Has an NBA game ever ended 131-130?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 131-130 12 times. It first happened on October 28, 1962, when Cincinnati Royals beat San Francisco Warriors, and most recently on December 23, 2025, when Dallas Mavericks beat Denver Nuggets.
That makes 131-130 the 1247th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 132-130 has happened 15 times and 131-131 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1989 and 2018.
Every 131-130 in NBA history
Showing 13 of 12 on record.
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Dallas Mavericks over Denver Nuggets | 2025 | |
| 2022-12-31 | Indiana Pacers over LA Clippers | 2022 | |
| 2019-03-29 | Minnesota Timberwolves over Golden State Warriors | 2018 | |
| 1989-12-20 | Indiana Pacers over Phoenix Suns | 1989 | |
| 1989-03-10 | Miami Heat over Denver Nuggets | 1988 | |
| 1986-04-11 | Portland Trail Blazers over Golden State Warriors | 1985 | |
| 1985-01-29 | Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons | 1984 | |
| 1984-11-04 | San Antonio Spurs over New York Knicks | 1984 | |
| 1973-02-27 | Atlanta Hawks over Seattle SuperSonics | 1972 | |
| 1972-03-26 | Pittsburgh Pipers over Virginia Squires | 1971 | |
| 1971-12-07 | Portland Trail Blazers over Detroit Pistons | 1971 | |
| 1968-03-19 | Cincinnati Royals over Philadelphia 76ers | 1967 | |
| 1962-10-28 | Cincinnati Royals over San Francisco Warriors | 1962 |