Has an NBA game ever ended 53-50?
Exactly once. On January 13, 1947, New York Knicks beat Pittsburgh Ironmen 53-50, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 53-50 in league history.
That makes 53-50 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 54-50 has happened never and 53-51 has happened never.
Every 53-50 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-01-13 | New York Knicks over Pittsburgh Ironmen | 1946 |