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Has an NBA game ever ended 98-83?

It has. 98-83 has been a NBA final 37 times in 77,318 games. The first was Sheboygan Redskins beat Boston Celtics on November 3, 1949; the latest was Detroit Pistons beat Orlando Magic on April 22, 2026.

Where 98-83 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 98-83 the 643rd most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 99-83 has happened 41 times and 98-84 has happened 47 times.

Every 98-83 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2026-04-22Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic2025Playoff
2021-10-20Washington Wizards over Toronto Raptors2021
2017-04-12Toronto Raptors over Cleveland Cavaliers2016
2016-10-30Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks2016
2016-01-09Utah Jazz over Miami Heat2015
2015-03-01Charlotte Hornets over Orlando Magic2014
2014-11-28Indiana Pacers over Orlando Magic2014
2014-11-04Washington Wizards over New York Knicks2014
2014-01-29Toronto Raptors over Orlando Magic2013
2010-03-23Indiana Pacers over Detroit Pistons2009
2010-03-10Oklahoma City Thunder over New Orleans Hornets2009
2010-03-05Charlotte Bobcats over Los Angeles Lakers2009
2009-01-21Boston Celtics over Miami Heat2008
2009-01-09Cleveland Cavaliers over Boston Celtics2008
2008-12-15Milwaukee Bucks over Miami Heat2008
2008-02-22Dallas Mavericks over Memphis Grizzlies2007
2006-12-22Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics2006
2006-05-27Miami Heat over Detroit Pistons2005Playoff
2006-03-25Dallas Mavericks over Atlanta Hawks2005
2006-01-28Golden State Warriors over Portland Trail Blazers2005
2004-12-22Seattle SuperSonics over Denver Nuggets2004
2004-02-10Los Angeles Lakers over Miami Heat2003
2003-12-26San Antonio Spurs over Orlando Magic2003
2001-12-07Indiana Pacers over Chicago Bulls2001
2000-11-27Los Angeles Lakers over Los Angeles Clippers2000
1996-04-03Detroit Pistons over Charlotte Hornets1995
1994-11-07Chicago Bulls over Philadelphia 76ers1994
1994-03-26Houston Rockets over Utah Jazz1993
1989-03-13Utah Jazz over Cleveland Cavaliers1988
1976-01-02Milwaukee Bucks over Detroit Pistons1975
1974-04-28Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks1973Playoff
1972-03-25New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers1971
1955-01-19New York Knicks over Rochester Royals1954
1954-02-06New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets1953
1952-03-01Rochester Royals over Syracuse Nationals1951
1952-01-18Philadelphia Warriors over Indianapolis Olympians1951
1949-11-03Sheboygan Redskins over Boston Celtics1949

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