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Has an NBA game ever ended 97-87?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 97-87 90 times. It first happened on November 10, 1949, when Sheboygan Redskins beat Rochester Royals, and most recently on December 13, 2024, when Minnesota Timberwolves beat Los Angeles Lakers.

Where 97-87 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 97-87 the 228th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 98-87 has happened 71 times and 97-88 has happened 77 times.

Every 97-87 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2024-12-13Minnesota Timberwolves over Los Angeles Lakers2024
2024-04-05Phoenix Suns over Minnesota Timberwolves2023
2023-05-01Denver Nuggets over Phoenix Suns2022Playoff
2022-01-17Charlotte Hornets over New York Knicks2021
2021-11-17Charlotte Hornets over Washington Wizards2021
2016-12-01Charlotte Hornets over Dallas Mavericks2016
2015-04-20Golden State Warriors over New Orleans Pelicans2014Playoff
2014-11-15Portland Trail Blazers over Brooklyn Nets2014
2014-01-18Golden State Warriors over New Orleans Pelicans2013
2014-01-08Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers2013
2013-11-21Denver Nuggets over Chicago Bulls2013
2013-11-06Boston Celtics over Utah Jazz2013
2013-10-29Indiana Pacers over Orlando Magic2013
2013-05-12Golden State Warriors over San Antonio Spurs2012Playoff
2013-03-29Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers2012
2013-02-24San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns2012
2012-02-08Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers2011
2012-01-22New Jersey Nets over Charlotte Bobcats2011
2012-01-09Toronto Raptors over Minnesota Timberwolves2011
2011-05-11Miami Heat over Boston Celtics2010Playoff
2011-02-02Charlotte Bobcats over Detroit Pistons2010
2011-01-05Orlando Magic over Milwaukee Bucks2010
2010-10-27Miami Heat over Philadelphia 76ers2010
2010-05-09Boston Celtics over Cleveland Cavaliers2009Playoff
2010-04-29San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks2009Playoff
2010-03-16Denver Nuggets over Washington Wizards2009
2010-03-10San Antonio Spurs over New York Knicks2009
2010-03-05Orlando Magic over New Jersey Nets2009
2009-11-14Memphis Grizzlies over Minnesota Timberwolves2009
2009-11-01Boston Celtics over New Orleans Hornets2009
2008-04-25Dallas Mavericks over New Orleans Hornets2007Playoff
2008-02-09Utah Jazz over Chicago Bulls2007
2007-12-07Los Angeles Clippers over Sacramento Kings2007
2006-11-24Indiana Pacers over Cleveland Cavaliers2006
2006-11-21Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia 76ers2006
2006-04-05Sacramento Kings over San Antonio Spurs2005
2006-02-23Dallas Mavericks over Memphis Grizzlies2005
2006-02-21Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks2005
2006-02-08Detroit Pistons over Los Angeles Clippers2005
2005-02-11Miami Heat over Charlotte Bobcats2004
2005-02-08Denver Nuggets over Utah Jazz2004
2005-01-24Los Angeles Clippers over Dallas Mavericks2004
2004-12-07Dallas Mavericks over Minnesota Timberwolves2004
2004-01-21Atlanta Hawks over Chicago Bulls2003
2004-01-07New Orleans Hornets over Washington Wizards2003
2003-12-19New Jersey Nets over Washington Wizards2003
2003-12-01Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks2003
2002-04-05Indiana Pacers over Phoenix Suns2001
2001-11-17Portland Trail Blazers over Charlotte Hornets2001
2001-03-14Orlando Magic over Cleveland Cavaliers2000
2000-11-06Vancouver Grizzlies over Atlanta Hawks2000
1999-05-22Portland Trail Blazers over Utah Jazz1998Playoff
1999-03-10Washington Wizards over Detroit Pistons1998
1999-02-24Denver Nuggets over Utah Jazz1998
1998-04-23Charlotte Hornets over Atlanta Hawks1997Playoff
1998-02-01Seattle SuperSonics over New Jersey Nets1997
1998-01-30San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Clippers1997
1997-12-03Chicago Bulls over Boston Celtics1997
1997-04-11Sacramento Kings over Golden State Warriors1996
1997-04-01Miami Heat over Los Angeles Clippers1996
1997-01-24San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks1996
1995-04-15Philadelphia 76ers over New Jersey Nets1994
1994-04-30Seattle SuperSonics over Denver Nuggets1993Playoff
1991-03-10Golden State Warriors over Sacramento Kings1990
1991-01-03Milwaukee Bucks over Dallas Mavericks1990
1987-11-27Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Clippers1987
1987-11-18Dallas Mavericks over Los Angeles Clippers1987
1987-01-24Atlanta Hawks over Seattle SuperSonics1986
1986-02-21Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets1985
1984-12-26Milwaukee Bucks over Houston Rockets1984
1983-12-11Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks1983
1982-02-03Seattle SuperSonics over Kansas City Kings1981
1982-01-28Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1981
1981-03-15Chicago Bulls over Kansas City Kings1980
1980-12-05Boston Celtics over Dallas Mavericks1980
1979-01-18Phoenix Suns over Detroit Pistons1978
1976-12-29Phoenix Suns over Boston Celtics1976
1976-12-15Philadelphia 76ers over Phoenix Suns1976
1976-11-04Atlanta Hawks over Chicago Bulls1976
1975-11-19Seattle SuperSonics over Chicago Bulls1975
1974-12-23Kansas City-Omaha Kings over Chicago Bulls1974
1974-11-19Kansas City-Omaha Kings over Detroit Pistons1974
1972-01-08Buffalo Braves over Cincinnati Royals1971
1969-02-20Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons1968
1958-01-22Boston Celtics over Minneapolis Lakers1957
1957-01-22Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over St. Louis Hawks1956
1954-12-11New York Knicks over Milwaukee Hawks1954
1952-12-31Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals1952
1951-01-13Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors1950
1949-11-10Sheboygan Redskins over Rochester Royals1949

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