Has an NBA game ever ended 87-71?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 87-71 11 times. It first happened on November 5, 1948, when New York Knicks beat Indianapolis Jets, and most recently on February 23, 2015, when Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee Bucks.
That makes 87-71 the 1307th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-71 has happened 9 times and 87-72 has happened 15 times. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1954 and 1996.
Every 87-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-23 | Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks | 2014 | |
| 2013-04-23 | New York Knicks over Boston Celtics | 2012 | Playoff |
| 2006-12-21 | Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2006 | |
| 2001-01-13 | Indiana Pacers over Miami Heat | 2000 | |
| 1999-02-09 | Atlanta Hawks over Chicago Bulls | 1998 | |
| 1997-01-23 | Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1996 | |
| 1955-02-22 | Rochester Royals over Milwaukee Hawks | 1954 | |
| 1950-11-28 | Rochester Royals over Washington Capitols | 1950 | |
| 1949-11-30 | Syracuse Nationals over Boston Celtics | 1949 | |
| 1948-11-27 | Minneapolis Lakers over St. Louis Bombers | 1948 | |
| 1948-11-05 | New York Knicks over Indianapolis Jets | 1948 |