Has an NBA game ever ended 86-65?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 86-65 4 times. It first happened on March 3, 1949, when New York Knicks beat Providence Steamrollers, and most recently on March 7, 2004, when Detroit Pistons beat Seattle SuperSonics.
That makes 86-65 the 1869th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 87-65 has happened 3 times and 86-66 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 47 years, between 1951 and 1998.
Every 86-65 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-07 | Detroit Pistons over Seattle SuperSonics | 2003 | |
| 1999-03-25 | San Antonio Spurs over Denver Nuggets | 1998 | |
| 1952-01-05 | Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians | 1951 | |
| 1949-03-03 | New York Knicks over Providence Steamrollers | 1948 |