Has an NBA game ever ended 57-46?

Exactly once. On December 4, 1946, Chicago Stags beat Pittsburgh Ironmen 57-46, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 57-46 in league history.

Where 57-46 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 57-46 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 58-46 has happened never and 57-47 has happened 1 times.

Every 57-46 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1946-12-04	Chicago Stags over Pittsburgh Ironmen	1946

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