Has an NBA game ever ended 138-121?
It has. 138-121 has been a NBA final 7 times in 77,333 games. The first was Cincinnati Royals beat Chicago Packers on February 18, 1962; the latest was Utah Jazz beat Charlotte Hornets on February 5, 2021.
That makes 138-121 the 1557th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 139-121 has happened 6 times and 138-122 has happened 7 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1950 and 1979. At one point the score disappeared for 41 years, between 1979 and 2020.
Every 138-121 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-05 | Utah Jazz over Charlotte Hornets | 2020 | |
| 1980-04-14 | Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets | 1979 | Playoff |
| 1971-11-28 | Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics | 1971 | |
| 1971-03-20 | Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks | 1970 | |
| 1970-11-10 | Cincinnati Royals over Portland Trail Blazers | 1970 | |
| 1970-04-05 | Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns | 1969 | Playoff |
| 1962-02-18 | Cincinnati Royals over Chicago Packers | 1961 |
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