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Has an NBA game ever ended 101-99?

It has. 101-99 has been a NBA final 144 times in 73,172 games. The first was Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics on December 8, 1954; the latest was New Orleans Pelicans beat Dallas Mavericks on November 5, 2025.

Where 101-99 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 101-99 the 20th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 102-99 has happened 139 times and 101-100 has happened 86 times.

Every 101-99 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-05New Orleans Pelicans over Dallas Mavericks2025
2025-04-26Denver Nuggets over LA Clippers2024Playoff
2024-11-10Houston Rockets over Detroit Pistons2024
2024-04-22Denver Nuggets over Los Angeles Lakers2023Playoff
2023-02-27Miami Heat over Philadelphia 76ers2022
2023-01-22Oklahoma City Thunder over Denver Nuggets2022
2022-11-04Indiana Pacers over Miami Heat2022
2021-11-26Washington Wizards over Oklahoma City Thunder2021
2021-05-11Los Angeles Lakers over New York Knicks2020
2021-04-07Boston Celtics over New York Knicks2020
2020-01-07Portland Trail Blazers over Toronto Raptors2019
2018-12-20Miami Heat over Houston Rockets2018
2018-02-12Utah Jazz over San Antonio Spurs2017
2017-11-01Orlando Magic over Memphis Grizzlies2017
2017-01-25Memphis Grizzlies over Toronto Raptors2016
2017-01-10Washington Wizards over Chicago Bulls2016
2016-12-28Chicago Bulls over Brooklyn Nets2016
2016-11-09Houston Rockets over San Antonio Spurs2016
2016-01-18Memphis Grizzlies over New Orleans Pelicans2015
2015-11-11Orlando Magic over Los Angeles Lakers2015
2015-04-10Toronto Raptors over Orlando Magic2014
2015-03-25Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves2014
2015-01-22Utah Jazz over Milwaukee Bucks2014
2014-12-21New Orleans Pelicans over Oklahoma City Thunder2014
2014-05-11Los Angeles Clippers over Oklahoma City Thunder2013Playoff
2014-04-22Washington Wizards over Chicago Bulls2013Playoff
2014-01-04Philadelphia 76ers over Portland Trail Blazers2013
2013-12-13Atlanta Hawks over Washington Wizards2013
2013-11-23Miami Heat over Orlando Magic2013
2013-01-07Washington Wizards over Oklahoma City Thunder2012
2012-05-05Indiana Pacers over Orlando Magic2011Playoff
2012-03-24Dallas Mavericks over Houston Rockets2011
2012-02-15Atlanta Hawks over Phoenix Suns2011
2009-12-10Detroit Pistons over Denver Nuggets2009
2009-03-23Chicago Bulls over Washington Wizards2008
2008-11-06Portland Trail Blazers over Houston Rockets2008
2008-03-13Washington Wizards over Cleveland Cavaliers2007
2007-02-04Atlanta Hawks over New Jersey Nets2006
2006-12-28Dallas Mavericks over Phoenix Suns2006
2006-12-18Miami Heat over New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets2006
2006-04-05Atlanta Hawks over Minnesota Timberwolves2005
2006-03-15Denver Nuggets over Indiana Pacers2005
2006-03-01Memphis Grizzlies over New York Knicks2005
2005-12-03Denver Nuggets over Miami Heat2005
2005-04-15Boston Celtics over Miami Heat2004
2005-02-26Sacramento Kings over Philadelphia 76ers2004
2004-11-24Chicago Bulls over Utah Jazz2004
2003-12-19Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets2003
2003-04-13Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Lakers2002
2003-03-26Phoenix Suns over Memphis Grizzlies2002
2003-03-21Seattle SuperSonics over Denver Nuggets2002
2003-01-10Detroit Pistons over New Orleans Hornets2002
2002-12-17New York Knicks over New Jersey Nets2002
2002-11-17Sacramento Kings over Orlando Magic2002
2002-11-06Philadelphia 76ers over Los Angeles Clippers2002
2002-04-11New Jersey Nets over Orlando Magic2001
2002-01-21Utah Jazz over Golden State Warriors2001
2001-12-08New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers2001
2001-03-22Portland Trail Blazers over Utah Jazz2000
2001-03-01Seattle SuperSonics over Cleveland Cavaliers2000
2001-02-21Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs2000
2001-02-13Miami Heat over Los Angeles Clippers2000
2000-03-19Detroit Pistons over Vancouver Grizzlies1999
2000-02-15Boston Celtics over Utah Jazz1999
2000-01-29Milwaukee Bucks over Seattle SuperSonics1999
2000-01-21Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets1999
1999-12-11Denver Nuggets over Milwaukee Bucks1999
1999-02-15Golden State Warriors over Minnesota Timberwolves1998
1999-02-14Indiana Pacers over Los Angeles Lakers1998
1998-04-07Utah Jazz over Golden State Warriors1997
1998-02-04Sacramento Kings over Denver Nuggets1997
1997-12-22Utah Jazz over Atlanta Hawks1997
1997-04-10Phoenix Suns over Sacramento Kings1996
1997-02-20Milwaukee Bucks over Dallas Mavericks1996
1997-01-29Philadelphia 76ers over Toronto Raptors1996
1996-12-21Sacramento Kings over Portland Trail Blazers1996
1995-12-17Philadelphia 76ers over Minnesota Timberwolves1995
1994-12-15Denver Nuggets over Miami Heat1994
1994-11-10New York Knicks over Orlando Magic1994
1994-02-04Chicago Bulls over Golden State Warriors1993
1993-12-05Minnesota Timberwolves over Los Angeles Lakers1993
1993-05-01New Jersey Nets over Cleveland Cavaliers1992Playoff
1993-04-13Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Clippers1992
1993-03-14Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls1992
1992-12-04Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia 76ers1992
1991-03-14San Antonio Spurs over Golden State Warriors1990
1991-01-16Washington Bullets over Los Angeles Clippers1990
1990-12-28Houston Rockets over New Jersey Nets1990
1990-11-21Philadelphia 76ers over Sacramento Kings1990
1990-03-17Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves1989
1990-02-08Orlando Magic over Philadelphia 76ers1989
1989-11-14Miami Heat over Houston Rockets1989
1987-04-10Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons1986
1987-01-06Indiana Pacers over San Antonio Spurs1986
1986-11-21Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks1986
1986-11-12Washington Bullets over Chicago Bulls1986
1984-11-24Atlanta Hawks over New Jersey Nets1984
1984-11-09Kansas City Kings over New Jersey Nets1984
1984-02-26Los Angeles Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers1983
1983-04-06Houston Rockets over Dallas Mavericks1982
1983-03-01Milwaukee Bucks over Washington Bullets1982
1981-12-11San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks1981
1981-12-05Phoenix Suns over Utah Jazz1981
1981-11-06Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Lakers1981
1981-01-14Indiana Pacers over Detroit Pistons1980
1980-12-10Boston Celtics over Washington Bullets1980
1980-03-07Los Angeles Lakers over Chicago Bulls1979
1980-01-17Phoenix Suns over Atlanta Hawks1979
1979-12-18New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks1979
1979-03-30Milwaukee Bucks over Indiana Pacers1978
1979-02-27New York Knicks over Golden State Warriors1978
1978-11-29Indiana Pacers over New York Knicks1978
1978-10-28Philadelphia 76ers over Houston Rockets1978
1978-05-12Washington Bullets over Philadelphia 76ers1977Playoff
1978-03-21Chicago Bulls over Houston Rockets1977
1977-03-15Kansas City Kings over Washington Bullets1976
1977-01-30Los Angeles Lakers over New Orleans Jazz1976
1977-01-11Los Angeles Lakers over Cleveland Cavaliers1976
1976-02-01Washington Bullets over Golden State Warriors1975
1975-12-25New Orleans Jazz over Houston Rockets1975
1974-11-30Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago Bulls1974
1974-01-02Houston Rockets over Philadelphia 76ers1973
1973-11-22Golden State Warriors over Atlanta Hawks1973
1973-04-17Los Angeles Lakers over Golden State Warriors1972Playoff
1972-11-09New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks1972
1972-11-04Buffalo Braves over Chicago Bulls1972
1972-01-23New York Knicks over Seattle SuperSonics1971
1972-01-03New York Knicks over Milwaukee Bucks1971
1971-12-19Atlanta Hawks over Cincinnati Royals1971
1971-10-19Detroit Pistons over Portland Trail Blazers1971
1971-02-02San Francisco Warriors over Atlanta Hawks1970
1969-02-25San Francisco Warriors over Chicago Bulls1968
1968-12-29Atlanta Hawks over Baltimore Bullets1968
1968-12-04Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks1968
1968-02-10Cincinnati Royals over San Diego Rockets1967
1965-03-11St. Louis Hawks over San Francisco Warriors1964
1964-01-17Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks1963
1963-04-02Los Angeles Lakers over St. Louis Hawks1962Playoff
1961-12-05Chicago Packers over St. Louis Hawks1961
1960-11-18Philadelphia Warriors over New York Knicks1960
1958-12-11Syracuse Nationals over Minneapolis Lakers1958
1957-11-15Cincinnati Royals over New York Knicks1957
1955-02-06Milwaukee Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers1954
1954-12-08Minneapolis Lakers over Boston Celtics1954

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