Has an NBA game ever ended 96-79?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 96-79 22 times. It first happened on March 20, 1955, when Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers, and most recently on October 21, 2017, when Denver Nuggets beat Sacramento Kings.

Where 96-79 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 96-79 the 917th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 97-79 has happened 31 times and 96-80 has happened 33 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.

Every 96-79 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2017-10-21	Denver Nuggets over Sacramento Kings	2017
2016-02-06	Portland Trail Blazers over Houston Rockets	2015
2014-02-11	Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Lakers	2013
2012-03-23	Toronto Raptors over New York Knicks	2011
2008-10-30	Cleveland Cavaliers over Charlotte Bobcats	2008
2008-04-09	Phoenix Suns over San Antonio Spurs	2007
2008-03-17	Utah Jazz over Toronto Raptors	2007
2006-04-16	Sacramento Kings over New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	2005
2005-06-14	Detroit Pistons over San Antonio Spurs	2004	Playoff
2004-12-26	Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Clippers	2004
2002-11-20	Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets	2002
2002-11-20	Boston Celtics over New Jersey Nets	2002
2002-11-02	Denver Nuggets over Portland Trail Blazers	2002
2001-03-30	Portland Trail Blazers over New York Knicks	2000
2000-01-08	Chicago Bulls over Boston Celtics	1999
1995-12-06	Washington Bullets over Atlanta Hawks	1995
1994-12-30	Indiana Pacers over New Jersey Nets	1994
1993-05-07	New Jersey Nets over Cleveland Cavaliers	1992	Playoff
1990-11-30	Utah Jazz over Minnesota Timberwolves	1990
1983-04-16	Atlanta Hawks over Milwaukee Bucks	1982
1978-11-21	New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons	1978
1955-03-20	Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers	1954	Playoff

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