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Has an NBA game ever ended 97-91?

It has. 97-91 has been a NBA final 114 times in 73,172 games. The first was Baltimore Bullets beat Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons on January 27, 1951; the latest was LA Clippers beat Dallas Mavericks on November 21, 2021.

Where 97-91 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 97-91 the 121st most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 98-91 has happened 111 times and 97-92 has happened 114 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.

Every 97-91 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2021-11-21LA Clippers over Dallas Mavericks2021
2019-11-27Philadelphia 76ers over Sacramento Kings2019
2018-12-13Orlando Magic over Chicago Bulls2018
2018-02-09Indiana Pacers over Boston Celtics2017
2017-12-18Phoenix Suns over Dallas Mavericks2017
2017-11-14San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks2017
2017-11-01Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls2017
2016-10-28Charlotte Hornets over Miami Heat2016
2015-11-21Sacramento Kings over Orlando Magic2015
2015-03-11Milwaukee Bucks over Orlando Magic2014
2014-12-22Utah Jazz over Memphis Grizzlies2014
2014-10-30Minnesota Timberwolves over Detroit Pistons2014
2014-04-14Memphis Grizzlies over Phoenix Suns2013
2013-04-05Cleveland Cavaliers over Boston Celtics2012
2012-12-28Indiana Pacers over Phoenix Suns2012
2012-12-19Toronto Raptors over Detroit Pistons2012
2012-11-08Oklahoma City Thunder over Chicago Bulls2012
2011-04-27Miami Heat over Philadelphia 76ers2010Playoff
2011-04-03Washington Wizards over Charlotte Bobcats2010
2011-03-25Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons2010
2011-03-18San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks2010
2010-12-14Charlotte Bobcats over Toronto Raptors2010
2010-12-10Milwaukee Bucks over Houston Rockets2010
2010-02-24Los Angeles Clippers over Detroit Pistons2009
2010-02-20Dallas Mavericks over Miami Heat2009
2009-12-04New Jersey Nets over Charlotte Bobcats2009
2009-11-21Cleveland Cavaliers over Philadelphia 76ers2009
2009-11-16Orlando Magic over Charlotte Bobcats2009
2009-11-03Atlanta Hawks over Portland Trail Blazers2009
2009-03-06Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets2008
2009-02-21Miami Heat over Philadelphia 76ers2008
2009-01-12Milwaukee Bucks over Washington Wizards2008
2008-06-12Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers2007Playoff
2008-02-29Washington Wizards over Chicago Bulls2007
2008-01-28Utah Jazz over San Antonio Spurs2007
2007-11-06Los Angeles Clippers over Chicago Bulls2007
2007-03-17Milwaukee Bucks over Charlotte Bobcats2006
2006-11-02San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks2006
2006-05-09Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers2005Playoff
2006-02-22Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks2005
2006-02-12Chicago Bulls over Los Angeles Clippers2005
2006-02-08Cleveland Cavaliers over Minnesota Timberwolves2005
2005-12-16Los Angeles Lakers over Washington Wizards2005
2005-11-19San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns2005
2005-11-18Los Angeles Clippers over Los Angeles Lakers2005
2005-03-20Phoenix Suns over Memphis Grizzlies2004
2004-04-14Golden State Warriors over Sacramento Kings2003
2004-02-08Indiana Pacers over Miami Heat2003
2004-01-23New Orleans Hornets over Denver Nuggets2003
2003-12-06New Orleans Hornets over Chicago Bulls2003
2003-11-11Sacramento Kings over Detroit Pistons2003
2003-04-05Atlanta Hawks over Memphis Grizzlies2002
2003-02-06Milwaukee Bucks over Seattle SuperSonics2002
2003-01-25Philadelphia 76ers over Miami Heat2002
2002-11-10New Orleans Hornets over New York Knicks2002
2002-04-05Charlotte Hornets over Washington Wizards2001
2002-02-02Chicago Bulls over Seattle SuperSonics2001
2001-12-26Phoenix Suns over Houston Rockets2001
2001-12-07Sacramento Kings over Los Angeles Lakers2001
2001-04-13Cleveland Cavaliers over New Jersey Nets2000
2001-03-11Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics2000
2001-02-28Orlando Magic over Phoenix Suns2000
2001-02-01Seattle SuperSonics over Chicago Bulls2000
2001-01-29Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets2000
2001-01-25San Antonio Spurs over Sacramento Kings2000
2001-01-19New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons2000
2000-12-26Philadelphia 76ers over Utah Jazz2000
2000-03-05Boston Celtics over Orlando Magic1999
1999-12-23Los Angeles Clippers over Sacramento Kings1999
1999-11-19Portland Trail Blazers over Philadelphia 76ers1999
1999-03-01Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1998
1998-03-10Houston Rockets over Dallas Mavericks1997
1998-03-03Seattle SuperSonics over Miami Heat1997
1997-12-07Milwaukee Bucks over Seattle SuperSonics1997
1997-11-28Cleveland Cavaliers over Charlotte Hornets1997
1997-03-14Seattle SuperSonics over Atlanta Hawks1996
1997-01-04Minnesota Timberwolves over Milwaukee Bucks1996
1996-12-22Golden State Warriors over Los Angeles Clippers1996
1996-04-05Portland Trail Blazers over Denver Nuggets1995
1996-02-15Miami Heat over Denver Nuggets1995
1996-02-05New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons1995
1995-04-23San Antonio Spurs over Minnesota Timberwolves1994
1994-03-20Los Angeles Lakers over Orlando Magic1993
1994-03-11Charlotte Hornets over Minnesota Timberwolves1993
1994-02-18Atlanta Hawks over Los Angeles Clippers1993
1994-01-04Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons1993
1993-12-30Sacramento Kings over Detroit Pistons1993
1993-12-19Orlando Magic over Sacramento Kings1993
1992-12-29New York Knicks over Indiana Pacers1992
1992-02-13Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Lakers1991
1991-12-23New York Knicks over Minnesota Timberwolves1991
1991-11-29New Jersey Nets over Dallas Mavericks1991
1991-04-13Atlanta Hawks over Milwaukee Bucks1990
1991-04-10Utah Jazz over Dallas Mavericks1990
1991-01-17Detroit Pistons over Houston Rockets1990
1990-01-31Boston Celtics over New York Knicks1989
1989-11-21Washington Bullets over Milwaukee Bucks1989
1988-11-12New Jersey Nets over Chicago Bulls1988
1988-05-05Cleveland Cavaliers over Chicago Bulls1987Playoff
1987-11-21Denver Nuggets over Los Angeles Clippers1987
1986-03-25Atlanta Hawks over Cleveland Cavaliers1985
1985-02-02Boston Celtics over Washington Bullets1984
1982-12-25Atlanta Hawks over Washington Bullets1982
1977-01-30Portland Trail Blazers over Phoenix Suns1976
1976-02-22Seattle SuperSonics over Los Angeles Lakers1975
1976-01-17Atlanta Hawks over Golden State Warriors1975
1975-01-30Buffalo Braves over Cleveland Cavaliers1974
1974-12-03Cleveland Cavaliers over Houston Rockets1974
1970-12-04Buffalo Braves over New York Knicks1970
1958-03-04Philadelphia Warriors over Cincinnati Royals1957
1958-02-27Philadelphia Warriors over Syracuse Nationals1957
1958-02-01Syracuse Nationals over Minneapolis Lakers1957
1952-11-15Baltimore Bullets over Syracuse Nationals1952
1951-01-27Baltimore Bullets over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1950

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