Has an NBA game ever ended 138-131?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 138-131 8 times. It first happened on December 20, 1967, when New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, and most recently on March 21, 2026, when LA Clippers beat Dallas Mavericks.
That makes 138-131 the 1492nd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 139-131 has happened 4 times and 138-132 has happened 6 times. At one point the score disappeared for 31 years, between 1991 and 2022.
Every 138-131 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | LA Clippers over Dallas Mavericks | 2025 | |
| 2023-04-05 | New Orleans Pelicans over Memphis Grizzlies | 2022 | |
| 2023-02-10 | Detroit Pistons over San Antonio Spurs | 2022 | |
| 1992-02-24 | Golden State Warriors over Dallas Mavericks | 1991 | |
| 1984-02-07 | Phoenix Suns over San Antonio Spurs | 1983 | |
| 1982-01-17 | Denver Nuggets over San Diego Clippers | 1981 | |
| 1970-03-20 | Baltimore Bullets over Chicago Bulls | 1969 | |
| 1967-12-20 | New York Knicks over Los Angeles Lakers | 1967 |