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Has an NBA game ever ended 116-97?

It has. 116-97 has been a NBA final 32 times in 73,172 games. The first was Phoenix Suns beat Portland Trail Blazers on December 9, 1972; the latest was Portland Trail Blazers beat LA Clippers on April 10, 2026.

Where 116-97 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 116-97 the 729th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 117-97 has happened 33 times and 116-98 has happened 51 times.

Every 116-97 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2026-04-10Portland Trail Blazers over LA Clippers2025
2024-10-23Orlando Magic over Miami Heat2024
2024-04-06Los Angeles Lakers over Cleveland Cavaliers2023
2023-12-18Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis Grizzlies2023
2022-04-05San Antonio Spurs over Denver Nuggets2021
2019-11-22Brooklyn Nets over Sacramento Kings2019
2018-03-09Washington Wizards over New Orleans Pelicans2017
2017-10-20Cleveland Cavaliers over Milwaukee Bucks2017
2016-01-12Indiana Pacers over Phoenix Suns2015
2013-04-11Oklahoma City Thunder over Golden State Warriors2012
2011-03-10Denver Nuggets over Phoenix Suns2010
2008-03-14Dallas Mavericks over Indiana Pacers2007
2006-12-26Golden State Warriors over Philadelphia 76ers2006
2004-12-18Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks2004
2004-12-11San Antonio Spurs over Cleveland Cavaliers2004
2004-02-02Denver Nuggets over Portland Trail Blazers2003
2001-03-04Charlotte Hornets over Boston Celtics2000
1996-11-29Chicago Bulls over Dallas Mavericks1996
1993-03-04New Jersey Nets over Orlando Magic1992
1991-01-13Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets1990
1990-02-18Washington Bullets over Indiana Pacers1989
1986-03-28Boston Celtics over Washington Bullets1985
1985-02-26Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers1984
1984-11-30Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets1984
1982-12-18Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets1982
1980-12-30Boston Celtics over Phoenix Suns1980
1979-01-20Phoenix Suns over Houston Rockets1978
1976-02-21Portland Trail Blazers over Kansas City Kings1975
1975-03-23Los Angeles Lakers over Milwaukee Bucks1974
1974-10-24Cleveland Cavaliers over Atlanta Hawks1974
1974-02-20Kansas City-Omaha Kings over Golden State Warriors1973
1972-12-09Phoenix Suns over Portland Trail Blazers1972

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