Has an NBA game ever ended 81-56?

Exactly once. On January 18, 1949, Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Jets 81-56, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 81-56 in league history.

Where 81-56 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 81-56 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 82-56 has happened 1 times and 81-57 has happened 1 times.

Every 81-56 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1949-01-18	Minneapolis Lakers over Indianapolis Jets	1948

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