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Has an NBA game ever ended 87-86?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 87-86 48 times. It first happened on March 13, 1949, when St. Louis Bombers beat Indianapolis Jets, and most recently on March 29, 2015, when Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers.

Where 87-86 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 87-86 the 532nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-86 has happened 67 times and 87-87 has happened never.

Every 87-86 in NBA history

Showing 50 of 48 on record.

DateResultSeason
2015-03-29Cleveland Cavaliers over Philadelphia 76ers2014
2013-04-05Chicago Bulls over Orlando Magic2012
2013-03-20New Orleans Hornets over Boston Celtics2012
2012-05-08Atlanta Hawks over Boston Celtics2011Playoff
2012-05-05Los Angeles Clippers over Memphis Grizzlies2011Playoff
2012-04-04San Antonio Spurs over Boston Celtics2011
2011-03-28Charlotte Bobcats over Milwaukee Bucks2010
2011-03-06Chicago Bulls over Miami Heat2010
2011-01-22Dallas Mavericks over New Jersey Nets2010
2010-12-08Los Angeles Lakers over Los Angeles Clippers2010
2010-04-02Charlotte Bobcats over Milwaukee Bucks2009
2010-02-18Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers2009
2009-12-31Oklahoma City Thunder over Utah Jazz2009
2008-03-19Washington Wizards over Orlando Magic2007
2008-01-25Boston Celtics over Minnesota Timberwolves2007
2005-02-28Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Clippers2004
2004-04-06Toronto Raptors over Cleveland Cavaliers2003
2004-02-22Orlando Magic over Detroit Pistons2003
2003-12-29Seattle SuperSonics over Houston Rockets2003
2003-11-28Toronto Raptors over Orlando Magic2003
2003-03-19Toronto Raptors over Atlanta Hawks2002
2002-01-02Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets2001
2001-12-22Washington Wizards over New York Knicks2001
2000-11-18Denver Nuggets over Los Angeles Lakers2000
2000-04-02Phoenix Suns over Minnesota Timberwolves1999
1999-04-08Seattle SuperSonics over Portland Trail Blazers1998
1999-03-27Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors1998
1999-03-09Milwaukee Bucks over New York Knicks1998
1998-06-14Chicago Bulls over Utah Jazz1997Playoff
1998-04-03Milwaukee Bucks over Sacramento Kings1997
1996-02-14Los Angeles Lakers over Atlanta Hawks1995
1995-03-17Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks1994
1994-05-18New York Knicks over Chicago Bulls1993Playoff
1993-12-23Phoenix Suns over Seattle SuperSonics1993
1993-04-29San Antonio Spurs over Portland Trail Blazers1992Playoff
1990-02-02Seattle SuperSonics over Indiana Pacers1989
1986-01-11Houston Rockets over Washington Bullets1985
1979-11-25Phoenix Suns over Portland Trail Blazers1979
1978-11-25San Diego Clippers over Kansas City Kings1978
1974-03-20Chicago Bulls over Kansas City-Omaha Kings1973
1973-11-25Memphis Tams over Denver Rockets1973
1973-02-25Denver Rockets over Kentucky Colonels1972
1972-11-18New York Knicks over Milwaukee Bucks1972
1970-12-11Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks1970
1957-01-08Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers1956
1954-12-18Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Rochester Royals1954
1954-11-13Philadelphia Warriors over New York Knicks1954
1951-12-31New York Knicks over Boston Celtics1951
1951-01-02Philadelphia Warriors over Indianapolis Olympians1950
1949-03-13St. Louis Bombers over Indianapolis Jets1948

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