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Has an NBA game ever ended 96-90?

It has. 96-90 has been a NBA final 77 times in 73,172 games. The first was Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals on February 2, 1951; the latest was Brooklyn Nets beat Milwaukee Bucks on April 7, 2026.

Where 96-90 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 96-90 the 305th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 97-90 has happened 97 times and 96-91 has happened 106 times.

Every 96-90 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2026-04-07Brooklyn Nets over Milwaukee Bucks2025
2021-11-05Brooklyn Nets over Detroit Pistons2021
2020-08-13Washington Wizards over Boston Celtics2019
2018-12-04Indiana Pacers over Chicago Bulls2018
2017-11-04New Orleans Pelicans over Chicago Bulls2017
2017-10-28Boston Celtics over Miami Heat2017
2016-11-30Los Angeles Lakers over Chicago Bulls2016
2016-04-05Toronto Raptors over Charlotte Hornets2015
2013-02-05Phoenix Suns over Memphis Grizzlies2012
2013-01-30Los Angeles Clippers over Minnesota Timberwolves2012
2012-03-09Cleveland Cavaliers over Oklahoma City Thunder2011
2011-04-18Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers2010Playoff
2011-03-01Toronto Raptors over New Orleans Hornets2010
2008-01-31Boston Celtics over Dallas Mavericks2007
2007-01-26Toronto Raptors over Boston Celtics2006
2006-11-15Philadelphia 76ers over Seattle SuperSonics2006
2006-11-05New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets over Houston Rockets2006
2006-05-04New Jersey Nets over Indiana Pacers2005Playoff
2006-04-12Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks2005
2006-01-16Minnesota Timberwolves over New York Knicks2005
2006-01-09Los Angeles Lakers over Indiana Pacers2005
2005-01-19New Jersey Nets over Milwaukee Bucks2004
2004-12-15Toronto Raptors over Minnesota Timberwolves2004
2004-11-27Milwaukee Bucks over Detroit Pistons2004
2004-05-31Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves2003Playoff
2004-02-05San Antonio Spurs over Seattle SuperSonics2003
2003-04-19Sacramento Kings over Utah Jazz2002Playoff
2003-01-12Dallas Mavericks over Los Angeles Clippers2002
2003-01-10Phoenix Suns over Memphis Grizzlies2002
2002-05-20Sacramento Kings over Los Angeles Lakers2001Playoff
2002-03-09Seattle SuperSonics over New Jersey Nets2001
2002-01-18Denver Nuggets over Seattle SuperSonics2001
2001-11-27Portland Trail Blazers over Indiana Pacers2001
2001-05-08Los Angeles Lakers over Sacramento Kings2000Playoff
2000-11-08Charlotte Hornets over Orlando Magic2000
1998-02-16Utah Jazz over Charlotte Hornets1997
1998-01-12Sacramento Kings over Phoenix Suns1997
1998-01-11Miami Heat over Vancouver Grizzlies1997
1997-11-26Portland Trail Blazers over Minnesota Timberwolves1997
1997-04-08San Antonio Spurs over Denver Nuggets1996
1997-03-20Houston Rockets over Washington Bullets1996
1996-12-01Utah Jazz over Seattle SuperSonics1996
1996-11-30Philadelphia 76ers over Vancouver Grizzlies1996
1996-04-17Seattle SuperSonics over Portland Trail Blazers1995
1996-01-06Charlotte Hornets over Atlanta Hawks1995
1995-04-11Phoenix Suns over Seattle SuperSonics1994
1995-03-19Washington Bullets over Cleveland Cavaliers1994
1995-01-27Denver Nuggets over New Jersey Nets1994
1994-04-13Chicago Bulls over Miami Heat1993
1993-05-15Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers1992Playoff
1993-04-13Boston Celtics over Indiana Pacers1992
1992-03-31Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks1991
1991-04-02Sacramento Kings over Miami Heat1990
1991-02-27Charlotte Hornets over Sacramento Kings1990
1989-12-22Detroit Pistons over New Jersey Nets1989
1989-03-03Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers1988
1988-02-04Golden State Warriors over Cleveland Cavaliers1987
1984-12-09Seattle SuperSonics over Houston Rockets1984
1983-03-19Washington Bullets over New York Knicks1982
1983-03-16New Jersey Nets over Cleveland Cavaliers1982
1982-01-15Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers1981
1982-01-08Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers1981
1980-12-26Portland Trail Blazers over Seattle SuperSonics1980
1980-04-20Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers1979Playoff
1979-02-07Washington Bullets over Milwaukee Bucks1978
1978-03-12Buffalo Braves over Portland Trail Blazers1977
1977-04-03Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers1976
1975-11-27New York Knicks over Washington Bullets1975
1975-01-17Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons1974
1974-01-18Houston Rockets over New York Knicks1973
1973-10-27New York Knicks over Philadelphia 76ers1973
1972-12-20Los Angeles Lakers over Baltimore Bullets1972
1959-02-13Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks1958
1952-03-09Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals1951
1951-12-22Minneapolis Lakers over Baltimore Bullets1951
1951-11-05Baltimore Bullets over Philadelphia Warriors1951
1951-02-02Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals1950

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