Has an NBA game ever ended 82-65?

Exactly once. On April 25, 1952, Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 82-65, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 82-65 in league history.

Where 82-65 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 82-65 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 83-65 has happened 7 times and 82-66 has happened 2 times.

Every 82-65 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1952-04-25	Minneapolis Lakers over New York Knicks	1951	Playoff

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