Has an NBA game ever ended 86-71?
It has. 86-71 has been a NBA final 11 times in 73,172 games. The first was Baltimore Bullets beat Denver Nuggets on November 17, 1949; the latest was Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers on March 26, 2004.
That makes 86-71 the 1307th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 87-71 has happened 11 times and 86-72 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1953 and 1996.
Every 86-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-26 | Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2003 | |
| 2004-01-21 | Houston Rockets over New York Knicks | 2003 | |
| 2003-01-06 | Dallas Mavericks over Denver Nuggets | 2002 | |
| 2000-04-14 | Toronto Raptors over New York Knicks | 1999 | |
| 1996-12-06 | Indiana Pacers over Golden State Warriors | 1996 | |
| 1954-03-01 | New York Knicks over Boston Celtics | 1953 | |
| 1952-12-14 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Indianapolis Olympians | 1952 | |
| 1950-12-16 | Minneapolis Lakers over Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 1950 | |
| 1950-02-05 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Sheboygan Redskins | 1949 | |
| 1950-01-10 | Washington Capitols over Chicago Stags | 1949 | |
| 1949-11-17 | Baltimore Bullets over Denver Nuggets | 1949 |