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Has an NBA game ever ended 129-126?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 129-126 21 times. It first happened on February 4, 1959, when New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics, and most recently on March 9, 2026, when Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver Nuggets.

Where 129-126 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 129-126 the 953rd most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 130-126 has happened 21 times and 129-127 has happened 30 times. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1986 and 2015.

Every 129-126 in NBA history

Showing 22 of 21 on record.

DateResultSeason
2026-03-09Oklahoma City Thunder over Denver Nuggets2025
2025-12-12Chicago Bulls over Charlotte Hornets2025
2025-12-01Washington Wizards over Milwaukee Bucks2025
2023-01-04Philadelphia 76ers over Indiana Pacers2022
2020-02-26Minnesota Timberwolves over Miami Heat2019
2018-12-03LA Clippers over New Orleans Pelicans2018
2016-01-17Denver Nuggets over Indiana Pacers2015
1987-04-07Denver Nuggets over Golden State Warriors1986
1986-03-04Golden State Warriors over San Antonio Spurs1985
1984-03-22San Antonio Spurs over Utah Jazz1983
1982-01-10Washington Bullets over New York Knicks1981
1976-10-23Houston Rockets over Phoenix Suns1976
1973-01-27Atlanta Hawks over Kansas City-Omaha Kings1972
1971-12-28Virginia Squires over Carolina Cougars1971
1968-01-18Cincinnati Royals over San Diego Rockets1967
1967-01-07New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets1966
1963-02-19Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals1962
1962-10-27San Francisco Warriors over Chicago Zephyrs1962
1962-03-07Syracuse Nationals over St. Louis Hawks1961
1961-12-23Los Angeles Lakers over St. Louis Hawks1961
1960-02-06Philadelphia Warriors over Syracuse Nationals1959
1959-02-04New York Knicks over Boston Celtics1958
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