Has an NBA game ever ended 86-66?
It has. 86-66 has been a NBA final 5 times in 73,172 games. The first was St. Louis Bombers beat Providence Steamrollers on December 2, 1947; the latest was Houston Rockets beat New Orleans Hornets on April 13, 2009.
That makes 86-66 the 1747th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 87-66 has happened 2 times and 86-67 has happened 8 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 49 years, between 1947 and 1996.
Every 86-66 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-13 | Houston Rockets over New Orleans Hornets | 2008 | |
| 2009-03-28 | Portland Trail Blazers over Memphis Grizzlies | 2008 | |
| 2003-01-15 | Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks | 2002 | |
| 1996-12-21 | Miami Heat over Houston Rockets | 1996 | |
| 1947-12-02 | St. Louis Bombers over Providence Steamrollers | 1947 |