Has an NBA game ever ended 120-98?
It has. 120-98 has been a NBA final 29 times in 73,172 games. The first was Detroit Pistons beat Syracuse Nationals on February 18, 1958; the latest was Phoenix Suns beat Toronto Raptors on March 22, 2026.
That makes 120-98 the 788th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 121-98 has happened 30 times and 120-99 has happened 36 times.