Has an NBA game ever ended 97-77?
It has. 97-77 has been a NBA final 17 times in 73,172 games. The first was Chicago Stags beat Boston Celtics on February 22, 1948; the latest was Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns on January 3, 2016.
That makes 97-77 the 1056th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 98-77 has happened 15 times and 97-78 has happened 17 times. At one point the score disappeared for 44 years, between 1950 and 1994.
Every 97-77 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-03 | Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns | 2015 | |
| 2015-02-25 | Minnesota Timberwolves over Washington Wizards | 2014 | |
| 2015-01-07 | Utah Jazz over Chicago Bulls | 2014 | |
| 2015-01-07 | Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers | 2014 | |
| 2013-01-28 | Brooklyn Nets over Orlando Magic | 2012 | |
| 2012-02-18 | Portland Trail Blazers over Atlanta Hawks | 2011 | |
| 2011-01-07 | Washington Wizards over New Jersey Nets | 2010 | |
| 2010-02-10 | Milwaukee Bucks over New Jersey Nets | 2009 | |
| 2008-11-14 | Miami Heat over Washington Wizards | 2008 | |
| 2006-03-24 | Toronto Raptors over Minnesota Timberwolves | 2005 | |
| 2002-12-20 | Miami Heat over Toronto Raptors | 2002 | |
| 2001-03-21 | San Antonio Spurs over Boston Celtics | 2000 | |
| 1999-03-02 | Washington Wizards over Atlanta Hawks | 1998 | |
| 1994-12-23 | Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons | 1994 | |
| 1951-03-01 | Philadelphia Warriors over Minneapolis Lakers | 1950 | |
| 1951-02-06 | Philadelphia Warriors over Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 1950 | |
| 1948-02-22 | Chicago Stags over Boston Celtics | 1947 |