Has an NBA game ever ended 52-46?

Exactly once. On January 25, 1947, Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 52-46, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 52-46 in league history.

Where 52-46 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 52-46 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 53-46 has happened 1 times and 52-47 has happened never.

Every 52-46 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1947-01-25	Boston Celtics over New York Knicks	1946

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