Has an NBA game ever ended 90-80?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 90-80 40 times. It first happened on November 23, 1948, when Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat Philadelphia Warriors, and most recently on December 21, 2018, when Chicago Bulls beat Orlando Magic.

Where 90-80 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 90-80 the 614th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 91-80 has happened 41 times and 90-81 has happened 30 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.

Every 90-80 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2018-12-21	Chicago Bulls over Orlando Magic	2018
2013-04-14	New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers	2012
2013-04-09	Oklahoma City Thunder over Utah Jazz	2012
2012-12-19	Memphis Grizzlies over Milwaukee Bucks	2012
2009-02-01	Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons	2008
2009-01-22	Boston Celtics over Orlando Magic	2008
2008-01-10	Detroit Pistons over San Antonio Spurs	2007
2006-12-31	Los Angeles Clippers over New York Knicks	2006
2006-06-08	Dallas Mavericks over Miami Heat	2005	Playoff
2006-01-06	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets over Portland Trail Blazers	2005
2006-01-03	Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Lakers	2005
2005-03-13	Seattle SuperSonics over New York Knicks	2004
2005-01-27	San Antonio Spurs over Sacramento Kings	2004
2004-11-26	Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets	2004
2004-04-09	Indiana Pacers over New Jersey Nets	2003
2003-12-03	Los Angeles Clippers over Cleveland Cavaliers	2003
2003-11-03	Atlanta Hawks over New Orleans Hornets	2003
2003-03-22	Denver Nuggets over Boston Celtics	2002
2003-03-14	Detroit Pistons over Washington Wizards	2002
2002-11-22	Philadelphia 76ers over Toronto Raptors	2002
2001-11-01	Detroit Pistons over Memphis Grizzlies	2001
2001-03-16	Seattle SuperSonics over Chicago Bulls	2000
2001-02-25	Phoenix Suns over Utah Jazz	2000
2001-01-27	Toronto Raptors over Chicago Bulls	2000
1998-02-28	Charlotte Hornets over Orlando Magic	1997
1997-12-25	Chicago Bulls over Miami Heat	1997
1997-03-07	Atlanta Hawks over Milwaukee Bucks	1996
1994-04-19	San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets	1993
1994-03-20	Chicago Bulls over Minnesota Timberwolves	1993
1993-05-04	Utah Jazz over Seattle SuperSonics	1992	Playoff
1990-11-02	Los Angeles Clippers over Sacramento Kings	1990
1987-11-18	Phoenix Suns over Utah Jazz	1987
1981-03-31	Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks	1980	Playoff
1972-03-03	Baltimore Bullets over Portland Trail Blazers	1971
1957-03-01	Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors	1956
1953-12-05	Minneapolis Lakers over Syracuse Nationals	1953
1951-12-15	Baltimore Bullets over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	1951
1951-11-12	Minneapolis Lakers over Baltimore Bullets	1951
1950-12-30	Syracuse Nationals over Baltimore Bullets	1950
1948-11-23	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors	1948

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