Has an NBA game ever ended 88-80?
It has. 88-80 has been a NBA final 36 times in 77,318 games. The first was Chicago Stags beat Toronto Huskies on December 27, 1946; the latest was Sacramento Kings beat New York Knicks on March 20, 2016.
That makes 88-80 the 664th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 89-80 has happened 38 times and 88-81 has happened 42 times.
Every 88-80 in NBA history
Showing 38 of 36 on record.