Has an NBA game ever ended 72-62?

Exactly once. On December 14, 1951, Philadelphia Warriors beat Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons 72-62, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-62 in league history.

Where 72-62 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 72-62 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 73-62 has happened 5 times and 72-63 has happened 2 times.

Every 72-62 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1951-12-14	Philadelphia Warriors over Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons	1951

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