Has an NBA game ever ended 86-69?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 86-69 5 times. It first happened on March 13, 1947, when Washington Capitols beat Chicago Stags, and most recently on April 23, 2001, when San Antonio Spurs beat Minnesota Timberwolves.
That makes 86-69 the 1747th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 87-69 has happened 9 times and 86-70 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 26 years, between 1974 and 2000.
Every 86-69 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-23 | San Antonio Spurs over Minnesota Timberwolves | 2000 | Playoff |
| 1974-12-04 | Detroit Pistons over Houston Rockets | 1974 | |
| 1950-03-20 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Chicago Stags | 1949 | |
| 1948-03-13 | Washington Capitols over St. Louis Bombers | 1947 | |
| 1947-03-13 | Washington Capitols over Chicago Stags | 1946 |