Has an NBA game ever ended 117-88?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 117-88 11 times. It first happened on March 12, 1975, when Washington Bullets beat Houston Rockets, and most recently on March 2, 2019, when Miami Heat beat Brooklyn Nets.
That makes 117-88 the 1307th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 118-88 has happened 13 times and 117-89 has happened 19 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 117-88 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-02 | Miami Heat over Brooklyn Nets | 2018 | |
| 2016-10-25 | Cleveland Cavaliers over New York Knicks | 2016 | |
| 2008-04-04 | Phoenix Suns over Minnesota Timberwolves | 2007 | |
| 2002-01-16 | Golden State Warriors over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2001 | |
| 2001-02-07 | Minnesota Timberwolves over Sacramento Kings | 2000 | |
| 1996-01-12 | Washington Bullets over Sacramento Kings | 1995 | |
| 1994-04-13 | Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Lakers | 1993 | |
| 1992-04-07 | Seattle SuperSonics over Los Angeles Lakers | 1991 | |
| 1992-03-29 | Los Angeles Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers | 1991 | |
| 1984-11-03 | Milwaukee Bucks over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1984 | |
| 1975-03-12 | Washington Bullets over Houston Rockets | 1974 |