Has an NBA game ever ended 96-72?
It has. 96-72 has been a NBA final 8 times in 77,318 games. The first was Rochester Royals beat Washington Capitols on December 27, 1949; the latest was Charlotte Bobcats beat Milwaukee Bucks on November 23, 2013.
That makes 96-72 the 1492nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 97-72 has happened 9 times and 96-73 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 44 years, between 1951 and 1995.
Every 96-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-23 | Charlotte Bobcats over Milwaukee Bucks | 2013 | |
| 2012-04-18 | Miami Heat over Toronto Raptors | 2011 | |
| 2011-01-22 | New Orleans Hornets over San Antonio Spurs | 2010 | |
| 2001-11-21 | Phoenix Suns over New York Knicks | 2001 | |
| 1996-01-23 | Utah Jazz over Portland Trail Blazers | 1995 | |
| 1951-11-22 | Syracuse Nationals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1951 | |
| 1950-03-12 | Syracuse Nationals over Boston Celtics | 1949 | |
| 1949-12-27 | Rochester Royals over Washington Capitols | 1949 |