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Has an NBA game ever ended 116-101?

It has. 116-101 has been a NBA final 62 times in 73,172 games. The first was Detroit Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers on February 6, 1960; the latest was Milwaukee Bucks beat Boston Celtics on December 11, 2025.

Where 116-101 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 116-101 the 400th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 117-101 has happened 51 times and 116-102 has happened 58 times.

Every 116-101 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-11Milwaukee Bucks over Boston Celtics2025
2025-12-05Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks2025
2025-02-13Minnesota Timberwolves over Oklahoma City Thunder2024
2024-10-25Orlando Magic over Brooklyn Nets2024
2023-02-24Golden State Warriors over Houston Rockets2022
2022-12-31Memphis Grizzlies over New Orleans Pelicans2022
2022-03-04Denver Nuggets over Houston Rockets2021
2022-02-07Toronto Raptors over Charlotte Hornets2021
2021-12-03Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Wizards2021
2021-04-08Dallas Mavericks over Milwaukee Bucks2020
2020-02-12Utah Jazz over Miami Heat2019
2019-03-18Chicago Bulls over Phoenix Suns2018
2018-12-08Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Wizards2018
2018-04-16Golden State Warriors over San Antonio Spurs2017Playoff
2018-01-24Indiana Pacers over Phoenix Suns2017
2017-01-15Toronto Raptors over New York Knicks2016
2016-11-23Sacramento Kings over Oklahoma City Thunder2016
2016-03-04Milwaukee Bucks over Minnesota Timberwolves2015
2015-11-27Atlanta Hawks over Memphis Grizzlies2015
2013-11-05Houston Rockets over Portland Trail Blazers2013
2013-03-19Sacramento Kings over Los Angeles Clippers2012
2013-01-11Oklahoma City Thunder over Los Angeles Lakers2012
2012-01-27Dallas Mavericks over Utah Jazz2011
2010-12-07Atlanta Hawks over New Jersey Nets2010
2008-03-05New Orleans Hornets over Atlanta Hawks2007
2007-11-25San Antonio Spurs over Seattle SuperSonics2007
2007-11-20Washington Wizards over Philadelphia 76ers2007
2006-12-26Washington Wizards over Memphis Grizzlies2006
2006-03-25Los Angeles Clippers over Washington Wizards2005
2006-02-15Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets2005
2004-04-09Atlanta Hawks over Chicago Bulls2003
1999-11-11Indiana Pacers over Orlando Magic1999
1998-04-29Chicago Bulls over New Jersey Nets1997Playoff
1997-04-09Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers1996
1997-01-10Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks1996
1994-04-12Seattle SuperSonics over Los Angeles Clippers1993
1992-12-01Utah Jazz over Dallas Mavericks1992
1992-04-07Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks1991
1991-11-20Boston Celtics over Indiana Pacers1991
1988-04-01Chicago Bulls over Portland Trail Blazers1987
1988-02-26Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers1987
1987-05-07Los Angeles Lakers over Golden State Warriors1986Playoff
1987-02-14Milwaukee Bucks over Houston Rockets1986
1986-03-26Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets1985
1986-02-01Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets1985
1985-11-20Atlanta Hawks over Chicago Bulls1985
1985-03-27Utah Jazz over Dallas Mavericks1984
1984-04-18New Jersey Nets over Philadelphia 76ers1983Playoff
1983-11-12Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls1983
1981-03-13Los Angeles Lakers over Kansas City Kings1980
1979-12-28New Jersey Nets over Indiana Pacers1979
1979-02-18San Diego Clippers over Atlanta Hawks1978
1978-03-11San Antonio Spurs over Washington Bullets1977
1977-02-10Cleveland Cavaliers over Indiana Pacers1976
1974-02-20Capital Bullets over Portland Trail Blazers1973
1973-03-04Milwaukee Bucks over Houston Rockets1972
1969-01-31Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals1968
1969-01-07Milwaukee Bucks over Cincinnati Royals1968
1964-12-10Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals1964
1963-01-31Chicago Zephyrs over New York Knicks1962
1960-12-27Philadelphia Warriors over Boston Celtics1960
1960-02-06Detroit Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers1959

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