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2025–26 season archive
Thursday, December 4, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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Final
GSW98
PHI99
Final
BOS146
WAS101
Final
UTA123
BKN110
Final
LAL123
TOR120
Final
MIN125
NOP116
The lead · UTA @ BKN

Lauri Markkanen scores 30 in Utah win over Brooklyn

Final: 123–110. Lauri Markkanen added 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-9-9+13UTA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA20293242123
BKN29293220110
Who led
Lauri MarkkanenUTA30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Keyonte GeorgeUTA29 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Noah ClowneyBKN29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ziaire WilliamsBKN23 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIN @ NOP

Minnesota makes it four straight

Minnesota beat New Orleans 125–116 and moved to 14–8. Julius Randle led Minnesota with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Streak strip · MIN
Lvs DEN112–123Wvs DAL120–96Wvs WAS120–109L@ PHX113–114L@ SAC112–117L@ OKC105–113Wvs BOS119–115Wvs SAS125–112W@ NOP149–142W@ NOP125–116MIN: last 10 games through Dec 4, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.7Season avg20.6Last 5

20.6 points a game over his last five games, against 13.7 in 21 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 17 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 24 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Austin Reaves leads the day with 44

Austin ReavesLAL @ TOR · W
28.9 PPG season to date
44 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI vs GSW · W
32.6 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Derrick WhiteBOS @ WAS · W
17.0 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Lauri MarkkanenUTA @ BKN · W
28.1 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Keyonte GeorgeUTA @ BKN · W
23.1 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Noah ClowneyBKN vs UTA · L
13.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST