Has an NBA game ever ended 71-47?

Exactly once. On January 22, 1950, St. Louis Bombers beat Boston Celtics 71-47, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 71-47 in league history.

Where 71-47 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 71-47 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 72-47 has happened never and 71-48 has happened never.

Every 71-47 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1950-01-22	St. Louis Bombers over Boston Celtics	1949

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