Has an NBA game ever ended 98-78?
It has. 98-78 has been a NBA final 16 times in 77,333 games. The first was Baltimore Bullets beat Providence Steamrollers on January 15, 1948; the latest was Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston Rockets on May 1, 2026.
That makes 98-78 the 1088th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 99-78 has happened 19 times and 98-79 has happened 22 times. At one point the score disappeared for 36 years, between 1947 and 1983.
Every 98-78 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets | 2025 | Playoff |
| 2021-11-12 | Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons | 2021 | |
| 2015-05-13 | Golden State Warriors over Memphis Grizzlies | 2014 | Playoff |
| 2012-01-08 | Portland Trail Blazers over Cleveland Cavaliers | 2011 | |
| 2006-11-26 | San Antonio Spurs over Seattle SuperSonics | 2006 | |
| 2005-12-02 | Indiana Pacers over Portland Trail Blazers | 2005 | |
| 2003-04-08 | Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets | 2002 | |
| 2001-11-16 | Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks | 2001 | |
| 2000-03-15 | Sacramento Kings over Los Angeles Clippers | 1999 | |
| 1999-03-30 | Minnesota Timberwolves over Dallas Mavericks | 1998 | |
| 1997-12-20 | Milwaukee Bucks over New York Knicks | 1997 | |
| 1996-01-20 | Atlanta Hawks over Miami Heat | 1995 | |
| 1994-12-13 | Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons | 1994 | |
| 1993-01-06 | Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves | 1992 | |
| 1984-03-02 | Milwaukee Bucks over Washington Bullets | 1983 | |
| 1948-01-15 | Baltimore Bullets over Providence Steamrollers | 1947 |
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