Has an NBA game ever ended 118-80?
It has. 118-80 has been a NBA final 2 times in 73,172 games. The first was Denver Nuggets beat Los Angeles Clippers on February 21, 1995; the latest was Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks on February 6, 2026.
That makes 118-80 the 2215th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 119-80 has happened 3 times and 118-81 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 31 years, between 1994 and 2025.
Every 118-80 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks | 2025 | |
| 1995-02-21 | Denver Nuggets over Los Angeles Clippers | 1994 |