Has an NBA game ever ended 97-71?
Exactly once. On January 14, 2004, Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets 97-71, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 97-71 in league history.
That makes 97-71 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 98-71 has happened 2 times and 97-72 has happened 9 times.
Every 97-71 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-14 | Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets | 2003 |