Has an NBA game ever ended 173-143?

Exactly once. On November 10, 1990, Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 173-143, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 173-143 in league history.

Where 173-143 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 173-143 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 174-143 has happened never and 173-144 has happened never.

Every 173-143 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1990-11-10	Phoenix Suns over Denver Nuggets	1990

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