Has an NBA game ever ended 86-75?

It has. 86-75 has been a NBA final 21 times in 77,333 games. The first was Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat Baltimore Bullets on March 12, 1950; the latest was Dallas Mavericks beat Milwaukee Bucks on November 6, 2016.

Where 86-75 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 86-75 the 953rd most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 87-75 has happened 16 times and 86-76 has happened 22 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 38 years, between 1952 and 1990.

Every 86-75 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2016-11-06	Dallas Mavericks over Milwaukee Bucks	2016
2005-11-04	Washington Wizards over New York Knicks	2005
2005-04-20	Los Angeles Clippers over New Orleans Hornets	2004
2005-03-04	Memphis Grizzlies over Toronto Raptors	2004
2004-04-03	New York Knicks over Philadelphia 76ers	2003
2004-02-24	Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers	2003
2003-12-13	Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers	2003
2003-11-04	Houston Rockets over New Jersey Nets	2003
2002-11-15	Detroit Pistons over Utah Jazz	2002
2002-11-08	Phoenix Suns over Portland Trail Blazers	2002
1999-03-13	Atlanta Hawks over Toronto Raptors	1998
1999-02-21	Washington Wizards over Boston Celtics	1998
1999-02-11	Minnesota Timberwolves over Los Angeles Lakers	1998
1997-02-28	Atlanta Hawks over Los Angeles Lakers	1996
1996-03-26	Detroit Pistons over Vancouver Grizzlies	1995
1991-05-07	Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics	1990	Playoff
1952-12-20	Milwaukee Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers	1952
1952-02-12	Rochester Royals over Philadelphia Warriors	1951
1952-02-07	Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals	1951
1951-02-08	Philadelphia Warriors over Baltimore Bullets	1950
1950-03-12	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Baltimore Bullets	1949

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