Has an NBA game ever ended 87-68?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 87-68 4 times. It first happened on February 24, 1949, when Chicago Stags beat Baltimore Bullets, and most recently on March 24, 1999, when Minnesota Timberwolves beat Boston Celtics.
That makes 87-68 the 1869th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-68 has happened 8 times and 87-69 has happened 9 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1920 and 1949. At one point the score disappeared for 49 years, between 1949 and 1998.
Every 87-68 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-03-24 | Minnesota Timberwolves over Boston Celtics | 1998 | |
| 1949-12-31 | Rochester Royals over St. Louis Bombers | 1949 | |
| 1949-12-15 | Baltimore Bullets over Minneapolis Lakers | 1949 | |
| 1949-02-24 | Chicago Stags over Baltimore Bullets | 1948 |
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