Has an NBA game ever ended 86-73?
It has. 86-73 has been a NBA final 17 times in 73,172 games. The first was St. Louis Bombers beat Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons on January 29, 1949; the latest was Washington Wizards beat Chicago Bulls on January 26, 2013.
That makes 86-73 the 1056th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 87-73 has happened 14 times and 86-74 has happened 21 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1952 and 1989.
Every 86-73 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-26 | Washington Wizards over Chicago Bulls | 2012 | |
| 2011-05-04 | Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks | 2010 | Playoff |
| 2010-12-13 | Memphis Grizzlies over Portland Trail Blazers | 2010 | |
| 2009-11-25 | Indiana Pacers over Los Angeles Clippers | 2009 | |
| 2003-12-13 | San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets | 2003 | |
| 2002-11-22 | Los Angeles Lakers over Chicago Bulls | 2002 | |
| 2002-10-30 | Seattle SuperSonics over Phoenix Suns | 2002 | |
| 2001-01-05 | Charlotte Hornets over Los Angeles Clippers | 2000 | |
| 2000-11-11 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Wizards | 2000 | |
| 1999-03-10 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Phoenix Suns | 1998 | |
| 1990-03-07 | Denver Nuggets over Minnesota Timberwolves | 1989 | |
| 1953-02-22 | Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors | 1952 | |
| 1950-11-07 | Indianapolis Olympians over New York Knicks | 1950 | |
| 1950-02-01 | Anderson Packers over Waterloo Hawks | 1949 | |
| 1949-12-23 | Washington Capitols over Boston Celtics | 1949 | |
| 1949-12-18 | Syracuse Nationals over Chicago Stags | 1949 | |
| 1949-01-29 | St. Louis Bombers over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1948 |