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Has an NBA game ever ended 117-98?

It has. 117-98 has been a NBA final 53 times in 77,318 games. The first was Boston Celtics beat Indianapolis Olympians on January 20, 1952; the latest was Phoenix Suns beat Memphis Grizzlies on January 7, 2026.

Where 117-98 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 117-98 the 481st most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 118-98 has happened 45 times and 117-99 has happened 41 times.

Every 117-98 in NBA history

Showing 58 of 53 on record.

DateResultSeason
2026-01-07Phoenix Suns over Memphis Grizzlies2025
2025-12-05Houston Rockets over Phoenix Suns2025
2025-04-19Indiana Pacers over Milwaukee Bucks2024Playoff
2025-04-11Phoenix Suns over San Antonio Spurs2024
2024-01-17Boston Celtics over San Antonio Spurs2023
2022-11-07Atlanta Hawks over Milwaukee Bucks2022
2022-04-09LA Clippers over Sacramento Kings2021
2022-02-09Toronto Raptors over Oklahoma City Thunder2021
2022-01-17Washington Wizards over Philadelphia 76ers2021
2019-12-20Dallas Mavericks over Philadelphia 76ers2019
2019-03-07Milwaukee Bucks over Indiana Pacers2018
2015-12-26Atlanta Hawks over New York Knicks2015
2015-03-16Toronto Raptors over Indiana Pacers2014
2014-04-04Atlanta Hawks over Cleveland Cavaliers2013
2007-02-03Miami Heat over Milwaukee Bucks2006
2006-11-29Dallas Mavericks over Toronto Raptors2006
2005-01-02Phoenix Suns over Portland Trail Blazers2004
2003-12-21Sacramento Kings over Portland Trail Blazers2003
2003-04-20Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves2002Playoff
2000-11-21Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons2000
2000-05-14Phoenix Suns over Los Angeles Lakers1999Playoff
2000-04-08Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons1999
1999-11-08Philadelphia 76ers over Seattle SuperSonics1999
1997-03-21Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers1996
1995-02-03Charlotte Hornets over Milwaukee Bucks1994
1994-02-17New Jersey Nets over Boston Celtics1993
1994-01-12Philadelphia 76ers over Los Angeles Clippers1993
1993-12-05Phoenix Suns over Milwaukee Bucks1993
1993-03-04Los Angeles Clippers over Washington Bullets1992
1992-12-13Portland Trail Blazers over Washington Bullets1992
1990-01-20Phoenix Suns over Seattle SuperSonics1989
1989-12-30Utah Jazz over Miami Heat1989
1989-02-14Dallas Mavericks over Los Angeles Clippers1988
1989-01-25Dallas Mavericks over Los Angeles Clippers1988
1988-11-21Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Clippers1988
1985-12-10Milwaukee Bucks over Seattle SuperSonics1985
1983-03-06San Antonio Spurs over Cleveland Cavaliers1982
1982-11-27Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers1982
1982-04-28Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1981Playoff
1978-03-15New Jersey Nets over Phoenix Suns1977
1976-10-23New York Knicks over San Antonio Spurs1976
1975-04-27Kentucky Colonels over Spirits of St. Louis1974
1975-03-04Portland Trail Blazers over Cleveland Cavaliers1974
1974-12-12San Antonio Spurs over San Diego Conquistadors1974
1973-01-12Milwaukee Bucks over Kansas City-Omaha Kings1972
1971-11-03New York Knicks over Houston Rockets1971
1970-10-25Phoenix Suns over San Diego Rockets1970
1970-01-30Carolina Cougars over Pittsburgh Pipers1969
1969-12-16Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons1969
1968-12-31Kentucky Colonels over Minnesota Muskies1968
1967-12-19Baltimore Bullets over St. Louis Hawks1967
1967-12-12New Jersey Americans over Anaheim Amigos1967
1966-01-30Philadelphia 76ers over Detroit Pistons1965
1965-10-26Baltimore Bullets over Detroit Pistons1965
1965-02-08Los Angeles Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers1964
1962-11-11Boston Celtics over New York Knicks1962
1954-11-20Boston Celtics over New York Knicks1954
1952-01-20Boston Celtics over Indianapolis Olympians1951

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