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Has an NBA game ever ended 97-88?

It has. 97-88 has been a NBA final 77 times in 77,333 games. The first was Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals on November 1, 1956; the latest was Phoenix Suns beat Utah Jazz on October 25, 2017.

Where 97-88 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 97-88 the 305th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 98-88 has happened 74 times and 97-89 has happened 80 times.

Every 97-88 in NBA history

Showing 78 of 77 on record.

DateResultSeason
2017-10-25Phoenix Suns over Utah Jazz2017
2016-03-28Dallas Mavericks over Denver Nuggets2015
2016-01-08Toronto Raptors over Washington Wizards2015
2015-12-18Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets2015
2015-12-18Dallas Mavericks over Memphis Grizzlies2015
2014-12-15Cleveland Cavaliers over Charlotte Hornets2014
2014-04-13Brooklyn Nets over Orlando Magic2013
2013-12-04Phoenix Suns over Houston Rockets2013
2013-11-30Brooklyn Nets over Memphis Grizzlies2013
2013-04-12Toronto Raptors over Chicago Bulls2012
2013-03-30Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic2012
2012-12-09Milwaukee Bucks over Brooklyn Nets2012
2012-11-17Miami Heat over Phoenix Suns2012
2012-04-22Miami Heat over Houston Rockets2011
2012-01-16Oklahoma City Thunder over Boston Celtics2011
2011-02-12Chicago Bulls over New Orleans Hornets2010
2010-11-01San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Clippers2010
2010-04-09Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves2009
2008-12-26Utah Jazz over Dallas Mavericks2008
2008-12-11Utah Jazz over Portland Trail Blazers2008
2008-03-26San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Clippers2007
2007-04-25San Antonio Spurs over Denver Nuggets2006Playoff
2006-12-15Atlanta Hawks over Memphis Grizzlies2006
2006-12-02Los Angeles Lakers over Los Angeles Clippers2006
2006-04-29New Jersey Nets over Indiana Pacers2005Playoff
2005-12-23Los Angeles Clippers over Charlotte Bobcats2005
2005-12-03Dallas Mavericks over New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets2005
2005-11-05Phoenix Suns over Utah Jazz2005
2005-02-22Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks2004
2005-01-01Portland Trail Blazers over Golden State Warriors2004
2004-12-03Los Angeles Lakers over Golden State Warriors2004
2004-05-21Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves2003Playoff
2004-03-27Atlanta Hawks over Chicago Bulls2003
2004-03-19Utah Jazz over Cleveland Cavaliers2003
2004-03-06Philadelphia 76ers over Chicago Bulls2003
2004-03-03Memphis Grizzlies over Portland Trail Blazers2003
2004-02-21Dallas Mavericks over Houston Rockets2003
2004-01-30Miami Heat over Los Angeles Clippers2003
2003-12-23Portland Trail Blazers over Dallas Mavericks2003
2003-03-02San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets2002
2003-01-22New York Knicks over Denver Nuggets2002
2003-01-14Milwaukee Bucks over Atlanta Hawks2002
2002-12-26Seattle SuperSonics over Toronto Raptors2002
2002-11-04Milwaukee Bucks over New York Knicks2002
2000-11-07Portland Trail Blazers over Atlanta Hawks2000
2000-11-04Milwaukee Bucks over Detroit Pistons2000
1999-12-20Denver Nuggets over Portland Trail Blazers1999
1999-12-17Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves1999
1998-01-13San Antonio Spurs over Boston Celtics1997
1998-01-03Los Angeles Clippers over Dallas Mavericks1997
1997-12-12Boston Celtics over Washington Wizards1997
1996-12-17Toronto Raptors over New Jersey Nets1996
1996-11-30Chicago Bulls over San Antonio Spurs1996
1996-01-30Seattle SuperSonics over New Jersey Nets1995
1995-04-07Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers1994
1995-01-31Charlotte Hornets over Washington Bullets1994
1995-01-11Milwaukee Bucks over Sacramento Kings1994
1994-01-15New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons1993
1993-12-14Houston Rockets over Miami Heat1993
1993-02-13Houston Rockets over Minnesota Timberwolves1992
1992-01-14New Jersey Nets over Dallas Mavericks1991
1991-04-06Houston Rockets over Utah Jazz1990
1990-11-23Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets1990
1988-01-29Milwaukee Bucks over Los Angeles Clippers1987
1986-12-18Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers1986
1986-11-28Atlanta Hawks over Utah Jazz1986
1986-01-31Boston Celtics over Washington Bullets1985
1984-03-27New York Knicks over Dallas Mavericks1983
1981-04-29Houston Rockets over Kansas City Kings1980Playoff
1980-11-21Philadelphia 76ers over Indiana Pacers1980
1975-11-14Atlanta Hawks over Washington Bullets1975
1975-01-22Washington Bullets over Kansas City-Omaha Kings1974
1975-01-21Washington Bullets over Cleveland Cavaliers1974
1974-11-01Utah Stars over San Antonio Spurs1974
1974-03-30Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls1973Playoff
1964-03-28Los Angeles Lakers over St. Louis Hawks1963Playoff
1957-01-12Syracuse Nationals over Rochester Royals1956
1956-11-01Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals1956
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