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Has an NBA game ever ended 87-81?

It has. 87-81 has been a NBA final 37 times in 77,318 games. The first was Chicago Stags beat Indianapolis Jets on January 29, 1949; the latest was New York Knicks beat Indiana Pacers on March 14, 2017.

Where 87-81 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 87-81 the 643rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-81 has happened 42 times and 87-82 has happened 46 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1952 and 1980.

Every 87-81 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2017-03-14New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers2016
2016-02-24Denver Nuggets over LA Clippers2015
2015-03-27Portland Trail Blazers over Phoenix Suns2014
2014-12-12Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic2014
2014-11-04Milwaukee Bucks over Indiana Pacers2014
2014-01-02Cleveland Cavaliers over Orlando Magic2013
2013-05-11Memphis Grizzlies over Oklahoma City Thunder2012Playoff
2012-12-05Utah Jazz over Orlando Magic2012
2012-05-07San Antonio Spurs over Utah Jazz2011Playoff
2010-11-06New Orleans Hornets over Milwaukee Bucks2010
2009-11-18Portland Trail Blazers over Detroit Pistons2009
2008-06-10Los Angeles Lakers over Boston Celtics2007Playoff
2006-02-06Houston Rockets over Philadelphia 76ers2005
2004-05-12Sacramento Kings over Minnesota Timberwolves2003Playoff
2004-04-07Portland Trail Blazers over Golden State Warriors2003
2004-03-20Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks2003
2004-03-20Utah Jazz over Atlanta Hawks2003
2004-02-28Chicago Bulls over Golden State Warriors2003
2003-11-06Indiana Pacers over New Jersey Nets2003
2002-11-27New York Knicks over Toronto Raptors2002
2001-11-18Toronto Raptors over Phoenix Suns2001
2000-11-08Miami Heat over Seattle SuperSonics2000
2000-05-17Miami Heat over New York Knicks1999Playoff
1999-05-17San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Lakers1998Playoff
1999-05-04San Antonio Spurs over Portland Trail Blazers1998
1999-04-11Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls1998
1999-04-02Indiana Pacers over Charlotte Hornets1998
1999-02-11Orlando Magic over Detroit Pistons1998
1998-02-19San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks1997
1991-01-28Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets1990
1983-05-11Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks1982Playoff
1982-12-26Indiana Pacers over New York Knicks1982
1981-02-07Houston Rockets over Atlanta Hawks1980
1953-03-19Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals1952Playoff
1950-12-23Boston Celtics over Minneapolis Lakers1950
1950-12-12Boston Celtics over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1950
1949-01-29Chicago Stags over Indianapolis Jets1948

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