Has an NBA game ever ended 87-76?

It has. 87-76 has been a NBA final 19 times in 73,172 games. The first was Toronto Huskies beat Chicago Stags on December 31, 1946; the latest was Charlotte Hornets beat Detroit Pistons on February 10, 2020.

Where 87-76 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 87-76 the 1001st most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-76 has happened 22 times and 87-77 has happened 18 times. At one point the score disappeared for 35 years, between 1955 and 1990.

Every 87-76 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2020-02-10	Charlotte Hornets over Detroit Pistons	2019
2017-04-22	Toronto Raptors over Milwaukee Bucks	2016	Playoff
2016-02-28	Atlanta Hawks over Charlotte Hornets	2015
2013-02-09	Philadelphia 76ers over Charlotte Bobcats	2012
2008-12-27	Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks	2008
2003-12-17	Philadelphia 76ers over Miami Heat	2003
2003-01-04	Sacramento Kings over Denver Nuggets	2002
2002-12-20	Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Clippers	2002
2002-03-17	New Jersey Nets over Memphis Grizzlies	2001
2002-03-16	Charlotte Hornets over Phoenix Suns	2001
2001-02-01	Utah Jazz over Charlotte Hornets	2000
2000-02-21	New York Knicks over Los Angeles Clippers	1999
1999-02-28	Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks	1998
1997-01-31	Atlanta Hawks over Vancouver Grizzlies	1996
1990-12-13	New York Knicks over Minnesota Timberwolves	1990
1955-11-30	Rochester Royals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	1955
1952-01-17	Milwaukee Hawks over Baltimore Bullets	1951
1950-11-04	Tri-Cities Blackhawks over New York Knicks	1950
1946-12-31	Toronto Huskies over Chicago Stags	1946

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