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Has an NBA game ever ended 116-98?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 116-98 51 times. It first happened on December 2, 1954, when Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat Boston Celtics, and most recently on March 2, 2025, when Minnesota Timberwolves beat Phoenix Suns.

Where 116-98 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 116-98 the 505th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 117-98 has happened 53 times and 116-99 has happened 56 times.

Every 116-98 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2025-03-02Minnesota Timberwolves over Phoenix Suns2024
2025-01-02Oklahoma City Thunder over LA Clippers2024
2021-11-04Utah Jazz over Atlanta Hawks2021
2021-01-22Atlanta Hawks over Minnesota Timberwolves2020
2020-09-30Los Angeles Lakers over Miami Heat2019Playoff
2019-01-06Washington Wizards over Oklahoma City Thunder2018
2018-02-06Orlando Magic over Cleveland Cavaliers2017
2018-01-18Houston Rockets over Minnesota Timberwolves2017
2018-01-06Minnesota Timberwolves over New Orleans Pelicans2017
2018-01-03Houston Rockets over Orlando Magic2017
2017-04-22Atlanta Hawks over Washington Wizards2016Playoff
2017-03-22Milwaukee Bucks over Sacramento Kings2016
2016-10-31LA Clippers over Phoenix Suns2016
2016-03-17Atlanta Hawks over Denver Nuggets2015
2016-03-10Denver Nuggets over Phoenix Suns2015
2016-01-14Golden State Warriors over Los Angeles Lakers2015
2014-02-19Charlotte Bobcats over Detroit Pistons2013
2013-04-05Houston Rockets over Portland Trail Blazers2012
2012-03-07Toronto Raptors over Houston Rockets2011
2011-03-30Oklahoma City Thunder over Phoenix Suns2010
2011-01-07Golden State Warriors over Cleveland Cavaliers2010
2009-12-30Phoenix Suns over Boston Celtics2009
2007-12-26New Orleans Hornets over Memphis Grizzlies2007
2007-12-22Houston Rockets over Chicago Bulls2007
2006-03-27Washington Wizards over Golden State Warriors2005
2005-04-24Miami Heat over New Jersey Nets2004Playoff
2005-04-16Phoenix Suns over Sacramento Kings2004
2005-01-09Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets2004
2001-04-24Philadelphia 76ers over Indiana Pacers2000Playoff
2000-02-23Los Angeles Lakers over Cleveland Cavaliers1999
1999-03-29Los Angeles Lakers over Vancouver Grizzlies1998
1997-12-19Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings1997
1996-05-03San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns1995Playoff
1995-04-01Los Angeles Clippers over Utah Jazz1994
1993-03-12Phoenix Suns over Dallas Mavericks1992
1990-12-15Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers1990
1988-04-20Indiana Pacers over Atlanta Hawks1987
1982-03-28Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics1981
1981-02-15Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks1980
1980-10-25San Antonio Spurs over San Diego Clippers1980
1978-03-19Seattle SuperSonics over San Antonio Spurs1977
1977-11-12Washington Bullets over Philadelphia 76ers1977
1975-11-04Kansas City Kings over Los Angeles Lakers1975
1973-11-11Chicago Bulls over Seattle SuperSonics1973
1973-01-07Boston Celtics over Baltimore Bullets1972
1972-04-21New York Knicks over Boston Celtics1971Playoff
1971-04-18Milwaukee Bucks over Los Angeles Lakers1970Playoff
1962-11-18Los Angeles Lakers over Detroit Pistons1962
1957-12-22Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals1957
1957-02-03Boston Celtics over New York Knicks1956
1954-12-02Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Boston Celtics1954

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