Has an NBA game ever ended 87-72?
It has. 87-72 has been a NBA final 15 times in 73,172 games. The first was Cleveland Rebels beat Toronto Huskies on November 29, 1946; the latest was Milwaukee Bucks beat Minnesota Timberwolves on November 6, 2009.
That makes 87-72 the 1123rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-72 has happened 13 times and 87-73 has happened 14 times. At one point the score disappeared for 38 years, between 1952 and 1990.
Every 87-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-06 | Milwaukee Bucks over Minnesota Timberwolves | 2009 | |
| 2009-04-11 | Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Clippers | 2008 | |
| 2003-11-02 | Los Angeles Lakers over Golden State Warriors | 2003 | |
| 2002-12-03 | New Jersey Nets over Atlanta Hawks | 2002 | |
| 2000-11-28 | Boston Celtics over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2000 | |
| 1999-05-14 | Miami Heat over New York Knicks | 1998 | Playoff |
| 1999-03-31 | Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics | 1998 | |
| 1991-03-09 | Los Angeles Lakers over Washington Bullets | 1990 | |
| 1953-02-07 | Rochester Royals over Minneapolis Lakers | 1952 | |
| 1951-03-04 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Indianapolis Olympians | 1950 | |
| 1950-12-25 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Baltimore Bullets | 1950 | |
| 1950-11-09 | Philadelphia Warriors over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1950 | |
| 1949-11-03 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over New York Knicks | 1949 | |
| 1947-01-18 | Washington Capitols over Chicago Stags | 1946 | |
| 1946-11-29 | Cleveland Rebels over Toronto Huskies | 1946 |