Has an NBA game ever ended 133-128?
It has. 133-128 has been a NBA final 12 times in 73,172 games. The first was Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks on January 11, 1961; the latest was New Orleans Pelicans beat Houston Rockets on December 18, 2025.
That makes 133-128 the 1247th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 134-128 has happened 14 times and 133-129 has happened 20 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1986 and 2018.
Every 133-128 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | New Orleans Pelicans over Houston Rockets | 2025 | |
| 2025-11-26 | Memphis Grizzlies over New Orleans Pelicans | 2025 | |
| 2024-05-21 | Boston Celtics over Indiana Pacers | 2023 | Playoff |
| 2023-02-11 | Sacramento Kings over Dallas Mavericks | 2022 | |
| 2019-04-06 | Brooklyn Nets over Milwaukee Bucks | 2018 | |
| 1987-01-16 | Boston Celtics over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1986 | |
| 1983-12-07 | Philadelphia 76ers over Denver Nuggets | 1983 | |
| 1981-11-18 | Denver Nuggets over San Diego Clippers | 1981 | |
| 1980-03-09 | Washington Bullets over Boston Celtics | 1979 | |
| 1971-01-06 | Cincinnati Royals over Portland Trail Blazers | 1970 | |
| 1961-02-17 | Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors | 1960 | |
| 1961-01-11 | Syracuse Nationals over St. Louis Hawks | 1960 |