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Has an NBA game ever ended 126-97?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 126-97 19 times. It first happened on October 22, 1966, when Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks, and most recently on May 12, 2026, when San Antonio Spurs beat Minnesota Timberwolves.

Where 126-97 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 126-97 the 1001st most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 127-97 has happened 13 times and 126-98 has happened 14 times.

Every 126-97 in NBA history

Showing 20 of 19 on record.

DateResultSeason
2026-05-12San Antonio Spurs over Minnesota Timberwolves2025Playoff
2026-04-28New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks2025Playoff
2024-01-05Boston Celtics over Utah Jazz2023
2024-01-03Dallas Mavericks over Portland Trail Blazers2023
2023-01-11Denver Nuggets over Phoenix Suns2022
2022-03-18Boston Celtics over Sacramento Kings2021
2021-11-21Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets2021
2015-12-12Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Lakers2015
1992-12-08Portland Trail Blazers over Milwaukee Bucks1992
1985-11-20Houston Rockets over Indiana Pacers1985
1985-11-05Milwaukee Bucks over San Antonio Spurs1985
1983-11-15Los Angeles Lakers over Milwaukee Bucks1983
1983-04-05Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets1982
1980-11-11Los Angeles Lakers over Atlanta Hawks1980
1979-12-28Seattle SuperSonics over Portland Trail Blazers1979
1975-04-06Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Lakers1974
1972-01-16Milwaukee Bucks over Portland Trail Blazers1971
1968-12-04Phoenix Suns over San Francisco Warriors1968
1968-01-18Denver Rockets over New Orleans Buccaneers1967
1966-10-22Boston Celtics over New York Knicks1966

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