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Has an NBA game ever ended 54-51?

Exactly once. On November 20, 1946, Washington Capitols beat St. Louis Bombers 54-51, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 54-51 in league history.

Where 54-51 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 54-51 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 55-51 has happened 2 times and 54-52 has happened never.

Every 54-51 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
1946-11-20Washington Capitols over St. Louis Bombers1946

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