Has an NBA game ever ended 144-116?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 144-116 4 times. It first happened on February 23, 1961, when Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks, and most recently on March 24, 2023, when Milwaukee Bucks beat Utah Jazz.
That makes 144-116 the 1869th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 145-116 has happened 1 times and 144-117 has happened 3 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1950 and 1979. At one point the score disappeared for 53 years, between 1969 and 2022.
Every 144-116 in NBA history
Showing 5 of 4 on record.
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-24 | Milwaukee Bucks over Utah Jazz | 2022 | |
| 1970-03-08 | Los Angeles Lakers over Cincinnati Royals | 1969 | |
| 1968-12-07 | Oakland Oaks over Miami Floridians | 1968 | |
| 1967-10-13 | San Francisco Warriors over Seattle SuperSonics | 1967 | |
| 1961-02-23 | Syracuse Nationals over St. Louis Hawks | 1960 |