Has an NBA game ever ended 144-143?

Exactly once. On April 10, 2015, Dallas Mavericks beat Denver Nuggets 144-143, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 144-143 in league history.

Where 144-143 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 144-143 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 145-143 has happened 2 times and 144-144 has happened never.

Every 144-143 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
2015-04-10	Dallas Mavericks over Denver Nuggets	2014

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