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Has an NBA game ever ended 99-97?

It has. 99-97 has been a NBA final 131 times in 73,172 games. The first was Boston Celtics beat Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons on January 25, 1951; the latest was Brooklyn Nets beat Houston Rockets on February 4, 2025.

Where 99-97 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 99-97 the 57th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 100-97 has happened 135 times and 99-98 has happened 113 times.

Every 99-97 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
2025-02-04Brooklyn Nets over Houston Rockets2024
2024-03-22Memphis Grizzlies over San Antonio Spurs2023
2022-02-12LA Clippers over Dallas Mavericks2021
2022-01-05San Antonio Spurs over Boston Celtics2021
2019-11-15Los Angeles Lakers over Sacramento Kings2019
2019-01-30Minnesota Timberwolves over Memphis Grizzlies2018
2018-12-03Cleveland Cavaliers over Brooklyn Nets2018
2018-03-11Indiana Pacers over Boston Celtics2017
2017-12-26Phoenix Suns over Memphis Grizzlies2017
2016-02-26Toronto Raptors over Cleveland Cavaliers2015
2015-12-10Sacramento Kings over New York Knicks2015
2015-03-06Washington Wizards over Miami Heat2014
2014-01-10Golden State Warriors over Boston Celtics2013
2013-04-06San Antonio Spurs over Atlanta Hawks2012
2012-12-26New York Knicks over Phoenix Suns2012
2012-04-06Portland Trail Blazers over Dallas Mavericks2011
2011-02-12Oklahoma City Thunder over Sacramento Kings2010
2010-11-17New Orleans Hornets over Dallas Mavericks2010
2010-02-03Los Angeles Lakers over Charlotte Bobcats2009
2010-01-08Denver Nuggets over Cleveland Cavaliers2009
2009-11-30Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago Bulls2009
2009-01-13Denver Nuggets over Dallas Mavericks2008
2007-12-22Philadelphia 76ers over Memphis Grizzlies2007
2006-01-22Detroit Pistons over Houston Rockets2005
2005-12-30Toronto Raptors over Indiana Pacers2005
2005-11-02Los Angeles Lakers over Denver Nuggets2005
2005-03-06Minnesota Timberwolves over Boston Celtics2004
2005-03-01Memphis Grizzlies over Golden State Warriors2004
2004-03-15Phoenix Suns over Houston Rockets2003
2003-11-26Toronto Raptors over Atlanta Hawks2003
2003-02-23Minnesota Timberwolves over Phoenix Suns2002
2003-02-16Toronto Raptors over Orlando Magic2002
2002-03-07San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets2001
2002-01-14New Jersey Nets over San Antonio Spurs2001
2002-01-03Houston Rockets over Detroit Pistons2001
2001-12-13Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks2001
2001-12-11Miami Heat over Milwaukee Bucks2001
2001-02-08New Jersey Nets over San Antonio Spurs2000
2001-01-06Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets2000
2000-12-03Los Angeles Lakers over Dallas Mavericks2000
2000-11-14Atlanta Hawks over Portland Trail Blazers2000
2000-11-08Cleveland Cavaliers over New York Knicks2000
2000-03-17Philadelphia 76ers over Utah Jazz1999
2000-03-12Toronto Raptors over Seattle SuperSonics1999
1999-12-12New York Knicks over Boston Celtics1999
1999-03-12San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns1998
1999-03-01New Jersey Nets over Boston Celtics1998
1998-03-25Minnesota Timberwolves over Phoenix Suns1997
1997-12-07Indiana Pacers over Phoenix Suns1997
1997-11-26Los Angeles Clippers over Sacramento Kings1997
1997-11-08Atlanta Hawks over Cleveland Cavaliers1997
1997-04-12Charlotte Hornets over Washington Bullets1996
1997-04-01Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics1996
1997-03-30Denver Nuggets over Milwaukee Bucks1996
1997-03-19Toronto Raptors over Detroit Pistons1996
1996-02-21Orlando Magic over Indiana Pacers1995
1995-03-24Houston Rockets over Phoenix Suns1994
1995-01-20Charlotte Hornets over New Jersey Nets1994
1994-04-15Dallas Mavericks over Denver Nuggets1993
1994-04-11Charlotte Hornets over Miami Heat1993
1993-11-07Denver Nuggets over Los Angeles Clippers1993
1993-04-24Phoenix Suns over San Antonio Spurs1992
1993-03-30San Antonio Spurs over Seattle SuperSonics1992
1992-12-26Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets1992
1992-11-10Sacramento Kings over Los Angeles Clippers1992
1991-12-14Dallas Mavericks over Cleveland Cavaliers1991
1991-12-07Cleveland Cavaliers over Washington Bullets1991
1991-12-02New York Knicks over Charlotte Hornets1991
1991-05-10Philadelphia 76ers over Chicago Bulls1990Playoff
1991-04-03Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Clippers1990
1990-12-26Seattle SuperSonics over Cleveland Cavaliers1990
1990-04-08Indiana Pacers over New York Knicks1989
1990-02-19Sacramento Kings over Los Angeles Clippers1989
1989-05-27Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons1988Playoff
1989-04-07Utah Jazz over Los Angeles Lakers1988
1988-02-02Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks1987
1988-01-02Indiana Pacers over Milwaukee Bucks1987
1987-11-20Seattle SuperSonics over Milwaukee Bucks1987
1987-05-05Seattle SuperSonics over Houston Rockets1986Playoff
1985-12-19Detroit Pistons over Seattle SuperSonics1985
1984-12-29Utah Jazz over Dallas Mavericks1984
1984-12-08Chicago Bulls over Dallas Mavericks1984
1984-05-25Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns1983Playoff
1983-12-18Golden State Warriors over San Diego Clippers1983
1983-11-20San Diego Clippers over Cleveland Cavaliers1983
1983-11-08Boston Celtics over Indiana Pacers1983
1982-11-03Golden State Warriors over New York Knicks1982
1982-05-15Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics1981Playoff
1982-04-30San Antonio Spurs over Seattle SuperSonics1981Playoff
1982-03-26Houston Rockets over Seattle SuperSonics1981
1982-03-24Seattle SuperSonics over Milwaukee Bucks1981
1982-02-07Seattle SuperSonics over San Diego Clippers1981
1982-01-22New Jersey Nets over Phoenix Suns1981
1982-01-19Seattle SuperSonics over Cleveland Cavaliers1981
1981-01-29Utah Jazz over Houston Rockets1980
1981-01-08Utah Jazz over Dallas Mavericks1980
1980-12-13Houston Rockets over Golden State Warriors1980
1980-04-23Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics1979Playoff
1980-01-30Kansas City Kings over Seattle SuperSonics1979
1979-05-20Washington Bullets over Seattle SuperSonics1978Playoff
1979-02-20Chicago Bulls over Portland Trail Blazers1978
1979-01-02Denver Nuggets over Kansas City Kings1978
1978-02-26Seattle SuperSonics over Philadelphia 76ers1977
1978-01-24New York Knicks over Golden State Warriors1977
1978-01-06New York Knicks over Chicago Bulls1977
1977-05-08Portland Trail Blazers over Los Angeles Lakers1976Playoff
1977-02-17Milwaukee Bucks over Golden State Warriors1976
1976-11-10Houston Rockets over Seattle SuperSonics1976
1976-03-05Phoenix Suns over Chicago Bulls1975
1975-12-05Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knicks1975
1974-10-30Kansas City-Omaha Kings over Milwaukee Bucks1974
1974-10-25Golden State Warriors over Portland Trail Blazers1974
1974-03-07Boston Celtics over Phoenix Suns1973
1974-01-22Golden State Warriors over Capital Bullets1973
1974-01-20Chicago Bulls over Portland Trail Blazers1973
1973-03-17Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls1972
1971-12-27Boston Celtics over Golden State Warriors1971
1971-01-15Detroit Pistons over Buffalo Braves1970
1970-12-29Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks1970
1964-11-22Detroit Pistons over San Francisco Warriors1964
1963-11-15Philadelphia 76ers over Los Angeles Lakers1963
1958-02-23Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors1957
1958-02-15New York Knicks over Cincinnati Royals1957
1957-02-14Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks1956
1956-11-18Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors1956
1955-11-30St. Louis Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers1955
1954-12-15Rochester Royals over Minneapolis Lakers1954
1952-12-13New York Knicks over Rochester Royals1952
1952-12-10Rochester Royals over Baltimore Bullets1952
1952-01-23Syracuse Nationals over Minneapolis Lakers1951
1951-01-25Boston Celtics over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons1950

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