Has an NBA game ever ended 138-117?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 138-117 9 times. It first happened on December 1, 1961, when Philadelphia Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers, and most recently on December 26, 2025, when Washington Wizards beat Toronto Raptors.
That makes 138-117 the 1408th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 139-117 has happened 14 times and 138-118 has happened 8 times. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1989 and 2019.
Every 138-117 in NBA history
Showing 11 of 9 on record.
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-26 | Washington Wizards over Toronto Raptors | 2025 | |
| 2023-04-09 | San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks | 2022 | |
| 2020-02-11 | New Orleans Pelicans over Portland Trail Blazers | 2019 | |
| 1990-03-05 | Golden State Warriors over Charlotte Hornets | 1989 | |
| 1981-03-27 | Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1980 | |
| 1971-02-05 | Utah Stars over Texas Chaparrals | 1970 | |
| 1969-03-08 | Seattle SuperSonics over Baltimore Bullets | 1968 | |
| 1969-02-04 | Indiana Pacers over New Orleans Buccaneers | 1968 | |
| 1968-02-23 | Philadelphia 76ers over Detroit Pistons | 1967 | |
| 1962-02-13 | Boston Celtics over Chicago Packers | 1961 | |
| 1961-12-01 | Philadelphia Warriors over Los Angeles Lakers | 1961 |
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