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Has an NBA game ever ended 101-96?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 101-96 131 times. It first happened on February 25, 1954, when Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals, and most recently on March 16, 2023, when Sacramento Kings beat Brooklyn Nets.

Where 101-96 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 101-96 the 57th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 102-96 has happened 138 times and 101-97 has happened 114 times.

Every 101-96 in NBA history

Showing 136 of 131 on record.

DateResultSeason
2023-03-16Sacramento Kings over Brooklyn Nets2022
2022-01-06New Orleans Pelicans over Golden State Warriors2021
2021-12-15Miami Heat over Philadelphia 76ers2021
2021-11-29Philadelphia 76ers over Orlando Magic2021
2021-04-24Minnesota Timberwolves over Utah Jazz2020
2019-12-15Los Angeles Lakers over Atlanta Hawks2019
2019-11-25Toronto Raptors over Philadelphia 76ers2019
2019-05-05Toronto Raptors over Philadelphia 76ers2018Playoff
2019-04-13San Antonio Spurs over Denver Nuggets2018Playoff
2018-03-15Houston Rockets over LA Clippers2017
2018-01-24New Orleans Pelicans over Charlotte Hornets2017
2016-04-13Los Angeles Lakers over Utah Jazz2015
2016-02-07Denver Nuggets over New York Knicks2015
2016-01-12Oklahoma City Thunder over Minnesota Timberwolves2015
2015-11-14LA Clippers over Detroit Pistons2015
2014-03-19Boston Celtics over Miami Heat2013
2014-02-27Indiana Pacers over Milwaukee Bucks2013
2013-12-16Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers2013
2012-04-06Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons2011
2012-03-15Dallas Mavericks over Charlotte Bobcats2011
2012-03-06Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers2011
2011-04-08Memphis Grizzlies over Sacramento Kings2010
2011-04-01Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons2010
2010-11-10Charlotte Bobcats over Toronto Raptors2010
2010-04-22Oklahoma City Thunder over Los Angeles Lakers2009Playoff
2010-02-24Dallas Mavericks over Los Angeles Lakers2009
2010-01-22Toronto Raptors over Milwaukee Bucks2009
2010-01-16New Orleans Hornets over Indiana Pacers2009
2009-06-07Los Angeles Lakers over Orlando Magic2008Playoff
2009-03-22Miami Heat over Detroit Pistons2008
2009-01-03Miami Heat over New Jersey Nets2008
2008-12-05Milwaukee Bucks over Charlotte Bobcats2008
2008-11-14Milwaukee Bucks over Memphis Grizzlies2008
2008-02-23Philadelphia 76ers over Miami Heat2007
2008-02-05Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Wizards2007
2007-12-19Portland Trail Blazers over Toronto Raptors2007
2007-12-14Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks2007
2007-01-16Seattle SuperSonics over Cleveland Cavaliers2006
2006-12-22Sacramento Kings over Denver Nuggets2006
2006-11-20Utah Jazz over Toronto Raptors2006
2006-03-24Los Angeles Lakers over Milwaukee Bucks2005
2005-04-19Dallas Mavericks over Seattle SuperSonics2004
2005-03-11Minnesota Timberwolves over Orlando Magic2004
2005-02-23Golden State Warriors over Atlanta Hawks2004
2005-02-10Orlando Magic over Atlanta Hawks2004
2005-01-23Milwaukee Bucks over New York Knicks2004
2004-12-08Miami Heat over Milwaukee Bucks2004
2004-04-14Indiana Pacers over Chicago Bulls2003
2004-04-09Phoenix Suns over Sacramento Kings2003
2004-03-05Orlando Magic over Atlanta Hawks2003
2004-01-17New York Knicks over Chicago Bulls2003
2003-12-26Milwaukee Bucks over Indiana Pacers2003
2003-03-19New Orleans Hornets over New York Knicks2002
2003-02-15Portland Trail Blazers over Seattle SuperSonics2002
2002-12-27Golden State Warriors over Toronto Raptors2002
2002-04-02Cleveland Cavaliers over Phoenix Suns2001
2002-02-03Portland Trail Blazers over Chicago Bulls2001
2000-12-26Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics2000
2000-04-17Minnesota Timberwolves over Golden State Warriors1999
2000-01-17Philadelphia 76ers over New Jersey Nets1999
1999-12-11Portland Trail Blazers over Sacramento Kings1999
1999-11-16Portland Trail Blazers over Miami Heat1999
1998-03-08Atlanta Hawks over Cleveland Cavaliers1997
1997-03-28Utah Jazz over Milwaukee Bucks1996
1997-02-11Milwaukee Bucks over Toronto Raptors1996
1996-04-14Sacramento Kings over Los Angeles Clippers1995
1996-04-06Dallas Mavericks over Los Angeles Clippers1995
1995-01-13Orlando Magic over Atlanta Hawks1994
1994-12-05New York Knicks over Philadelphia 76ers1994
1994-01-05Boston Celtics over Cleveland Cavaliers1993
1993-12-30Denver Nuggets over Golden State Warriors1993
1993-11-16Cleveland Cavaliers over Portland Trail Blazers1993
1993-02-11Utah Jazz over Seattle SuperSonics1992
1992-12-02Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls1992
1992-11-13Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks1992
1992-11-06Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers1992
1992-03-21San Antonio Spurs over Seattle SuperSonics1991
1992-03-01Los Angeles Clippers over Orlando Magic1991
1992-01-11Minnesota Timberwolves over Utah Jazz1991
1991-12-11Los Angeles Clippers over Detroit Pistons1991
1991-04-14Washington Bullets over Miami Heat1990
1991-04-10Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers1990
1990-05-09Chicago Bulls over Philadelphia 76ers1989Playoff
1990-03-27Indiana Pacers over Boston Celtics1989
1990-03-26Los Angeles Clippers over Minnesota Timberwolves1989
1990-01-12New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers1989
1989-03-21Seattle SuperSonics over Utah Jazz1988
1988-03-11Golden State Warriors over Los Angeles Clippers1987
1987-11-25Washington Bullets over Los Angeles Clippers1987
1986-11-08Chicago Bulls over Phoenix Suns1986
1985-02-02New Jersey Nets over Philadelphia 76ers1984
1984-03-25Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Bullets1983
1984-02-28Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks1983
1984-02-11Chicago Bulls over Golden State Warriors1983
1981-04-15San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets1980Playoff
1981-03-01Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Lakers1980
1980-12-23Utah Jazz over Dallas Mavericks1980
1980-03-23New Jersey Nets over Boston Celtics1979
1980-03-23Los Angeles Lakers over Utah Jazz1979
1979-10-20Golden State Warriors over Utah Jazz1979
1978-12-09Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks1978
1978-12-06Washington Bullets over Houston Rockets1978
1977-11-16Philadelphia 76ers over Seattle SuperSonics1977
1977-10-22Buffalo Braves over New Jersey Nets1977
1976-11-21Phoenix Suns over Chicago Bulls1976
1976-11-04Philadelphia 76ers over Golden State Warriors1976
1976-04-23Boston Celtics over Buffalo Braves1975Playoff
1976-03-09New York Knicks over Los Angeles Lakers1975
1976-02-13Cleveland Cavaliers over Milwaukee Bucks1975
1976-02-13Buffalo Braves over Kansas City Kings1975
1975-03-19New York Knicks over Phoenix Suns1974
1975-02-12Utah Stars over Memphis Tams1974
1975-02-07San Antonio Spurs over Denver Rockets1974
1974-12-21Houston Rockets over Atlanta Hawks1974
1974-11-16Buffalo Braves over Kansas City-Omaha Kings1974
1974-11-09Phoenix Suns over Houston Rockets1974
1974-01-17Memphis Tams over Indiana Pacers1973
1973-12-21Cleveland Cavaliers over Seattle SuperSonics1973
1973-11-28Philadelphia 76ers over Chicago Bulls1973
1973-10-19Utah Stars over Indiana Pacers1973
1973-02-11Golden State Warriors over Chicago Bulls1972
1973-01-28Buffalo Braves over Philadelphia 76ers1972
1973-01-07Detroit Pistons over Portland Trail Blazers1972
1972-11-21Kansas City-Omaha Kings over Phoenix Suns1972
1972-04-10New York Nets over Kentucky Colonels1971
1972-01-09Detroit Pistons over Buffalo Braves1971
1971-11-06Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks1971
1970-11-27Seattle SuperSonics over San Francisco Warriors1970
1970-04-17Milwaukee Bucks over New York Knicks1969Playoff
1968-12-13Milwaukee Bucks over San Diego Rockets1968
1968-03-08Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics1967
1967-11-01St. Louis Hawks over Cincinnati Royals1967
1957-12-12Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia Warriors1957
1955-03-06New York Knicks over Rochester Royals1954
1954-12-01Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Rochester Royals1954
1954-02-25Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals1953

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