Has an NBA game ever ended 138-129?
It has. 138-129 has been a NBA final 11 times in 77,318 games. The first was Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks on October 21, 1961; the latest was Boston Celtics beat Orlando Magic on November 23, 2025.
That makes 138-129 the 1307th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 139-129 has happened 6 times and 138-130 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 38 years, between 1984 and 2022.
Every 138-129 in NBA history
Showing 14 of 11 on record.
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-23 | Boston Celtics over Orlando Magic | 2025 | |
| 2024-11-29 | Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls | 2024 | |
| 2023-04-05 | New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers | 2022 | |
| 2023-02-10 | Oklahoma City Thunder over Portland Trail Blazers | 2022 | |
| 1985-03-03 | Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons | 1984 | |
| 1983-02-24 | Denver Nuggets over Seattle SuperSonics | 1982 | |
| 1982-01-26 | New Jersey Nets over Utah Jazz | 1981 | |
| 1981-11-27 | San Diego Clippers over Los Angeles Lakers | 1981 | |
| 1979-12-08 | San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets | 1979 | |
| 1976-03-20 | Kentucky Colonels over Virginia Squires | 1975 | |
| 1971-02-04 | Virginia Squires over The Floridians | 1970 | |
| 1971-01-31 | Utah Stars over Kentucky Colonels | 1970 | |
| 1966-12-10 | New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets | 1966 | |
| 1961-10-21 | Cincinnati Royals over St. Louis Hawks | 1961 |