Has an NBA game ever ended 98-61?

Exactly once. On March 20, 1949, Chicago Stags beat Rochester Royals 98-61, and no NBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 98-61 in league history.

Where 98-61 sits among nearby NBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 98-61 the 2546th most common final score out of 3,190 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 99-61 has happened never and 98-62 has happened never.

Every 98-61 in NBA history

Date	Result	Season
1949-03-20	Chicago Stags over Rochester Royals	1948

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