana Pacers2001Playoff
2002-03-13Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers2001
2001-02-19Cleveland Cavaliers over Chicago Bulls2000
2001-01-24Philadelphia 76ers over Houston Rockets2000
2000-11-21New York Knicks over Orlando Magic2000
2000-04-16Toronto Raptors over Chicago Bulls1999
1999-12-19Vancouver Grizzlies over Los Angeles Clippers1999
1999-03-09Minnesota Timberwolves over Seattle SuperSonics1998
1999-03-02Miami Heat over New York Knicks1998
1998-03-01Miami Heat over New Jersey Nets1997
1998-02-24Philadelphia 76ers over Phoenix Suns1997
1998-01-27Indiana Pacers over Washington Wizards1997
1997-12-13Charlotte Hornets over Cleveland Cavaliers1997
1996-01-24Detroit Pistons over San Antonio Spurs1995
1995-05-04Chicago Bulls over Charlotte Hornets1994Playoff
1995-04-13Miami Heat over Cleveland Cavaliers1994
1990-01-26Cleveland Cavaliers over Minnesota Timberwolves1989
1987-02-26Houston Rockets over Utah Jazz1986
1976-02-10Philadelphia 76ers over Chicago Bulls1975
1974-12-13Phoenix Suns over Cleveland Cavaliers1974
1973-03-27Milwaukee Bucks over Los Angeles Lakers1972
1956-02-18Syracuse Nationals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1955
1954-01-04Rochester Royals over Minneapolis Lakers1953
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