Has an NBA game ever ended 98-74?
It has. 98-74 has been a NBA final 11 times in 73,172 games. The first was Seattle SuperSonics beat San Diego Clippers on December 13, 1981; the latest was New York Knicks beat Orlando Magic on March 8, 2024.
That makes 98-74 the 1307th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 99-74 has happened 8 times and 98-75 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 98-74 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-08 | New York Knicks over Orlando Magic | 2023 | |
| 2007-03-02 | San Antonio Spurs over Orlando Magic | 2006 | |
| 2006-06-15 | Miami Heat over Dallas Mavericks | 2005 | Playoff |
| 2004-04-17 | San Antonio Spurs over Memphis Grizzlies | 2003 | Playoff |
| 2004-01-05 | San Antonio Spurs over Denver Nuggets | 2003 | |
| 2003-01-24 | Detroit Pistons over Houston Rockets | 2002 | |
| 1999-12-18 | New Jersey Nets over Cleveland Cavaliers | 1999 | |
| 1999-04-04 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Milwaukee Bucks | 1998 | |
| 1999-02-18 | Cleveland Cavaliers over New York Knicks | 1998 | |
| 1997-05-24 | Chicago Bulls over Miami Heat | 1996 | Playoff |
| 1981-12-13 | Seattle SuperSonics over San Diego Clippers | 1981 |