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Has an NBA game ever ended 120-97?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 120-97 28 times. It first happened on February 23, 1955, when Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers, and most recently on March 1, 2026, when Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee Bucks.

Where 120-97 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 120-97 the 809th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 121-97 has happened 23 times and 120-98 has happened 29 times.

Every 120-97 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-01Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks2025
2025-12-22Golden State Warriors over Orlando Magic2025
2024-11-20Golden State Warriors over Atlanta Hawks2024
2021-04-12San Antonio Spurs over Orlando Magic2020
2020-09-03LA Clippers over Denver Nuggets2019Playoff
2018-03-11Philadelphia 76ers over Brooklyn Nets2017
2018-01-14Indiana Pacers over Phoenix Suns2017
2014-04-06Los Angeles Clippers over Los Angeles Lakers2013
2012-12-25Houston Rockets over Chicago Bulls2012
2007-03-03Cleveland Cavaliers over Toronto Raptors2006
1999-11-06Dallas Mavericks over Golden State Warriors1999
1999-04-14Denver Nuggets over New Jersey Nets1998
1996-03-15Seattle SuperSonics over Dallas Mavericks1995
1995-11-16New York Knicks over Golden State Warriors1995
1990-11-27Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks1990
1984-11-23New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons1984
1984-03-11Philadelphia 76ers over Utah Jazz1983
1983-12-08Phoenix Suns over New York Knicks1983
1982-03-23New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers1981
1982-01-02Phoenix Suns over Seattle SuperSonics1981
1979-04-26Philadelphia 76ers over San Antonio Spurs1978Playoff
1978-01-24Portland Trail Blazers over Kansas City Kings1977
1975-02-19Washington Bullets over Phoenix Suns1974
1974-11-02Houston Rockets over Kansas City-Omaha Kings1974
1973-11-10Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers1973
1969-11-01San Francisco Warriors over Cincinnati Royals1969
1956-12-26Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors1956
1955-02-23Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers1954

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