Has an NBA game ever ended 97-78?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 97-78 17 times. It first happened on December 27, 1949, when Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks, and most recently on January 26, 2018, when Philadelphia 76ers beat San Antonio Spurs.
That makes 97-78 the 1056th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 98-78 has happened 16 times and 97-79 has happened 31 times. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1950 and 1980.
Every 97-78 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-26 | Philadelphia 76ers over San Antonio Spurs | 2017 | |
| 2015-11-27 | Miami Heat over New York Knicks | 2015 | |
| 2011-12-28 | New Orleans Hornets over Boston Celtics | 2011 | |
| 2010-11-26 | New Orleans Hornets over Portland Trail Blazers | 2010 | |
| 2006-12-22 | Houston Rockets over San Antonio Spurs | 2006 | |
| 2005-11-02 | Miami Heat over Memphis Grizzlies | 2005 | |
| 2004-04-28 | Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets | 2003 | Playoff |
| 2003-04-06 | Minnesota Timberwolves over Portland Trail Blazers | 2002 | |
| 2002-03-15 | New Jersey Nets over Miami Heat | 2001 | |
| 2000-12-02 | Dallas Mavericks over Golden State Warriors | 2000 | |
| 1997-03-20 | Portland Trail Blazers over Milwaukee Bucks | 1996 | |
| 1994-01-15 | Seattle SuperSonics over Miami Heat | 1993 | |
| 1984-03-27 | Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers | 1983 | |
| 1981-04-21 | Houston Rockets over Kansas City Kings | 1980 | Playoff |
| 1951-03-24 | Rochester Royals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1950 | Playoff |
| 1951-03-03 | New York Knicks over Syracuse Nationals | 1950 | |
| 1949-12-27 | Boston Celtics over New York Knicks | 1949 |