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Has an NBA game ever ended 118-116?

It has. 118-116 has been a NBA final 69 times in 73,172 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Cincinnati Royals on February 18, 1959; the latest was Phoenix Suns beat New Orleans Pelicans on March 6, 2026.

Where 118-116 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 118-116 the 348th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 119-116 has happened 66 times and 118-117 has happened 56 times.

Every 118-116 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-06Phoenix Suns over New Orleans Pelicans2025
2026-02-25Milwaukee Bucks over Cleveland Cavaliers2025
2025-11-05Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs2025
2025-04-24New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons2024Playoff
2025-02-04Philadelphia 76ers over Dallas Mavericks2024
2025-01-31Boston Celtics over New Orleans Pelicans2024
2024-12-13San Antonio Spurs over Portland Trail Blazers2024
2024-11-04Phoenix Suns over Philadelphia 76ers2024
2023-12-16Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls2023
2022-03-29Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers2021
2021-12-03Houston Rockets over Orlando Magic2021
2021-01-04Indiana Pacers over New Orleans Pelicans2020
2020-01-18Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers2019
2018-10-20Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls2018
2017-03-12Philadelphia 76ers over Los Angeles Lakers2016
2017-01-05Houston Rockets over Oklahoma City Thunder2016
2013-12-28Atlanta Hawks over Charlotte Bobcats2013
2013-04-12Los Angeles Lakers over Golden State Warriors2012
2013-03-08Los Angeles Lakers over Toronto Raptors2012
2010-12-15Boston Celtics over New York Knicks2010
2010-02-26New York Knicks over Washington Wizards2009
2010-02-18Denver Nuggets over Cleveland Cavaliers2009
2007-12-07New Orleans Hornets over Memphis Grizzlies2007
2005-03-26Phoenix Suns over Orlando Magic2004
2004-01-27Dallas Mavericks over Seattle SuperSonics2003
2002-04-10Sacramento Kings over Golden State Warriors2001
1993-03-24New Jersey Nets over Charlotte Hornets1992
1992-02-26Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors1991
1992-01-22Dallas Mavericks over Milwaukee Bucks1991
1991-05-09Portland Trail Blazers over Utah Jazz1990Playoff
1991-02-05Orlando Magic over New York Knicks1990
1989-03-26Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1988
1989-02-04Atlanta Hawks over Phoenix Suns1988
1988-05-22Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks1987Playoff
1987-01-19Denver Nuggets over Portland Trail Blazers1986
1985-10-25Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks1985
1984-11-10Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers1984
1984-03-29New Jersey Nets over Detroit Pistons1983
1983-12-27Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets1983
1983-12-23Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets1983
1983-12-11San Diego Clippers over Dallas Mavericks1983
1982-03-23Dallas Mavericks over Los Angeles Lakers1981
1981-12-08Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers1981
1981-03-24Boston Celtics over New York Knicks1980
1981-03-10Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks1980
1979-10-16San Antonio Spurs over Atlanta Hawks1979
1979-02-09Milwaukee Bucks over Seattle SuperSonics1978
1979-01-23New Orleans Jazz over Kansas City Kings1978
1977-12-30New York Knicks over New Orleans Jazz1977
1976-12-23San Antonio Spurs over Washington Bullets1976
1976-04-30Golden State Warriors over Detroit Pistons1975Playoff
1974-02-23Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics1973
1974-02-15Buffalo Braves over Detroit Pistons1973
1973-11-14Kansas City-Omaha Kings over Houston Rockets1973
1970-10-17Baltimore Bullets over Los Angeles Lakers1970
1970-02-01Seattle SuperSonics over Milwaukee Bucks1969
1970-01-02Baltimore Bullets over Cincinnati Royals1969
1969-11-27Baltimore Bullets over San Francisco Warriors1969
1969-02-23Seattle SuperSonics over Boston Celtics1968
1968-02-16San Francisco Warriors over Los Angeles Lakers1967
1968-01-25Los Angeles Lakers over Cincinnati Royals1967
1966-12-07New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons1966
1965-11-05Los Angeles Lakers over St. Louis Hawks1965
1964-12-26New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets1964
1964-11-11Cincinnati Royals over St. Louis Hawks1964
1962-02-22Los Angeles Lakers over New York Knicks1961
1960-10-22Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons1960
1959-12-06Philadelphia Warriors over Detroit Pistons1959
1959-02-18New York Knicks over Cincinnati Royals1958

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