Has an NBA game ever ended 96-82?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 96-82 30 times. It first happened on November 27, 1949, when Chicago Stags beat Minneapolis Lakers, and most recently on January 9, 2022, when Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers.
That makes 96-82 the 768th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 97-82 has happened 34 times and 96-83 has happened 53 times.
Every 96-82 in NBA history
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