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Has an NBA game ever ended 117-116?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 117-116 60 times. It first happened on December 10, 1955, when Rochester Royals beat Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons, and most recently on April 5, 2026, when Houston Rockets beat Golden State Warriors.

Where 117-116 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 117-116 the 418th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 118-116 has happened 69 times and 117-117 has happened never.

Every 117-116 in NBA history

Showing 63 of 60 on record.

DateResultSeason
2026-04-05Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors2025
2026-01-09Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis Grizzlies2025
2025-10-22Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics2025
2025-02-28Utah Jazz over Minnesota Timberwolves2024
2025-02-07Charlotte Hornets over San Antonio Spurs2024
2024-11-12Atlanta Hawks over Boston Celtics2024
2024-05-18Dallas Mavericks over Oklahoma City Thunder2023Playoff
2022-12-02Charlotte Hornets over Washington Wizards2022
2022-05-01Golden State Warriors over Memphis Grizzlies2021Playoff
2022-02-16Denver Nuggets over Golden State Warriors2021
2022-01-01Detroit Pistons over San Antonio Spurs2021
2019-12-28Miami Heat over Philadelphia 76ers2019
2018-12-27Sacramento Kings over Los Angeles Lakers2018
2018-11-24Golden State Warriors over Sacramento Kings2018
2017-03-31Boston Celtics over Orlando Magic2016
2016-01-05Dallas Mavericks over Sacramento Kings2015
2015-04-04Boston Celtics over Toronto Raptors2014
2014-12-17Memphis Grizzlies over San Antonio Spurs2014
2010-10-27Sacramento Kings over Minnesota Timberwolves2010
2007-11-14Orlando Magic over Cleveland Cavaliers2007
2005-03-12Los Angeles Lakers over Charlotte Bobcats2004
2004-11-21Detroit Pistons over Charlotte Bobcats2004
1994-03-22Golden State Warriors over Orlando Magic1993
1993-01-27Phoenix Suns over Minnesota Timberwolves1992
1993-01-16Indiana Pacers over Golden State Warriors1992
1992-03-03Los Angeles Clippers over Miami Heat1991
1992-01-31Utah Jazz over Phoenix Suns1991
1992-01-14Charlotte Hornets over Seattle SuperSonics1991
1991-01-21New York Knicks over Philadelphia 76ers1990
1989-02-16Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks1988
1988-12-15New York Knicks over Utah Jazz1988
1988-04-21San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets1987
1988-03-01Milwaukee Bucks over Boston Celtics1987
1985-12-21Los Angeles Clippers over Sacramento Kings1985
1984-12-20Utah Jazz over Detroit Pistons1984
1984-12-18Los Angeles Lakers over Atlanta Hawks1984
1984-03-27San Antonio Spurs over Golden State Warriors1983
1983-11-26Kansas City Kings over Utah Jazz1983
1982-03-17Kansas City Kings over Golden State Warriors1981
1982-03-05Golden State Warriors over San Diego Clippers1981
1979-03-30Houston Rockets over San Antonio Spurs1978
1979-02-23San Diego Clippers over Philadelphia 76ers1978
1979-01-24Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets1978
1979-01-12Los Angeles Lakers over New Jersey Nets1978
1978-03-31New York Knicks over New Orleans Jazz1977
1977-12-08Milwaukee Bucks over Golden State Warriors1977
1976-11-28Seattle SuperSonics over Washington Bullets1976
1975-02-26Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Lakers1974
1973-03-03Chicago Bulls over Golden State Warriors1972
1971-01-25Cleveland Cavaliers over Boston Celtics1970
1971-01-22Philadelphia 76ers over Phoenix Suns1970
1971-01-17Memphis Tams over Utah Stars1970
1971-01-16New York Nets over Kentucky Colonels1970
1970-12-01Boston Celtics over Buffalo Braves1970
1970-11-28San Diego Rockets over Phoenix Suns1970
1969-02-08Cincinnati Royals over San Francisco Warriors1968
1968-03-08Dallas Chaparrals over Houston Mavericks1967
1966-02-06Cincinnati Royals over San Francisco Warriors1965
1963-02-06San Francisco Warriors over Detroit Pistons1962
1961-01-30Los Angeles Lakers over Detroit Pistons1960
1960-03-09Detroit Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers1959
1958-01-17Philadelphia Warriors over New York Knicks1957
1955-12-10Rochester Royals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1955

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