Has an NBA game ever ended 142-139?
It has. 142-139 has been a NBA final 2 times in 73,172 games. The first was Denver Nuggets beat Golden State Warriors on March 28, 1981; the latest was Atlanta Hawks beat New York Knicks on January 29, 2017.
That makes 142-139 the 2215th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 143-139 has happened 3 times and 142-140 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 36 years, between 1980 and 2016.
Every 142-139 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-29 | Atlanta Hawks over New York Knicks | 2016 | |
| 1981-03-28 | Denver Nuggets over Golden State Warriors | 1980 |