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Has an NBA game ever ended 122-97?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 122-97 35 times. It first happened on February 9, 1959, when Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals, and most recently on February 4, 2025, when Los Angeles Lakers beat LA Clippers.

Where 122-97 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 122-97 the 678th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 123-97 has happened 17 times and 122-98 has happened 19 times.

Every 122-97 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2025-02-04Los Angeles Lakers over LA Clippers2024
2023-11-06Houston Rockets over Sacramento Kings2023
2022-03-25Philadelphia 76ers over LA Clippers2021
2021-05-14Philadelphia 76ers over Orlando Magic2020
2021-05-02New York Knicks over Houston Rockets2020
2021-03-24Charlotte Hornets over Houston Rockets2020
2018-11-04Brooklyn Nets over Philadelphia 76ers2018
2017-03-22Oklahoma City Thunder over Philadelphia 76ers2016
2015-10-28New York Knicks over Milwaukee Bucks2015
2014-11-28Denver Nuggets over Phoenix Suns2014
2013-12-13Oklahoma City Thunder over Los Angeles Lakers2013
2012-12-16Denver Nuggets over Sacramento Kings2012
2006-05-10Los Angeles Clippers over Phoenix Suns2005Playoff
2005-11-02Golden State Warriors over Atlanta Hawks2005
1997-01-27Golden State Warriors over Vancouver Grizzlies1996
1996-03-20Sacramento Kings over Milwaukee Bucks1995
1991-11-15Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers1991
1991-04-18Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics1990
1990-03-20Chicago Bulls over Washington Bullets1989
1989-01-29Detroit Pistons over Sacramento Kings1988
1987-12-15Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1987
1987-03-07Atlanta Hawks over Utah Jazz1986
1986-11-12Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics1986
1985-03-27Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics1984
1982-12-01Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks1982
1982-03-04Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls1981
1982-01-17Seattle SuperSonics over Golden State Warriors1981
1981-11-19Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets1981
1979-02-28Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets1978
1977-03-25Washington Bullets over Boston Celtics1976
1974-01-04Kansas City-Omaha Kings over Phoenix Suns1973
1972-02-18Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons1971
1969-02-04New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks1968
1963-12-15San Francisco Warriors over Baltimore Bullets1963
1959-02-09Detroit Pistons over Cincinnati Royals1958
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