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Has an NBA game ever ended 86-79?

It has. 86-79 has been a NBA final 28 times in 77,318 games. The first was Chicago Stags beat Minneapolis Lakers on November 12, 1949; the latest was Miami Heat beat New York Knicks on November 30, 2014.

Where 86-79 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 86-79 the 809th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 87-79 has happened 31 times and 86-80 has happened 26 times.

Every 86-79 in NBA history

Showing 29 of 28 on record.

DateResultSeason
2014-11-30Miami Heat over New York Knicks2014
2014-01-07Indiana Pacers over Toronto Raptors2013
2012-11-18Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers2012
2009-03-08Orlando Magic over Boston Celtics2008
2006-11-24Minnesota Timberwolves over New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets2006
2004-12-08New York Knicks over New Orleans Hornets2004
2003-02-24Seattle SuperSonics over Detroit Pistons2002
2002-02-05Memphis Grizzlies over Utah Jazz2001
2001-11-12Golden State Warriors over Memphis Grizzlies2001
2001-03-09Miami Heat over Minnesota Timberwolves2000
2000-12-19San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets2000
2000-11-14San Antonio Spurs over Utah Jazz2000
1999-11-20New York Knicks over Golden State Warriors1999
1999-04-18New Jersey Nets over Philadelphia 76ers1998
1996-04-05New York Knicks over Milwaukee Bucks1995
1996-03-15Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Clippers1995
1996-01-24Seattle SuperSonics over Denver Nuggets1995
1996-01-23Toronto Raptors over New Jersey Nets1995
1994-04-05Seattle SuperSonics over Utah Jazz1993
1980-10-25Golden State Warriors over Dallas Mavericks1980
1979-01-16Kansas City Kings over Cleveland Cavaliers1978
1974-11-03Chicago Bulls over Kansas City-Omaha Kings1974
1974-04-12Indiana Pacers over San Antonio Spurs1973
1956-11-10St. Louis Hawks over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1956
1953-12-30Baltimore Bullets over New York Knicks1953
1952-12-18Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors1952
1952-11-27Syracuse Nationals over Rochester Royals1952
1950-02-25New York Knicks over Chicago Stags1949
1949-11-12Chicago Stags over Minneapolis Lakers1949

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