Has an NBA game ever ended 109-88?
It has. 109-88 has been a NBA final 29 times in 77,318 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals on March 3, 1953; the latest was Phoenix Suns beat Portland Trail Blazers on January 1, 2024.
That makes 109-88 the 788th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 110-88 has happened 32 times and 109-89 has happened 41 times.