Has an NBA game ever ended 89-70?
It has. 89-70 has been a NBA final 10 times in 77,333 games. The first was Syracuse Nationals beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks on November 9, 1950; the latest was Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets on January 4, 2012.
That makes 89-70 the 1359th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 90-70 has happened 5 times and 89-71 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1953 and 1995.
Every 89-70 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-04 | Boston Celtics over New Jersey Nets | 2011 | |
| 2011-01-15 | Memphis Grizzlies over Dallas Mavericks | 2010 | |
| 2009-05-17 | Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets | 2008 | Playoff |
| 2005-11-11 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Memphis Grizzlies | 2005 | |
| 2002-11-05 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Los Angeles Lakers | 2002 | |
| 1995-12-19 | New York Knicks over Miami Heat | 1995 | |
| 1954-02-05 | Rochester Royals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1953 | |
| 1952-03-13 | Syracuse Nationals over Boston Celtics | 1951 | |
| 1951-01-20 | Minneapolis Lakers over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1950 | |
| 1950-11-09 | Syracuse Nationals over Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 1950 |
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