Has an NBA game ever ended 89-73?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 89-73 15 times. It first happened on February 1, 1947, when Providence Steamrollers beat Pittsburgh Ironmen, and most recently on February 20, 2012, when Dallas Mavericks beat Boston Celtics.
That makes 89-73 the 1123rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 90-73 has happened 12 times and 89-74 has happened 24 times. At one point the score disappeared for 45 years, between 1953 and 1998.
Every 89-73 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-20 | Dallas Mavericks over Boston Celtics | 2011 | |
| 2010-12-01 | New Orleans Hornets over Charlotte Bobcats | 2010 | |
| 2008-11-03 | Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Clippers | 2008 | |
| 2008-05-08 | Boston Celtics over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2007 | Playoff |
| 2008-03-19 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons | 2007 | |
| 2005-12-06 | Memphis Grizzlies over New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets | 2005 | |
| 2005-03-16 | San Antonio Spurs over Minnesota Timberwolves | 2004 | |
| 1999-11-24 | Charlotte Hornets over Vancouver Grizzlies | 1999 | |
| 1999-02-24 | Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1998 | |
| 1954-01-19 | Philadelphia Warriors over Boston Celtics | 1953 | |
| 1951-11-10 | Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks | 1951 | |
| 1950-03-05 | Anderson Packers over Chicago Stags | 1949 | |
| 1950-01-12 | Minneapolis Lakers over St. Louis Bombers | 1949 | |
| 1947-11-21 | Baltimore Bullets over Boston Celtics | 1947 | |
| 1947-02-01 | Providence Steamrollers over Pittsburgh Ironmen | 1946 |