Has an NBA game ever ended 138-127?
It has. 138-127 has been a NBA final 6 times in 77,318 games. The first was Denver Nuggets beat Houston Rockets on March 15, 1981; the latest was Orlando Magic beat Dallas Mavericks on April 3, 2026.
That makes 138-127 the 1636th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 139-127 has happened 6 times and 138-128 has happened 4 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009. At one point the score disappeared for 36 years, between 1989 and 2025.
Every 138-127 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Orlando Magic over Dallas Mavericks | 2025 | |
| 1990-01-13 | Golden State Warriors over Orlando Magic | 1989 | |
| 1988-11-12 | Los Angeles Clippers over Phoenix Suns | 1988 | |
| 1983-12-29 | San Antonio Spurs over Kansas City Kings | 1983 | |
| 1982-03-09 | San Diego Clippers over San Antonio Spurs | 1981 | |
| 1981-03-15 | Denver Nuggets over Houston Rockets | 1980 |