Has an NBA game ever ended 88-78?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 88-78 27 times. It first happened on January 31, 1950, when Washington Capitols beat Denver Nuggets, and most recently on April 3, 2016, when Dallas Mavericks beat Minnesota Timberwolves.
That makes 88-78 the 828th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 89-78 has happened 36 times and 88-79 has happened 41 times.
Every 88-78 in NBA history
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