Has an NBA game ever ended 89-80?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 89-80 38 times. It first happened on February 26, 1948, when Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags, and most recently on January 18, 2018, when Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics.

Where 89-80 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 89-80 the 633rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 90-80 has happened 40 times and 89-81 has happened 46 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.

Every 89-80 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2018-01-18	Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics	2017
2013-02-01	Philadelphia 76ers over Sacramento Kings	2012
2012-03-26	New York Knicks over Milwaukee Bucks	2011
2012-03-17	Chicago Bulls over Philadelphia 76ers	2011
2012-02-16	Chicago Bulls over Boston Celtics	2011
2009-01-06	Orlando Magic over Washington Wizards	2008
2008-03-14	Houston Rockets over Charlotte Bobcats	2007
2007-12-14	Dallas Mavericks over New Orleans Hornets	2007
2007-11-03	Houston Rockets over Portland Trail Blazers	2007
2006-11-11	Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers	2006
2005-01-11	Detroit Pistons over New Jersey Nets	2004
2004-04-09	New Orleans Hornets over Boston Celtics	2003
2003-04-25	Orlando Magic over Detroit Pistons	2002	Playoff
2003-03-04	New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers	2002
2003-02-05	Detroit Pistons over Los Angeles Clippers	2002
2002-12-20	Orlando Magic over Denver Nuggets	2002
2002-12-04	Los Angeles Clippers over Miami Heat	2002
2002-01-05	New Jersey Nets over Charlotte Hornets	2001
2001-01-17	Phoenix Suns over Seattle SuperSonics	2000
1998-02-19	Miami Heat over Los Angeles Clippers	1997
1997-05-11	Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks	1996	Playoff
1997-03-01	Houston Rockets over Dallas Mavericks	1996
1997-02-16	New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers	1996
1997-01-16	Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings	1996
1996-12-07	New York Knicks over Los Angeles Clippers	1996
1995-11-16	Orlando Magic over Indiana Pacers	1995
1995-01-04	New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks	1994
1994-12-01	Denver Nuggets over Dallas Mavericks	1994
1992-02-01	Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks	1991
1990-11-27	Minnesota Timberwolves over Sacramento Kings	1990
1982-03-05	Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks	1981
1980-11-16	New Jersey Nets over Detroit Pistons	1980
1974-02-13	New York Knicks over Chicago Bulls	1973
1973-01-03	Baltimore Bullets over Cleveland Cavaliers	1972
1972-12-02	Chicago Bulls over Seattle SuperSonics	1972
1953-12-25	New York Knicks over Syracuse Nationals	1953
1953-11-24	Syracuse Nationals over Rochester Royals	1953
1948-02-26	Philadelphia Warriors over Chicago Stags	1947

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