Has an NBA game ever ended 47-38?

Exactly once. On January 16, 1947, Boston Celtics beat Washington Capitols 47-38, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 47-38 in league history.

Where 47-38 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 47-38 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 48-38 has happened never and 47-39 has happened never.

Every 47-38 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1947-01-16	Boston Celtics over Washington Capitols	1946

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