Has an NBA game ever ended 88-70?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 88-70 5 times. It first happened on February 12, 1950, when Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics, and most recently on December 12, 2014, when Brooklyn Nets beat Philadelphia 76ers.
That makes 88-70 the 1747th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 89-70 has happened 10 times and 88-71 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 50 years, between 1953 and 2003.
Every 88-70 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-12 | Brooklyn Nets over Philadelphia 76ers | 2014 | |
| 2010-12-12 | Philadelphia 76ers over New Orleans Hornets | 2010 | |
| 2003-12-31 | New Jersey Nets over Golden State Warriors | 2003 | |
| 1954-03-10 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors | 1953 | |
| 1950-02-12 | Minneapolis Lakers over Boston Celtics | 1949 |