Has an NBA game ever ended 86-81?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 86-81 32 times. It first happened on February 23, 1950, when Waterloo Hawks beat Sheboygan Redskins, and most recently on February 19, 2021, when Toronto Raptors beat Minnesota Timberwolves.

Where 86-81 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 86-81 the 729th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 87-81 has happened 37 times and 86-82 has happened 33 times.

Every 86-81 in NBA history

Showing 33 of 32 on record.

Date	Result	Season
2021-02-19	Toronto Raptors over Minnesota Timberwolves	2020
2014-02-12	Memphis Grizzlies over Orlando Magic	2013
2013-11-18	Chicago Bulls over Charlotte Bobcats	2013
2010-11-19	Sacramento Kings over New Jersey Nets	2010
2007-03-13	Minnesota Timberwolves over Indiana Pacers	2006
2007-02-25	Miami Heat over Cleveland Cavaliers	2006
2006-04-15	Golden State Warriors over Portland Trail Blazers	2005
2005-11-25	Memphis Grizzlies over Houston Rockets	2005
2005-01-02	Sacramento Kings over San Antonio Spurs	2004
2004-03-23	Minnesota Timberwolves over San Antonio Spurs	2003
2004-02-10	Utah Jazz over Portland Trail Blazers	2003
2002-11-25	Phoenix Suns over Milwaukee Bucks	2002
2002-02-02	Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks	2001
2001-12-21	Cleveland Cavaliers over Miami Heat	2001
2001-03-10	Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors	2000
2001-01-28	Philadelphia 76ers over Indiana Pacers	2000
2000-03-29	Cleveland Cavaliers over Chicago Bulls	1999
1999-03-18	Vancouver Grizzlies over Minnesota Timberwolves	1998
1998-03-25	Houston Rockets over Indiana Pacers	1997
1997-03-14	Orlando Magic over Charlotte Hornets	1996
1995-11-17	Utah Jazz over Detroit Pistons	1995
1995-01-14	Utah Jazz over New York Knicks	1994
1993-05-02	Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns	1992	Playoff
1993-04-17	Houston Rockets over Seattle SuperSonics	1992
1992-11-06	Milwaukee Bucks over Detroit Pistons	1992
1992-01-10	Detroit Pistons over Portland Trail Blazers	1991
1975-01-24	Chicago Bulls over Seattle SuperSonics	1974
1974-12-30	Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls	1974
1970-03-30	Carolina Cougars over Kentucky Colonels	1969
1956-02-29	Philadelphia Warriors over Rochester Royals	1955
1953-12-31	Syracuse Nationals over Rochester Royals	1953
1950-11-08	Washington Capitols over Baltimore Bullets	1950
1950-02-23	Waterloo Hawks over Sheboygan Redskins	1949

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