Has an NBA game ever ended 173-139?

Exactly once. On February 27, 1959, Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 173-139, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 173-139 in league history.

Where 173-139 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 173-139 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 174-139 has happened never and 173-140 has happened never.

Every 173-139 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1959-02-27	Boston Celtics over Minneapolis Lakers	1958

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