Has an NBA game ever ended 87-78?

It has. 87-78 has been a NBA final 20 times in 73,172 games. The first was Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks on December 17, 1948; the latest was Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City Thunder on March 3, 2021.

Where 87-78 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 87-78 the 985th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-78 has happened 27 times and 87-79 has happened 31 times. At one point the score disappeared for 27 years, between 1962 and 1989.

Every 87-78 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2021-03-03	Dallas Mavericks over Oklahoma City Thunder	2020
2018-01-12	Denver Nuggets over Memphis Grizzlies	2017
2014-01-01	Dallas Mavericks over Washington Wizards	2013
2011-04-20	Los Angeles Lakers over New Orleans Hornets	2010	Playoff
2007-12-04	Milwaukee Bucks over Los Angeles Clippers	2007
2005-11-17	Dallas Mavericks over Atlanta Hawks	2005
2004-04-13	Toronto Raptors over Detroit Pistons	2003
2004-01-09	Portland Trail Blazers over Chicago Bulls	2003
2003-11-10	San Antonio Spurs over Utah Jazz	2003
2001-12-28	Orlando Magic over Detroit Pistons	2001
2001-03-17	Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers	2000
1998-04-11	Chicago Bulls over Orlando Magic	1997
1996-11-27	Detroit Pistons over Vancouver Grizzlies	1996
1994-03-22	New York Knicks over Chicago Bulls	1993
1990-01-09	New Jersey Nets over Boston Celtics	1989
1962-12-08	New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons	1962
1954-02-07	New York Knicks over Boston Celtics	1953
1954-02-02	Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals	1953
1951-12-25	Rochester Royals over Indianapolis Olympians	1951
1948-12-17	Philadelphia Warriors over New York Knicks	1948

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