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Has an NBA game ever ended 97-79?

It has. 97-79 has been a NBA final 31 times in 73,172 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers on December 22, 1948; the latest was Miami Heat beat Milwaukee Bucks on January 14, 2018.

Where 97-79 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 97-79 the 752nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 98-79 has happened 22 times and 97-80 has happened 32 times.

Every 97-79 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2018-01-14Miami Heat over Milwaukee Bucks2017
2016-12-11Philadelphia 76ers over Detroit Pistons2016
2015-02-27Los Angeles Clippers over Memphis Grizzlies2014
2011-04-13Miami Heat over Toronto Raptors2010
2011-02-06Miami Heat over Los Angeles Clippers2010
2009-03-14Chicago Bulls over New Orleans Hornets2008
2005-04-05Indiana Pacers over New York Knicks2004
2004-01-02Washington Wizards over Golden State Warriors2003
2003-12-16Miami Heat over Atlanta Hawks2003
2002-02-03Charlotte Hornets over Memphis Grizzlies2001
2002-01-21Milwaukee Bucks over Detroit Pistons2001
2001-12-19San Antonio Spurs over Portland Trail Blazers2001
2001-11-23San Antonio Spurs over Indiana Pacers2001
2001-01-20Dallas Mavericks over Denver Nuggets2000
2000-12-03San Antonio Spurs over Vancouver Grizzlies2000
1998-02-22Phoenix Suns over San Antonio Spurs1997
1996-11-11Chicago Bulls over Phoenix Suns1996
1994-05-19Indiana Pacers over Atlanta Hawks1993Playoff
1993-05-15Houston Rockets over Seattle SuperSonics1992Playoff
1991-03-19New York Knicks over Charlotte Hornets1990
1990-11-28Miami Heat over New Jersey Nets1990
1990-02-17Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat1989
1980-03-08Atlanta Hawks over Houston Rockets1979
1967-12-17St. Louis Hawks over San Francisco Warriors1967
1954-02-10Philadelphia Warriors over Baltimore Bullets1953
1953-12-08Rochester Royals over Boston Celtics1953
1953-12-05Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Hawks1953
1952-11-13Rochester Royals over Milwaukee Hawks1952
1950-03-11Tri-Cities Blackhawks over Sheboygan Redskins1949
1949-12-29Rochester Royals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1949
1948-12-22New York Knicks over Minneapolis Lakers1948

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