Has an NBA game ever ended 71-46?

Exactly once. On February 5, 1947, St. Louis Bombers beat New York Knicks 71-46, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 71-46 in league history.

Where 71-46 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 71-46 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 72-46 has happened never and 71-47 has happened 1 times.

Every 71-46 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1947-02-05	St. Louis Bombers over New York Knicks	1946

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