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Has an NBA game ever ended 109-81?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 109-81 6 times. It first happened on November 25, 1973, when Capital Bullets beat New York Knicks, and most recently on April 13, 2025, when Portland Trail Blazers beat Los Angeles Lakers.

Where 109-81 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 109-81 the 1636th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 110-81 has happened 8 times and 109-82 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 27 years, between 1973 and 2000.

Every 109-81 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2025-04-13Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Lakers2024
2022-05-15Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks2021Playoff
2012-04-13Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic2011
2007-11-24Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets2007
2001-03-21Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls2000
1973-11-25Capital Bullets over New York Knicks1973
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