Has an NBA game ever ended 90-71?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 90-71 7 times. It first happened on February 16, 1949, when Minneapolis Lakers beat Chicago Stags, and most recently on November 10, 2001, when Golden State Warriors beat New York Knicks.
That makes 90-71 the 1557th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 91-71 has happened 6 times and 90-72 has happened 10 times. At one point the score disappeared for 48 years, between 1950 and 1998.
Every 90-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-10 | Golden State Warriors over New York Knicks | 2001 | |
| 1999-02-09 | Seattle SuperSonics over Golden State Warriors | 1998 | |
| 1951-01-25 | Minneapolis Lakers over Philadelphia Warriors | 1950 | |
| 1950-04-06 | Minneapolis Lakers over Anderson Packers | 1949 | Playoff |
| 1949-11-23 | Rochester Royals over Waterloo Hawks | 1949 | |
| 1949-11-13 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Denver Nuggets | 1949 | |
| 1949-02-16 | Minneapolis Lakers over Chicago Stags | 1948 |