Has an NBA game ever ended 46-44?

Exactly once. On December 2, 1946, Boston Celtics beat Pittsburgh Ironmen 46-44, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 46-44 in league history.

Where 46-44 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 46-44 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 47-44 has happened never and 46-45 has happened never.

Every 46-44 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1946-12-02	Boston Celtics over Pittsburgh Ironmen	1946

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