Has an NBA game ever ended 59-57?

Exactly once. On January 5, 1947, New York Knicks beat St. Louis Bombers 59-57, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 59-57 in league history.

Where 59-57 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 59-57 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 60-57 has happened 1 times and 59-58 has happened 1 times.

Every 59-57 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1947-01-05	New York Knicks over St. Louis Bombers	1946

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