Has an NBA game ever ended 171-166?

Exactly once. On March 6, 1982, San Antonio Spurs beat Milwaukee Bucks 171-166, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 171-166 in league history.

Where 171-166 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 171-166 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 172-166 has happened never and 171-167 has happened never.

Every 171-166 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1982-03-06	San Antonio Spurs over Milwaukee Bucks	1981

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