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Has an NBA game ever ended 88-79?

It has. 88-79 has been a NBA final 41 times in 77,318 games. The first was Chicago Stags beat Cleveland Rebels on December 11, 1946; the latest was Memphis Grizzlies beat Utah Jazz on January 8, 2017.

Where 88-79 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 88-79 the 598th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 89-79 has happened 29 times and 88-80 has happened 36 times.

Every 88-79 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2017-01-08Memphis Grizzlies over Utah Jazz2016
2014-02-01New Orleans Pelicans over Chicago Bulls2013
2013-03-20Washington Wizards over Phoenix Suns2012
2013-01-09New Orleans Hornets over Houston Rockets2012
2012-01-13Chicago Bulls over Boston Celtics2011
2011-03-14New Jersey Nets over Boston Celtics2010
2010-11-30Philadelphia 76ers over Portland Trail Blazers2010
2010-01-05Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets2009
2008-12-26New Orleans Hornets over Houston Rockets2008
2008-05-20Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons2007Playoff
2007-12-03Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers2007
2005-05-19Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers2004Playoff
2005-01-19Memphis Grizzlies over Phoenix Suns2004
2004-11-21Sacramento Kings over Milwaukee Bucks2004
2004-04-11San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Clippers2003
2003-11-08Minnesota Timberwolves over Miami Heat2003
2003-04-04Houston Rockets over Philadelphia 76ers2002
2003-03-04Dallas Mavericks over New Jersey Nets2002
2000-12-30New York Knicks over Minnesota Timberwolves2000
2000-11-09Phoenix Suns over Atlanta Hawks2000
2000-05-31Indiana Pacers over New York Knicks1999Playoff
2000-03-05Utah Jazz over New York Knicks1999
1999-05-01Milwaukee Bucks over Boston Celtics1998
1999-04-11Minnesota Timberwolves over Detroit Pistons1998
1997-05-07New York Knicks over Miami Heat1996Playoff
1996-11-03Denver Nuggets over San Antonio Spurs1996
1996-01-24New York Knicks over Miami Heat1995
1993-04-18Orlando Magic over Boston Celtics1992
1982-11-25Kansas City Kings over Houston Rockets1982
1981-04-22Kansas City Kings over Houston Rockets1980Playoff
1974-11-12Chicago Bulls over New Orleans Jazz1974
1974-04-02Capital Bullets over New York Knicks1973Playoff
1955-01-30Milwaukee Hawks over Boston Celtics1954
1954-03-03New York Knicks over Philadelphia Warriors1953
1952-01-31Syracuse Nationals over Milwaukee Hawks1951
1950-12-09Minneapolis Lakers over Tri-Cities Blackhawks1950
1949-12-25Rochester Royals over Boston Celtics1949
1949-12-20Baltimore Bullets over Indianapolis Olympians1949
1948-12-18New York Knicks over St. Louis Bombers1948
1948-12-05Chicago Stags over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1948
1946-12-11Chicago Stags over Cleveland Rebels1946

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