Has an NBA game ever ended 99-80?
It has. 99-80 has been a NBA final 17 times in 73,172 games. The first was Syracuse Nationals beat Baltimore Bullets on January 20, 1952; the latest was Philadelphia 76ers beat Atlanta Hawks on December 21, 2012.
That makes 99-80 the 1056th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 100-80 has happened 19 times and 99-81 has happened 34 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 40 years, between 1955 and 1995.
Every 99-80 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-21 | Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks | 2012 | |
| 2012-12-08 | Sacramento Kings over Portland Trail Blazers | 2012 | |
| 2008-05-15 | San Antonio Spurs over New Orleans Hornets | 2007 | Playoff |
| 2005-04-19 | Miami Heat over Charlotte Bobcats | 2004 | |
| 2005-03-24 | Houston Rockets over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2004 | |
| 2005-01-17 | Memphis Grizzlies over Houston Rockets | 2004 | |
| 2005-01-02 | Houston Rockets over Utah Jazz | 2004 | |
| 2003-03-05 | Washington Wizards over Los Angeles Clippers | 2002 | |
| 2003-02-11 | Sacramento Kings over Washington Wizards | 2002 | |
| 2001-02-05 | Philadelphia 76ers over Denver Nuggets | 2000 | |
| 2000-01-18 | Seattle SuperSonics over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1999 | |
| 1999-02-08 | Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets | 1998 | |
| 1998-04-29 | San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns | 1997 | Playoff |
| 1998-03-18 | Seattle SuperSonics over Los Angeles Clippers | 1997 | |
| 1996-02-28 | Los Angeles Lakers over Vancouver Grizzlies | 1995 | |
| 1955-12-10 | New York Knicks over St. Louis Hawks | 1955 | |
| 1952-01-20 | Syracuse Nationals over Baltimore Bullets | 1951 |