Has an NBA game ever ended 86-82?
It has. 86-82 has been a NBA final 33 times in 77,318 games. The first was Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks on February 17, 1949; the latest was Sacramento Kings beat Portland Trail Blazers on November 17, 2017.
That makes 86-82 the 714th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 87-82 has happened 46 times and 86-83 has happened 42 times.
Every 86-82 in NBA history
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