Has an NBA game ever ended 138-116?
It has. 138-116 has been a NBA final 8 times in 77,333 games. The first was New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics on March 10, 1959; the latest was Minnesota Timberwolves beat Atlanta Hawks on February 9, 2026.
That makes 138-116 the 1492nd most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 139-116 has happened 2 times and 138-117 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 39 years, between 1986 and 2025.
Every 138-116 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | Minnesota Timberwolves over Atlanta Hawks | 2025 | |
| 1986-11-07 | Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets | 1986 | |
| 1982-03-14 | Los Angeles Lakers over Dallas Mavericks | 1981 | |
| 1977-02-05 | Golden State Warriors over Milwaukee Bucks | 1976 | |
| 1977-02-02 | Philadelphia 76ers over Detroit Pistons | 1976 | |
| 1973-02-23 | Houston Rockets over Philadelphia 76ers | 1972 | |
| 1965-12-27 | Cincinnati Royals over New York Knicks | 1965 | |
| 1959-03-10 | New York Knicks over Boston Celtics | 1958 |
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