Has an NBA game ever ended 87-69?
It has. 87-69 has been a NBA final 9 times in 73,172 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Providence Steamrollers on November 18, 1947; the latest was Indiana Pacers beat Chicago Bulls on April 24, 1999.
That makes 87-69 the 1408th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-69 has happened 6 times and 87-70 has happened 13 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1952 and 1995.
Every 87-69 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04-24 | Indiana Pacers over Chicago Bulls | 1998 | |
| 1998-01-20 | Phoenix Suns over Golden State Warriors | 1997 | |
| 1997-02-18 | Los Angeles Clippers over Dallas Mavericks | 1996 | |
| 1996-01-16 | Portland Trail Blazers over Denver Nuggets | 1995 | |
| 1952-12-19 | Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Olympians | 1952 | |
| 1950-03-15 | Waterloo Hawks over Sheboygan Redskins | 1949 | |
| 1949-12-22 | Boston Celtics over Minneapolis Lakers | 1949 | |
| 1949-01-08 | Providence Steamrollers over Boston Celtics | 1948 | |
| 1947-11-18 | New York Knicks over Providence Steamrollers | 1947 |