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Has an NBA game ever ended 98-81?

It has. 98-81 has been a NBA final 35 times in 77,318 games. The first was Chicago Stags beat Baltimore Bullets on February 3, 1950; the latest was Oklahoma City Thunder beat Portland Trail Blazers on January 31, 2022.

Where 98-81 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 98-81 the 678th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 99-81 has happened 34 times and 98-82 has happened 22 times.

Every 98-81 in NBA history

Showing 36 of 35 on record.

DateResultSeason
2022-01-31Oklahoma City Thunder over Portland Trail Blazers2021
2020-01-24Sacramento Kings over Chicago Bulls2019
2016-02-28Miami Heat over New York Knicks2015
2016-01-18Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic2015
2014-11-18Utah Jazz over Oklahoma City Thunder2014
2014-11-06Houston Rockets over San Antonio Spurs2014
2014-01-28Memphis Grizzlies over Portland Trail Blazers2013
2013-03-30Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Clippers2012
2013-03-12Miami Heat over Atlanta Hawks2012
2012-01-20Memphis Grizzlies over Detroit Pistons2011
2012-01-13Detroit Pistons over Charlotte Bobcats2011
2010-03-31Miami Heat over Detroit Pistons2009
2010-02-06San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Clippers2009
2008-11-04Dallas Mavericks over San Antonio Spurs2008
2008-04-29Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia 76ers2007Playoff
2006-02-03Los Angeles Clippers over Boston Celtics2005
2005-04-09Cleveland Cavaliers over Milwaukee Bucks2004
2005-01-19Toronto Raptors over New York Knicks2004
2003-11-28Utah Jazz over Seattle SuperSonics2003
2002-02-27Seattle SuperSonics over Atlanta Hawks2001
2002-01-19Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs2001
2000-11-24Seattle SuperSonics over Los Angeles Clippers2000
1999-12-22Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks1999
1999-04-25Utah Jazz over Seattle SuperSonics1998
1998-05-03New York Knicks over Miami Heat1997Playoff
1998-02-24Los Angeles Lakers over Milwaukee Bucks1997
1997-04-10Portland Trail Blazers over San Antonio Spurs1996
1995-03-04Utah Jazz over Portland Trail Blazers1994
1994-01-22Atlanta Hawks over Minnesota Timberwolves1993
1991-11-26New York Knicks over Miami Heat1991
1991-02-14Sacramento Kings over Philadelphia 76ers1990
1988-01-03Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers1987
1987-12-08Los Angeles Lakers over New Jersey Nets1987
1975-11-12Kentucky Colonels over Spirits of St. Louis1975
1957-01-10Boston Celtics over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1956
1950-02-03Chicago Stags over Baltimore Bullets1949

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