Has an NBA game ever ended 52-50?

Exactly once. On March 13, 1953, Indianapolis Olympians beat Milwaukee Hawks 52-50, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 52-50 in league history.

Where 52-50 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 52-50 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 53-50 has happened 1 times and 52-51 has happened never.

Every 52-50 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1953-03-13	Indianapolis Olympians over Milwaukee Hawks	1952

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