Has an NBA game ever ended 138-118?
It has. 138-118 has been a NBA final 8 times in 77,333 games. The first was St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers on December 15, 1957; the latest was New Orleans Pelicans beat Washington Wizards on March 8, 2026.
That makes 138-118 the 1492nd most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 139-118 has happened 6 times and 138-119 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 40 years, between 1982 and 2022.
Every 138-118 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-08 | New Orleans Pelicans over Washington Wizards | 2025 | |
| 2025-10-22 | Toronto Raptors over Atlanta Hawks | 2025 | |
| 2023-01-21 | Washington Wizards over Orlando Magic | 2022 | |
| 1983-03-19 | San Antonio Spurs over Indiana Pacers | 1982 | |
| 1983-01-05 | Kansas City Kings over Denver Nuggets | 1982 | |
| 1980-11-18 | Houston Rockets over Seattle SuperSonics | 1980 | |
| 1963-01-02 | Detroit Pistons over Cincinnati Royals | 1962 | |
| 1957-12-15 | St. Louis Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers | 1957 |
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