Has an NBA game ever ended 156-147?

Exactly once. On April 11, 1995, Dallas Mavericks beat Houston Rockets 156-147, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 156-147 in league history.

Where 156-147 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 156-147 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 157-147 has happened never and 156-148 has happened never.

Every 156-147 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1995-04-11	Dallas Mavericks over Houston Rockets	1994

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