Has an NBA game ever ended 144-96?

Exactly once. On January 27, 1990, Utah Jazz beat Milwaukee Bucks 144-96, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 144-96 in league history.

Where 144-96 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 144-96 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 145-96 has happened never and 144-97 has happened 1 times.

Every 144-96 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1990-01-27	Utah Jazz over Milwaukee Bucks	1989

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