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Has an NBA game ever ended 102-97?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 102-97 135 times. It first happened on February 8, 1956, when New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals, and most recently on May 10, 2025, when Minnesota Timberwolves beat Golden State Warriors.

Where 102-97 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 102-97 the 44th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 103-97 has happened 124 times and 102-98 has happened 133 times.

Every 102-97 in NBA history

Showing 141 of 135 on record.

DateResultSeason
2025-05-10Minnesota Timberwolves over Golden State Warriors2024Playoff
2025-01-24Portland Trail Blazers over Charlotte Hornets2024
2024-01-20Oklahoma City Thunder over Minnesota Timberwolves2023
2023-11-18Chicago Bulls over Miami Heat2023
2023-10-27Orlando Magic over Portland Trail Blazers2023
2023-04-20Philadelphia 76ers over Brooklyn Nets2022Playoff
2021-03-14Miami Heat over Orlando Magic2020
2021-01-27Oklahoma City Thunder over Phoenix Suns2020
2018-12-17Houston Rockets over Utah Jazz2018
2017-01-15Detroit Pistons over Los Angeles Lakers2016
2015-11-13Chicago Bulls over Charlotte Hornets2015
2014-12-30Portland Trail Blazers over Toronto Raptors2014
2014-04-13Indiana Pacers over Oklahoma City Thunder2013
2014-03-31Sacramento Kings over New Orleans Pelicans2013
2014-03-13Atlanta Hawks over Milwaukee Bucks2013
2014-03-01Indiana Pacers over Boston Celtics2013
2014-01-20Dallas Mavericks over Cleveland Cavaliers2013
2014-01-05Miami Heat over Toronto Raptors2013
2013-11-07Miami Heat over Los Angeles Clippers2013
2013-11-05Charlotte Bobcats over New York Knicks2013
2013-03-12Memphis Grizzlies over Portland Trail Blazers2012
2013-03-04New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers2012
2013-01-05Portland Trail Blazers over Minnesota Timberwolves2012
2012-11-15Brooklyn Nets over Boston Celtics2012
2012-04-17Indiana Pacers over Philadelphia 76ers2011
2012-04-02Utah Jazz over Portland Trail Blazers2011
2011-01-03Utah Jazz over Detroit Pistons2010
2010-11-07Detroit Pistons over Golden State Warriors2010
2010-03-26San Antonio Spurs over Cleveland Cavaliers2009
2010-03-20Milwaukee Bucks over Denver Nuggets2009
2009-11-20Memphis Grizzlies over Philadelphia 76ers2009
2009-02-06Atlanta Hawks over Charlotte Bobcats2008
2009-01-24Cleveland Cavaliers over Utah Jazz2008
2009-01-17Charlotte Bobcats over Portland Trail Blazers2008
2008-11-15Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks2008
2008-02-05Milwaukee Bucks over Memphis Grizzlies2007
2007-12-13Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs2007
2007-01-15New York Knicks over Sacramento Kings2006
2006-04-15Orlando Magic over Philadelphia 76ers2005
2005-12-06Cleveland Cavaliers over Sacramento Kings2005
2005-12-02Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets2005
2005-11-09Los Angeles Clippers over Washington Wizards2005
2005-03-21Charlotte Bobcats over Orlando Magic2004
2005-03-08Minnesota Timberwolves over Charlotte Bobcats2004
2004-02-27Utah Jazz over Sacramento Kings2003
2004-01-24Seattle SuperSonics over Los Angeles Clippers2003
2003-04-27Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves2002Playoff
2002-12-02Boston Celtics over Orlando Magic2002
2002-04-05Miami Heat over Milwaukee Bucks2001
2002-02-25Indiana Pacers over Golden State Warriors2001
2002-01-12Milwaukee Bucks over New York Knicks2001
2001-04-11Miami Heat over Boston Celtics2000
2001-01-31Atlanta Hawks over Toronto Raptors2000
2000-04-09Phoenix Suns over Sacramento Kings1999
2000-04-07Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics1999
2000-02-22Charlotte Hornets over Houston Rockets1999
1999-12-14Golden State Warriors over Miami Heat1999
1999-11-10Vancouver Grizzlies over Atlanta Hawks1999
1999-11-08Orlando Magic over Houston Rockets1999
1997-04-05New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks1996
1997-03-30Toronto Raptors over Miami Heat1996
1997-03-21Charlotte Hornets over Toronto Raptors1996
1996-12-28Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers1996
1996-04-02Charlotte Hornets over Los Angeles Lakers1995
1996-03-01Detroit Pistons over Phoenix Suns1995
1995-11-28Atlanta Hawks over New York Knicks1995
1995-11-21Toronto Raptors over Seattle SuperSonics1995
1995-02-21Dallas Mavericks over Washington Bullets1994
1994-02-16Charlotte Hornets over Houston Rockets1993
1994-02-01Sacramento Kings over Portland Trail Blazers1993
1993-03-02Portland Trail Blazers over Phoenix Suns1992
1993-01-25Denver Nuggets over Minnesota Timberwolves1992
1992-11-09Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers1992
1992-03-20Indiana Pacers over Milwaukee Bucks1991
1992-01-28Seattle SuperSonics over Orlando Magic1991
1991-11-24Los Angeles Lakers over Milwaukee Bucks1991
1991-03-20New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers1990
1990-03-24Golden State Warriors over Houston Rockets1989
1989-12-19Charlotte Hornets over Dallas Mavericks1989
1989-03-23Washington Bullets over Charlotte Hornets1988
1988-01-26Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks1987
1987-12-26Milwaukee Bucks over Washington Bullets1987
1987-03-01Philadelphia 76ers over Houston Rockets1986
1987-02-21Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks1986
1986-12-25Washington Bullets over Philadelphia 76ers1986
1986-11-29New Jersey Nets over Houston Rockets1986
1986-04-20Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets1985Playoff
1986-04-05Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks1985
1986-01-30Denver Nuggets over New York Knicks1985
1985-11-30Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks1985
1984-12-15Cleveland Cavaliers over New York Knicks1984
1984-11-21Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1984
1984-11-18New Jersey Nets over Seattle SuperSonics1984
1984-05-02Phoenix Suns over Utah Jazz1983Playoff
1984-02-04Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers1983
1984-01-03Chicago Bulls over Phoenix Suns1983
1983-11-16Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knicks1983
1983-04-12Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers1982
1982-12-21Detroit Pistons over New Jersey Nets1982
1982-02-02Portland Trail Blazers over Kansas City Kings1981
1981-11-18Atlanta Hawks over Phoenix Suns1981
1980-11-18Indiana Pacers over Detroit Pistons1980
1980-03-11Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks1979
1979-12-23Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics1979
1979-10-31Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers1979
1979-04-01Seattle SuperSonics over Golden State Warriors1978
1978-11-28Portland Trail Blazers over Boston Celtics1978
1977-12-30Chicago Bulls over Boston Celtics1977
1977-05-10Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Lakers1976Playoff
1977-03-13Detroit Pistons over San Antonio Spurs1976
1977-02-06Philadelphia 76ers over Los Angeles Lakers1976
1977-01-12Philadelphia 76ers over Houston Rockets1976
1976-11-12Seattle SuperSonics over Kansas City Kings1976
1976-10-23Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers1976
1976-10-21New York Knicks over Los Angeles Lakers1976
1976-04-05Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago Bulls1975
1975-12-28Spirits of St. Louis over Virginia Squires1975
1975-01-01Atlanta Hawks over Kansas City-Omaha Kings1974
1974-02-23Memphis Tams over New York Nets1973
1974-02-09Denver Rockets over Indiana Pacers1973
1974-02-02Portland Trail Blazers over Seattle SuperSonics1973
1973-11-10Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons1973
1973-04-07Golden State Warriors over Milwaukee Bucks1972Playoff
1973-02-11Baltimore Bullets over Portland Trail Blazers1972
1973-01-07Cleveland Cavaliers over Houston Rockets1972
1972-03-12Baltimore Bullets over Detroit Pistons1971
1971-11-23Buffalo Braves over Atlanta Hawks1971
1971-11-06Kentucky Colonels over New York Nets1971
1969-12-19New Orleans Buccaneers over Denver Rockets1969
1969-02-07Seattle SuperSonics over Cincinnati Royals1968
1968-12-29Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks1968
1968-04-03New Orleans Buccaneers over Denver Rockets1967
1966-12-19Chicago Bulls over St. Louis Hawks1966
1964-12-08Philadelphia 76ers over Baltimore Bullets1964
1964-01-29Philadelphia 76ers over Los Angeles Lakers1963
1962-12-08Syracuse Nationals over Boston Celtics1962
1960-12-10Philadelphia Warriors over Boston Celtics1960
1956-03-29Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over St. Louis Hawks1955Playoff
1956-03-21Syracuse Nationals over Boston Celtics1955Playoff
1956-03-06St. Louis Hawks over Philadelphia Warriors1955
1956-02-08New York Knicks over Rochester Royals1955
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