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Has an NBA game ever ended 57-51?

Exactly once. On February 19, 1947, Boston Celtics beat Detroit Falcons 57-51, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 57-51 in league history.

Where 57-51 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 57-51 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 58-51 has happened 1 times and 57-52 has happened never.

Every 57-51 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
1947-02-19Boston Celtics over Detroit Falcons1946

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