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Has an NBA game ever ended 97-93?

It has. 97-93 has been a NBA final 106 times in 73,172 games. The first was Washington Capitols beat New York Knicks on January 23, 1949; the latest was Boston Celtics beat Toronto Raptors on April 5, 2023.

Where 97-93 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 97-93 the 156th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 98-93 has happened 129 times and 97-94 has happened 90 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.

Every 97-93 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2023-04-05Boston Celtics over Toronto Raptors2022
2021-12-02Toronto Raptors over Milwaukee Bucks2021
2018-01-26Utah Jazz over Toronto Raptors2017
2013-11-30Cleveland Cavaliers over Chicago Bulls2013
2013-05-24Indiana Pacers over Miami Heat2012Playoff
2013-02-13Utah Jazz over Minnesota Timberwolves2012
2013-01-19Sacramento Kings over Charlotte Bobcats2012
2012-12-23Utah Jazz over Orlando Magic2012
2012-03-22Portland Trail Blazers over Memphis Grizzlies2011
2012-03-19Minnesota Timberwolves over Golden State Warriors2011
2012-03-11Golden State Warriors over Los Angeles Clippers2011
2012-03-05Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers2011
2012-02-20Houston Rockets over Memphis Grizzlies2011
2012-01-29Miami Heat over Chicago Bulls2011
2011-03-16Cleveland Cavaliers over Sacramento Kings2010
2010-02-02Detroit Pistons over New Jersey Nets2009
2010-01-23Portland Trail Blazers over Detroit Pistons2009
2010-01-07New York Knicks over Charlotte Bobcats2009
2009-03-17Cleveland Cavaliers over Orlando Magic2008
2008-11-08Portland Trail Blazers over Minnesota Timberwolves2008
2008-01-04San Antonio Spurs over New York Knicks2007
2008-01-04Cleveland Cavaliers over Sacramento Kings2007
2008-01-02Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets2007
2007-11-08Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons2007
2007-11-04New York Knicks over Minnesota Timberwolves2007
2007-04-28Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic2006Playoff
2007-04-03Dallas Mavericks over Sacramento Kings2006
2007-03-28New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers2006
2007-02-25Houston Rockets over Orlando Magic2006
2007-01-31Utah Jazz over San Antonio Spurs2006
2006-12-17Detroit Pistons over Seattle SuperSonics2006
2006-11-24Atlanta Hawks over Toronto Raptors2006
2006-11-08Houston Rockets over Milwaukee Bucks2006
2006-11-07New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets over Golden State Warriors2006
2006-04-12Los Angeles Clippers over Portland Trail Blazers2005
2006-03-28Orlando Magic over Chicago Bulls2005
2006-03-18Milwaukee Bucks over Portland Trail Blazers2005
2006-03-09Denver Nuggets over Philadelphia 76ers2005
2005-04-30Dallas Mavericks over Houston Rockets2004Playoff
2005-04-03Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics2004
2004-12-03Minnesota Timberwolves over Phoenix Suns2004
2004-11-21Houston Rockets over Portland Trail Blazers2004
2004-01-11Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets2003
2003-11-28Portland Trail Blazers over New Jersey Nets2003
2003-05-05New Jersey Nets over Boston Celtics2002Playoff
2003-03-21New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons2002
2002-12-18Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Clippers2002
2002-11-19Miami Heat over Milwaukee Bucks2002
2001-11-02Charlotte Hornets over New York Knicks2001
2001-03-02Miami Heat over Detroit Pistons2000
2000-10-31Dallas Mavericks over Milwaukee Bucks2000
1999-04-06New Jersey Nets over Washington Wizards1998
1999-03-03Portland Trail Blazers over Sacramento Kings1998
1998-01-15Boston Celtics over Vancouver Grizzlies1997
1997-11-25Sacramento Kings over Denver Nuggets1997
1997-05-09Houston Rockets over Seattle SuperSonics1996Playoff
1997-03-27San Antonio Spurs over Orlando Magic1996
1997-03-09New York Knicks over Chicago Bulls1996
1997-01-12Charlotte Hornets over Sacramento Kings1996
1996-12-06Portland Trail Blazers over Charlotte Hornets1996
1996-04-09New York Knicks over Boston Celtics1995
1996-03-16Chicago Bulls over New Jersey Nets1995
1996-01-17New Jersey Nets over Charlotte Hornets1995
1995-04-17Portland Trail Blazers over Seattle SuperSonics1994
1995-02-05Chicago Bulls over Golden State Warriors1994
1995-01-18Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago Bulls1994
1994-11-18Milwaukee Bucks over Atlanta Hawks1994
1993-12-27Utah Jazz over Minnesota Timberwolves1993
1992-12-12Cleveland Cavaliers over Seattle SuperSonics1992
1992-06-14Chicago Bulls over Portland Trail Blazers1991Playoff
1992-04-05Cleveland Cavaliers over New York Knicks1991
1991-11-09Atlanta Hawks over Miami Heat1991
1991-04-15Houston Rockets over Seattle SuperSonics1990
1991-03-13Los Angeles Clippers over San Antonio Spurs1990
1991-02-06Sacramento Kings over Portland Trail Blazers1990
1988-12-06Portland Trail Blazers over New Jersey Nets1988
1988-03-25Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics1987
1988-03-09New Jersey Nets over Los Angeles Clippers1987
1988-03-03Chicago Bulls over Philadelphia 76ers1987
1988-01-26Indiana Pacers over Chicago Bulls1987
1988-01-15Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers1987
1987-12-02San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets1987
1987-02-24Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1986
1986-11-22Golden State Warriors over New York Knicks1986
1985-01-28Houston Rockets over New Jersey Nets1984
1983-12-30Seattle SuperSonics over Philadelphia 76ers1983
1983-03-13Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets1982
1981-02-03Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks1980
1980-11-20Milwaukee Bucks over Portland Trail Blazers1980
1980-11-18Atlanta Hawks over San Antonio Spurs1980
1979-06-01Seattle SuperSonics over Washington Bullets1978Playoff
1979-02-28Seattle SuperSonics over Philadelphia 76ers1978
1978-11-16New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers1978
1978-04-07Portland Trail Blazers over Denver Nuggets1977
1976-12-18Philadelphia 76ers over Indiana Pacers1976
1976-04-03Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons1975
1976-02-27Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks1975
1975-11-01Buffalo Braves over Detroit Pistons1975
1975-04-20Washington Bullets over Buffalo Braves1974Playoff
1974-11-09Golden State Warriors over New York Knicks1974
1973-03-11Golden State Warriors over Philadelphia 76ers1972
1970-12-01Los Angeles Lakers over Baltimore Bullets1970
1965-03-06Cincinnati Royals over San Francisco Warriors1964
1956-02-11Rochester Royals over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1955
1949-12-25Waterloo Hawks over Indianapolis Olympians1949
1949-01-23Washington Capitols over New York Knicks1948

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