Has an NBA game ever ended 72-51?

Exactly once. On November 1, 1949, St. Louis Bombers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 72-51, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-51 in league history.

Where 72-51 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 72-51 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 73-51 has happened 1 times and 72-52 has happened 1 times.

Every 72-51 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1949-11-01	St. Louis Bombers over Tri-Cities Blackhawks	1949

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