Has an NBA game ever ended 97-72?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 97-72 9 times. It first happened on December 21, 1950, when Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat Syracuse Nationals, and most recently on December 1, 2010, when Miami Heat beat Detroit Pistons.
That makes 97-72 the 1408th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 98-72 has happened 8 times and 97-73 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 39 years, between 1955 and 1994.
Every 97-72 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-01 | Miami Heat over Detroit Pistons | 2010 | |
| 2007-12-30 | Portland Trail Blazers over Philadelphia 76ers | 2007 | |
| 2005-04-15 | Seattle SuperSonics over New Orleans Hornets | 2004 | |
| 2003-12-02 | Dallas Mavericks over Washington Wizards | 2003 | |
| 2002-12-07 | Houston Rockets over Philadelphia 76ers | 2002 | |
| 2000-11-27 | New York Knicks over Vancouver Grizzlies | 2000 | |
| 1995-04-23 | Charlotte Hornets over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1994 | |
| 1956-02-25 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Rochester Royals | 1955 | |
| 1950-12-21 | Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Syracuse Nationals | 1950 |