Has an NBA game ever ended 84-51?

Exactly once. On November 5, 1949, Syracuse Nationals beat Denver Nuggets 84-51, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 84-51 in league history.

Where 84-51 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 84-51 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 85-51 has happened never and 84-52 has happened never.

Every 84-51 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1949-11-05	Syracuse Nationals over Denver Nuggets	1949

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