Has an NBA game ever ended 87-73?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 87-73 14 times. It first happened on February 12, 1949, when Rochester Royals beat Chicago Stags, and most recently on December 12, 2008, when Atlanta Hawks beat Miami Heat.
That makes 87-73 the 1162nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-73 has happened 8 times and 87-74 has happened 19 times. At one point the score disappeared for 31 years, between 1952 and 1983.
Every 87-73 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-12 | Atlanta Hawks over Miami Heat | 2008 | |
| 2004-02-06 | Portland Trail Blazers over Utah Jazz | 2003 | |
| 2003-12-19 | San Antonio Spurs over Seattle SuperSonics | 2003 | |
| 2003-12-03 | Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat | 2003 | |
| 2000-02-19 | New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers | 1999 | |
| 1997-11-30 | New Jersey Nets over Sacramento Kings | 1997 | |
| 1994-03-11 | New Jersey Nets over Indiana Pacers | 1993 | |
| 1984-01-07 | Chicago Bulls over Washington Bullets | 1983 | |
| 1953-02-28 | Milwaukee Hawks over Philadelphia Warriors | 1952 | |
| 1950-11-22 | New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets | 1950 | |
| 1950-11-12 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Washington Capitols | 1950 | |
| 1950-02-02 | New York Knicks over St. Louis Bombers | 1949 | |
| 1949-02-19 | Rochester Royals over Indianapolis Jets | 1948 | |
| 1949-02-12 | Rochester Royals over Chicago Stags | 1948 |