Has an NBA game ever ended 131-86?

Exactly once. On February 20, 1980, Indiana Pacers beat New York Knicks 131-86, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 131-86 in league history.

Where 131-86 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 131-86 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 132-86 has happened never and 131-87 has happened 2 times.

Every 131-86 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1980-02-20	Indiana Pacers over New York Knicks	1979

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