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Has an NBA game ever ended 87-51?

Exactly once. On November 16, 1952, Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 87-51, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 87-51 in league history.

Where 87-51 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 87-51 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 88-51 has happened never and 87-52 has happened never.

Every 87-51 in NBA history

DateResultSeason
1952-11-16Minneapolis Lakers over Milwaukee Hawks1952

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