Has an NBA game ever ended 96-71?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 96-71 5 times. It first happened on January 14, 1954, when Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers, and most recently on December 27, 2011, when Los Angeles Lakers beat Utah Jazz.
That makes 96-71 the 1747th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 97-71 has happened 1 times and 96-72 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 41 years, between 1953 and 1994.
Every 96-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-27 | Los Angeles Lakers over Utah Jazz | 2011 | |
| 2006-12-27 | Houston Rockets over New Jersey Nets | 2006 | |
| 2002-03-03 | Seattle SuperSonics over Memphis Grizzlies | 2001 | |
| 1995-04-27 | Seattle SuperSonics over Los Angeles Lakers | 1994 | Playoff |
| 1954-01-14 | Syracuse Nationals over Minneapolis Lakers | 1953 |