Has an NBA game ever ended 140-123?
Yes. NBA has seen a final score of 140-123 9 times. It first happened on October 19, 1960, when Cincinnati Royals beat Los Angeles Lakers, and most recently on December 1, 2025, when Miami Heat beat LA Clippers.
That makes 140-123 the 1408th most common final score out of 3,189 that have ever occurred in NBA. One point away, 141-123 has happened 4 times and 140-124 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 42 years, between 1980 and 2022.
Every 140-123 in NBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | Miami Heat over LA Clippers | 2025 | |
| 2024-04-09 | Indiana Pacers over Toronto Raptors | 2023 | |
| 2023-01-15 | Portland Trail Blazers over Dallas Mavericks | 2022 | |
| 1981-02-24 | Denver Nuggets over New Jersey Nets | 1980 | |
| 1975-03-15 | New Orleans Jazz over Atlanta Hawks | 1974 | |
| 1972-11-24 | Los Angeles Lakers over Detroit Pistons | 1972 | |
| 1967-03-18 | Boston Celtics over New York Knicks | 1966 | |
| 1966-11-24 | Philadelphia 76ers over San Francisco Warriors | 1966 | |
| 1960-10-19 | Cincinnati Royals over Los Angeles Lakers | 1960 |