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Has an NBA game ever ended 120-96?

It has. 120-96 has been a NBA final 24 times in 77,333 games. The first was Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat New York Knicks on February 11, 1951; the latest was Houston Rockets beat Brooklyn Nets on January 1, 2026.

Where 120-96 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 120-96 the 883rd most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 121-96 has happened 27 times and 120-97 has happened 28 times.

Every 120-96 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-01Houston Rockets over Brooklyn Nets2025
2025-11-17Minnesota Timberwolves over Dallas Mavericks2025
2021-12-13Dallas Mavericks over Charlotte Hornets2021
2021-11-14Brooklyn Nets over Oklahoma City Thunder2021
2021-04-26Denver Nuggets over Memphis Grizzlies2020
2019-04-05Houston Rockets over New York Knicks2018
2019-01-17Philadelphia 76ers over Indiana Pacers2018
2018-12-02Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns2018
2015-01-08Houston Rockets over New York Knicks2014
2007-11-30Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Lakers2007
2001-03-04New Jersey Nets over Indiana Pacers2000
1998-01-05Houston Rockets over Toronto Raptors1997
1997-11-04Washington Wizards over Denver Nuggets1997
1994-12-14Orlando Magic over Denver Nuggets1994
1994-11-19Seattle SuperSonics over Milwaukee Bucks1994
1989-11-26Los Angeles Clippers over Chicago Bulls1989
1987-12-22Sacramento Kings over San Antonio Spurs1987
1984-12-14Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers1984
1973-02-11Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks1972
1973-01-10Los Angeles Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers1972
1963-11-17San Francisco Warriors over Detroit Pistons1963
1959-01-31St. Louis Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers1958
1958-03-27St. Louis Hawks over Detroit Pistons1957Playoff
1951-02-11Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over New York Knicks1950
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