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Has an NBA game ever ended 99-98?

Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 99-98 113 times. It first happened on November 16, 1954, when Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals, and most recently on December 18, 2025, when Phoenix Suns beat Golden State Warriors.

Where 99-98 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 99-98 the 127th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 100-98 has happened 155 times and 99-99 has happened never.

Every 99-98 in NBA history

Showing 118 of 113 on record.

DateResultSeason
2025-12-18Phoenix Suns over Golden State Warriors2025
2025-12-04Philadelphia 76ers over Golden State Warriors2025
2025-12-01Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks2025
2024-11-29New York Knicks over Charlotte Hornets2024
2023-01-24Denver Nuggets over New Orleans Pelicans2022
2022-02-27LA Clippers over Houston Rockets2021
2018-11-10Chicago Bulls over Cleveland Cavaliers2018
2017-12-28Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets2017
2017-11-24Detroit Pistons over Oklahoma City Thunder2017
2017-04-10Portland Trail Blazers over San Antonio Spurs2016
2017-01-17Dallas Mavericks over Chicago Bulls2016
2016-03-16Cleveland Cavaliers over Dallas Mavericks2015
2015-05-21Golden State Warriors over Houston Rockets2014Playoff
2015-04-04Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat2014
2014-05-02Portland Trail Blazers over Houston Rockets2013Playoff
2013-12-01Miami Heat over Charlotte Bobcats2013
2013-11-07Los Angeles Lakers over Houston Rockets2013
2013-03-03Los Angeles Lakers over Atlanta Hawks2012
2013-01-26Cleveland Cavaliers over Toronto Raptors2012
2012-04-29Los Angeles Clippers over Memphis Grizzlies2011Playoff
2012-04-28Oklahoma City Thunder over Dallas Mavericks2011Playoff
2012-03-07Sacramento Kings over New Orleans Hornets2011
2012-03-02Utah Jazz over Miami Heat2011
2011-01-19Orlando Magic over Philadelphia 76ers2010
2010-11-28Houston Rockets over Oklahoma City Thunder2010
2010-03-08New York Knicks over Atlanta Hawks2009
2010-02-23Los Angeles Lakers over Memphis Grizzlies2009
2010-01-15Dallas Mavericks over Oklahoma City Thunder2009
2009-11-25Miami Heat over Orlando Magic2009
2009-03-10Oklahoma City Thunder over Sacramento Kings2008
2008-11-25Phoenix Suns over Oklahoma City Thunder2008
2008-04-01Sacramento Kings over Houston Rockets2007
2008-03-10Los Angeles Clippers over Miami Heat2007
2008-02-09New York Knicks over Milwaukee Bucks2007
2007-03-17Golden State Warriors over Seattle SuperSonics2006
2007-02-14Utah Jazz over Cleveland Cavaliers2006
2007-01-17Washington Wizards over New York Knicks2006
2006-04-30Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns2005Playoff
2006-03-03Boston Celtics over Indiana Pacers2005
2006-02-07Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons2005
2006-01-12Los Angeles Lakers over Cleveland Cavaliers2005
2005-12-04Los Angeles Lakers over Charlotte Bobcats2005
2005-11-09Boston Celtics over Memphis Grizzlies2005
2004-02-08Memphis Grizzlies over Minnesota Timberwolves2003
2004-01-31Indiana Pacers over Boston Celtics2003
2004-01-26Cleveland Cavaliers over Orlando Magic2003
2003-12-17Denver Nuggets over Seattle SuperSonics2003
2003-04-06Washington Wizards over Boston Celtics2002
2003-02-14Philadelphia 76ers over Orlando Magic2002
2002-11-19New Orleans Hornets over Philadelphia 76ers2002
2002-02-15Denver Nuggets over Minnesota Timberwolves2001
2001-02-13Vancouver Grizzlies over Boston Celtics2000
2000-12-20Toronto Raptors over Indiana Pacers2000
1999-04-15Seattle SuperSonics over Sacramento Kings1998
1998-03-08Seattle SuperSonics over Minnesota Timberwolves1997
1998-01-21Toronto Raptors over Sacramento Kings1997
1997-11-13Philadelphia 76ers over Dallas Mavericks1997
1997-03-14New Jersey Nets over Chicago Bulls1996
1996-04-12Vancouver Grizzlies over Sacramento Kings1995
1996-03-22Boston Celtics over Denver Nuggets1995
1996-02-13Golden State Warriors over Portland Trail Blazers1995
1995-11-24Sacramento Kings over Los Angeles Lakers1995
1995-03-25Chicago Bulls over Atlanta Hawks1994
1995-01-30New Jersey Nets over Portland Trail Blazers1994
1995-01-16Utah Jazz over Indiana Pacers1994
1994-11-15Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia 76ers1994
1993-12-05Houston Rockets over Cleveland Cavaliers1993
1993-06-20Chicago Bulls over Phoenix Suns1992Playoff
1993-05-01Charlotte Hornets over Boston Celtics1992Playoff
1992-02-15Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks1991
1992-01-08Milwaukee Bucks over Utah Jazz1991
1991-01-26Los Angeles Clippers over Milwaukee Bucks1990
1990-01-25Washington Bullets over Boston Celtics1989
1989-11-17Charlotte Hornets over Golden State Warriors1989
1989-03-30New York Knicks over Dallas Mavericks1988
1986-12-16Chicago Bulls over New Jersey Nets1986
1985-01-06Los Angeles Lakers over San Antonio Spurs1984
1984-02-01Seattle SuperSonics over Milwaukee Bucks1983
1983-04-08Phoenix Suns over Portland Trail Blazers1982
1983-02-23Cleveland Cavaliers over Golden State Warriors1982
1983-02-22Washington Bullets over Utah Jazz1982
1983-01-06Atlanta Hawks over New York Knicks1982
1982-03-31Philadelphia 76ers over Chicago Bulls1981
1981-12-18Boston Celtics over Washington Bullets1981
1981-04-19Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks1980Playoff
1981-03-03Los Angeles Lakers over Kansas City Kings1980
1981-01-17New York Knicks over Houston Rockets1980
1980-10-10Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics1980
1980-01-05Milwaukee Bucks over Cleveland Cavaliers1979
1979-04-07Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers1978
1979-03-16Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons1978
1979-02-16Milwaukee Bucks over Los Angeles Lakers1978
1978-01-08Washington Bullets over New Jersey Nets1977
1977-12-30Indiana Pacers over Houston Rockets1977
1977-03-08Atlanta Hawks over Philadelphia 76ers1976
1977-02-09Atlanta Hawks over Seattle SuperSonics1976
1977-02-04Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers1976
1976-12-19Buffalo Braves over Seattle SuperSonics1976
1976-04-11Buffalo Braves over Kansas City Kings1975
1976-01-11New York Knicks over Phoenix Suns1975
1975-12-21Cleveland Cavaliers over Los Angeles Lakers1975
1975-11-29Houston Rockets over Philadelphia 76ers1975
1975-02-18New York Knicks over Golden State Warriors1974
1974-10-23Kansas City-Omaha Kings over Chicago Bulls1974
1973-10-12Carolina Cougars over Indiana Pacers1973
1972-02-22Buffalo Braves over Baltimore Bullets1971
1972-01-30Buffalo Braves over Cleveland Cavaliers1971
1972-01-27Dallas Chaparrals over Denver Rockets1971
1969-03-15Baltimore Bullets over Boston Celtics1968
1968-11-26Seattle SuperSonics over Chicago Bulls1968
1968-02-06Oakland Oaks over Dallas Chaparrals1967
1967-12-20Houston Mavericks over Kentucky Colonels1967
1967-11-09Oakland Oaks over Houston Mavericks1967
1967-10-14St. Louis Hawks over San Diego Rockets1967
1965-03-02St. Louis Hawks over New York Knicks1964
1959-03-06Minneapolis Lakers over Detroit Pistons1958
1956-02-06Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons over Syracuse Nationals1955
1954-11-16Boston Celtics over Rochester Royals1954
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