Has an NBA game ever ended 78-59?

Exactly once. On March 9, 1950, Rochester Royals beat Boston Celtics 78-59, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 78-59 in league history.

Where 78-59 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 78-59 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 79-59 has happened never and 78-60 has happened never.

Every 78-59 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1950-03-09	Rochester Royals over Boston Celtics	1949

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