Has an NBA game ever ended 138-120?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 138-120 4 times. It first happened on March 2, 1962, when St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics, and most recently on January 17, 2026, when Dallas Mavericks beat Utah Jazz.
That makes 138-120 the 1869th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 139-120 has happened 9 times and 138-121 has happened 7 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1950 and 1979. At one point the score disappeared for 55 years, between 1970 and 2025.
Every 138-120 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | Dallas Mavericks over Utah Jazz | 2025 | |
| 1970-12-10 | Chicago Bulls over Buffalo Braves | 1970 | |
| 1970-11-25 | San Diego Rockets over Cincinnati Royals | 1970 | |
| 1962-03-02 | St. Louis Hawks over Boston Celtics | 1961 |