Has an NBA game ever ended 96-74?
It has. 96-74 has been a NBA final 7 times in 73,172 games. The first was Indianapolis Olympians beat Baltimore Bullets on February 27, 1951; the latest was Detroit Pistons beat Memphis Grizzlies on October 28, 2009.
That makes 96-74 the 1557th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 97-74 has happened 6 times and 96-75 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 52 years, between 1950 and 2002.
Every 96-74 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-28 | Detroit Pistons over Memphis Grizzlies | 2009 | |
| 2007-12-29 | Washington Wizards over Miami Heat | 2007 | |
| 2005-11-30 | Miami Heat over Atlanta Hawks | 2005 | |
| 2005-03-02 | Utah Jazz over Atlanta Hawks | 2004 | |
| 2004-11-27 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Chicago Bulls | 2004 | |
| 2003-03-23 | Orlando Magic over Miami Heat | 2002 | |
| 1951-02-27 | Indianapolis Olympians over Baltimore Bullets | 1950 |