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Has an NBA game ever ended 117-96?

It has. 117-96 has been a NBA final 36 times in 77,318 games. The first was St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers on March 24, 1960; the latest was Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics on January 23, 2025.

Where 117-96 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 117-96 the 664th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 118-96 has happened 31 times and 117-97 has happened 33 times.

Every 117-96 in NBA history

Showing 37 of 36 on record.

DateResultSeason
2025-01-23Los Angeles Lakers over Boston Celtics2024
2024-02-28Denver Nuggets over Sacramento Kings2023
2023-03-08Chicago Bulls over Denver Nuggets2022
2022-04-03Oklahoma City Thunder over Phoenix Suns2021
2021-12-26Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Wizards2021
2018-12-25Utah Jazz over Portland Trail Blazers2018
2018-10-27Memphis Grizzlies over Phoenix Suns2018
2016-11-23New Orleans Pelicans over Minnesota Timberwolves2016
2016-11-12Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers2016
2016-03-16Washington Wizards over Chicago Bulls2015
2014-03-24Oklahoma City Thunder over Denver Nuggets2013
2009-05-08Orlando Magic over Boston Celtics2008Playoff
2008-11-21Portland Trail Blazers over Sacramento Kings2008
2007-10-30Utah Jazz over Golden State Warriors2007
2005-03-24Denver Nuggets over Los Angeles Lakers2004
2004-03-01Boston Celtics over Orlando Magic2003
2001-11-10Toronto Raptors over Utah Jazz2001
1996-04-03San Antonio Spurs over Sacramento Kings1995
1996-01-07Dallas Mavericks over Boston Celtics1995
1995-12-29Golden State Warriors over Atlanta Hawks1995
1994-12-09Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons1994
1994-04-22Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Bullets1993
1992-12-05Houston Rockets over Dallas Mavericks1992
1992-04-02New York Knicks over Charlotte Hornets1991
1992-03-06Utah Jazz over New Jersey Nets1991
1992-02-28Portland Trail Blazers over Washington Bullets1991
1990-03-20Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks1989
1987-01-23Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers1986
1986-02-17Detroit Pistons over Utah Jazz1985
1984-03-13New York Knicks over Phoenix Suns1983
1983-01-15San Antonio Spurs over Washington Bullets1982
1981-11-25Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs1981
1979-12-08Philadelphia 76ers over Phoenix Suns1979
1977-02-15Cleveland Cavaliers over Portland Trail Blazers1976
1976-11-23Denver Nuggets over Washington Bullets1976
1974-12-11New York Nets over Spirits of St. Louis1974
1960-03-24St. Louis Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers1959Playoff

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