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Has an NBA game ever ended 89-86?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 89-86 54 times. It first happened on January 22, 1949, when Providence Steamrollers beat Baltimore Bullets, and most recently on April 3, 2024, when Portland Trail Blazers beat Charlotte Hornets.

Where 89-86 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 89-86 the 473rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 90-86 has happened 57 times and 89-87 has happened 70 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.

Every 89-86 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2024-04-03Portland Trail Blazers over Charlotte Hornets2023
2021-12-28Denver Nuggets over Golden State Warriors2021
2013-11-15Memphis Grizzlies over Los Angeles Lakers2013
2013-01-24New York Knicks over Boston Celtics2012
2012-11-07Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers2012
2012-11-03Boston Celtics over Washington Wizards2012
2012-03-24San Antonio Spurs over New Orleans Hornets2011
2012-03-07Miami Heat over Atlanta Hawks2011
2011-03-11Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics2010
2011-02-11Memphis Grizzlies over Milwaukee Bucks2010
2010-11-19Washington Wizards over Memphis Grizzlies2010
2006-02-06Cleveland Cavaliers over Milwaukee Bucks2005
2006-02-02San Antonio Spurs over Golden State Warriors2005
2006-01-20Philadelphia 76ers over Memphis Grizzlies2005
2005-01-21Milwaukee Bucks over Detroit Pistons2004
2005-01-08Milwaukee Bucks over Utah Jazz2004
2004-12-17Indiana Pacers over Toronto Raptors2004
2004-12-14Sacramento Kings over Milwaukee Bucks2004
2004-12-07Milwaukee Bucks over Indiana Pacers2004
2004-03-02Toronto Raptors over Miami Heat2003
2004-02-17Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers2003
2003-11-17New York Knicks over Boston Celtics2003
2003-04-12Orlando Magic over Boston Celtics2002
2003-03-04Toronto Raptors over Washington Wizards2002
2003-02-25Portland Trail Blazers over Atlanta Hawks2002
2003-02-21Washington Wizards over New Jersey Nets2002
2002-12-31Indiana Pacers over New Orleans Hornets2002
2002-04-20Sacramento Kings over Utah Jazz2001Playoff
2002-01-29Detroit Pistons over Washington Wizards2001
2001-12-28Toronto Raptors over Los Angeles Lakers2001
2001-12-13Denver Nuggets over Memphis Grizzlies2001
2001-12-03New York Knicks over Houston Rockets2001
2000-11-14Miami Heat over Charlotte Hornets2000
2000-01-08Cleveland Cavaliers over New York Knicks1999
1999-12-30New York Knicks over Washington Wizards1999
1999-11-27Miami Heat over Washington Wizards1999
1999-05-23Indiana Pacers over Philadelphia 76ers1998Playoff
1998-03-14Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings1997
1997-11-12Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers1997
1997-01-20Phoenix Suns over Detroit Pistons1996
1994-11-15Cleveland Cavaliers over Charlotte Hornets1994
1993-03-03Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings1992
1991-11-24Los Angeles Clippers over Seattle SuperSonics1991
1991-11-16Philadelphia 76ers over Detroit Pistons1991
1991-03-06Orlando Magic over Los Angeles Clippers1990
1985-01-10Seattle SuperSonics over Golden State Warriors1984
1982-12-08Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1982
1981-11-08New Jersey Nets over Indiana Pacers1981
1981-04-05Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Lakers1980Playoff
1979-04-08Golden State Warriors over Seattle SuperSonics1978
1955-01-09Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers1954
1953-12-01Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors1953
1953-02-13Syracuse Nationals over Indianapolis Olympians1952
1949-01-22Providence Steamrollers over Baltimore Bullets1948

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