Has an NBA game ever ended 96-77?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 96-77 13 times. It first happened on December 29, 1953, when Rochester Royals beat Baltimore Bullets, and most recently on April 2, 2014, when Miami Heat beat Milwaukee Bucks.
That makes 96-77 the 1204th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 97-77 has happened 17 times and 96-78 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 34 years, between 1953 and 1987.
Every 96-77 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-02 | Miami Heat over Milwaukee Bucks | 2013 | |
| 2012-02-02 | Memphis Grizzlies over Atlanta Hawks | 2011 | |
| 2008-04-23 | Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks | 2007 | Playoff |
| 2007-01-10 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets over Atlanta Hawks | 2006 | |
| 2002-03-26 | Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers | 2001 | |
| 2001-02-13 | Denver Nuggets over New York Knicks | 2000 | |
| 2000-02-28 | Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Clippers | 1999 | |
| 1999-03-04 | Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Clippers | 1998 | |
| 1995-05-09 | New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers | 1994 | Playoff |
| 1995-02-08 | New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers | 1994 | |
| 1989-02-07 | Utah Jazz over Miami Heat | 1988 | |
| 1988-05-15 | Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls | 1987 | Playoff |
| 1953-12-29 | Rochester Royals over Baltimore Bullets | 1953 |