Has an NBA game ever ended 96-76?
It has. 96-76 has been a NBA final 24 times in 77,318 games. The first was St. Louis Bombers beat Cleveland Rebels on February 25, 1947; the latest was Orlando Magic beat Boston Celtics on April 9, 2025.
That makes 96-76 the 882nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 97-76 has happened 8 times and 96-77 has happened 13 times.