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Has an NBA game ever ended 96-81?

It has. 96-81 has been a NBA final 32 times in 77,318 games. The first was Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks on February 1, 1950; the latest was Brooklyn Nets beat Toronto Raptors on December 21, 2025.

Where 96-81 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 96-81 the 729th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 97-81 has happened 30 times and 96-82 has happened 30 times.

Every 96-81 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-21Brooklyn Nets over Toronto Raptors2025
2017-12-23Denver Nuggets over Golden State Warriors2017
2017-10-28Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Lakers2017
2015-01-16Philadelphia 76ers over New Orleans Pelicans2014
2014-02-01Washington Wizards over Oklahoma City Thunder2013
2013-11-11Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers2013
2012-12-12Indiana Pacers over Cleveland Cavaliers2012
2012-02-19Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics2011
2012-01-27Denver Nuggets over Toronto Raptors2011
2012-01-07Dallas Mavericks over New Orleans Hornets2011
2011-03-06New Orleans Hornets over Cleveland Cavaliers2010
2011-01-30Golden State Warriors over Utah Jazz2010
2011-01-24Sacramento Kings over Portland Trail Blazers2010
2010-02-10Los Angeles Lakers over Utah Jazz2009
2008-01-23New Orleans Hornets over Portland Trail Blazers2007
2006-03-14San Antonio Spurs over New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets2005
2005-05-09Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers2004Playoff
2004-02-22Sacramento Kings over Toronto Raptors2003
2001-04-09Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets2000
2000-11-22Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets2000
1999-11-19Phoenix Suns over New York Knicks1999
1999-02-05Indiana Pacers over Washington Wizards1998
1997-05-14Miami Heat over New York Knicks1996Playoff
1996-03-04Washington Bullets over Vancouver Grizzlies1995
1994-11-29Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets1994
1979-01-03Golden State Warriors over Detroit Pistons1978
1975-12-30Washington Bullets over Chicago Bulls1975
1956-11-11Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over St. Louis Hawks1956
1955-02-02Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks1954
1954-11-28Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Milwaukee Hawks1954
1952-11-13Syracuse Nationals over Boston Celtics1952
1950-02-01Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks1949

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