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Has an NBA game ever ended 98-97?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 98-97 108 times. It first happened on January 19, 1955, when Syracuse Nationals beat Philadelphia Warriors, and most recently on November 20, 2022, when Denver Nuggets beat Dallas Mavericks.

Where 98-97 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 98-97 the 147th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 99-97 has happened 131 times and 98-98 has happened never.

Every 98-97 in NBA history

Showing 109 of 108 on record.

DateResultSeason
2022-11-20Denver Nuggets over Dallas Mavericks2022
2021-11-26New Orleans Pelicans over Utah Jazz2021
2019-12-29Oklahoma City Thunder over Toronto Raptors2019
2019-12-27Orlando Magic over Philadelphia 76ers2019
2019-11-12Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers2019
2019-02-21Milwaukee Bucks over Boston Celtics2018
2018-01-03Brooklyn Nets over Minnesota Timberwolves2017
2017-11-07Memphis Grizzlies over Portland Trail Blazers2017
2017-03-26Sacramento Kings over LA Clippers2016
2017-01-11Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knicks2016
2016-05-02Oklahoma City Thunder over San Antonio Spurs2015Playoff
2015-02-08Chicago Bulls over Orlando Magic2014
2014-12-02Golden State Warriors over Orlando Magic2014
2013-02-03Los Angeles Lakers over Detroit Pistons2012
2012-11-21Charlotte Bobcats over Toronto Raptors2012
2012-03-30Los Angeles Clippers over Portland Trail Blazers2011
2011-03-30Charlotte Bobcats over Cleveland Cavaliers2010
2010-12-26Minnesota Timberwolves over Cleveland Cavaliers2010
2010-11-26Denver Nuggets over Chicago Bulls2010
2010-04-14Washington Wizards over Indiana Pacers2009
2010-01-25New Orleans Hornets over Portland Trail Blazers2009
2009-12-18Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics2009
2009-12-12Dallas Mavericks over Charlotte Bobcats2009
2008-12-07Portland Trail Blazers over Toronto Raptors2008
2008-04-01New Orleans Hornets over Orlando Magic2007
2007-05-04New Jersey Nets over Toronto Raptors2006Playoff
2007-02-23New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets over Seattle SuperSonics2006
2006-12-15Sacramento Kings over Utah Jazz2006
2006-12-02Miami Heat over Memphis Grizzlies2006
2006-05-17San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks2005Playoff
2006-03-28Seattle SuperSonics over Memphis Grizzlies2005
2006-03-08Cleveland Cavaliers over Toronto Raptors2005
2005-04-09Houston Rockets over Phoenix Suns2004
2005-03-05Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks2004
2005-02-02Toronto Raptors over Indiana Pacers2004
2004-03-10New Jersey Nets over Denver Nuggets2003
2003-11-21Memphis Grizzlies over Seattle SuperSonics2003
2003-02-14Indiana Pacers over Atlanta Hawks2002
2002-02-03Phoenix Suns over Golden State Warriors2001
2001-11-24Sacramento Kings over New Jersey Nets2001
2001-11-15Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets2001
2001-04-07Denver Nuggets over Vancouver Grizzlies2000
2000-03-31Phoenix Suns over Detroit Pistons1999
2000-03-14Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers1999
1999-02-06Washington Wizards over Toronto Raptors1998
1998-02-17Philadelphia 76ers over Cleveland Cavaliers1997
1998-02-03Portland Trail Blazers over New Jersey Nets1997
1997-03-21Miami Heat over Los Angeles Lakers1996
1997-01-28Charlotte Hornets over Indiana Pacers1996
1997-01-22Seattle SuperSonics over Portland Trail Blazers1996
1996-04-08Charlotte Hornets over Chicago Bulls1995
1996-04-07Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons1995
1996-03-17Orlando Magic over Los Angeles Lakers1995
1995-11-22Washington Bullets over Detroit Pistons1995
1995-02-21San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets1994
1995-01-25Milwaukee Bucks over Philadelphia 76ers1994
1995-01-15Boston Celtics over Sacramento Kings1994
1994-11-20New Jersey Nets over Los Angeles Clippers1994
1994-11-09Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets1994
1994-02-22Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets1993
1994-02-03San Antonio Spurs over Cleveland Cavaliers1993
1993-11-13Philadelphia 76ers over New Jersey Nets1993
1993-11-13Boston Celtics over Chicago Bulls1993
1993-04-09Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets1992
1993-01-02Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic1992
1993-01-02Los Angeles Clippers over New York Knicks1992
1992-03-13Orlando Magic over Indiana Pacers1991
1992-02-12Sacramento Kings over Washington Bullets1991
1988-11-26New Jersey Nets over Sacramento Kings1988
1988-04-13Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets1987
1987-12-29Utah Jazz over Denver Nuggets1987
1987-12-01Chicago Bulls over Golden State Warriors1987
1986-04-13Washington Bullets over Philadelphia 76ers1985
1984-05-10Milwaukee Bucks over New Jersey Nets1983Playoff
1982-03-16Boston Celtics over Washington Bullets1981
1982-03-14Seattle SuperSonics over New Jersey Nets1981
1982-03-05Seattle SuperSonics over Dallas Mavericks1981
1982-02-26Seattle SuperSonics over Utah Jazz1981
1981-12-16Chicago Bulls over New Jersey Nets1981
1981-11-14Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1981
1981-04-01Kansas City Kings over Portland Trail Blazers1980Playoff
1981-03-26San Antonio Spurs over Utah Jazz1980
1981-01-20New York Knicks over Seattle SuperSonics1980
1981-01-18Houston Rockets over Denver Nuggets1980
1980-03-04Seattle SuperSonics over Portland Trail Blazers1979
1979-12-26Indiana Pacers over Detroit Pistons1979
1979-11-16Phoenix Suns over Portland Trail Blazers1979
1978-11-30Portland Trail Blazers over Cleveland Cavaliers1978
1978-03-05San Antonio Spurs over New Orleans Jazz1977
1976-10-23Washington Bullets over Detroit Pistons1976
1976-01-05Chicago Bulls over Houston Rockets1975
1975-12-26Atlanta Hawks over Cleveland Cavaliers1975
1975-11-28Kansas City Kings over New Orleans Jazz1975
1975-11-04Atlanta Hawks over Portland Trail Blazers1975
1975-02-06Washington Bullets over Golden State Warriors1974
1974-01-23Seattle SuperSonics over Boston Celtics1973
1973-04-25Boston Celtics over New York Knicks1972Playoff
1971-10-29Atlanta Hawks over Cleveland Cavaliers1971
1971-03-05Indiana Pacers over Utah Stars1970
1969-10-21Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics1969
1969-01-19San Francisco Warriors over Philadelphia 76ers1968
1968-11-09Boston Celtics over Milwaukee Bucks1968
1962-10-30St. Louis Hawks over Boston Celtics1962
1959-03-28Minneapolis Lakers over St. Louis Hawks1958Playoff
1958-12-25Detroit Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers1958
1957-11-17St. Louis Hawks over Cincinnati Royals1957
1956-02-09Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals1955
1955-03-22Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers1954Playoff
1955-01-19Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors1954
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