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2025–26 season archive
Friday, December 5, 2025Regular season · 12 games
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Final
LAL105
BOS126
Final
MIA105
ORL106
Final
DEN134
ATL133
Final
SAS117
CLE130
Final
POR116
DET122
Final
UTA112
NYK146
Final
CHA111
TOR86
Final
IND120
CHI105
Final
PHX98
HOU117
Final
LAC98
MEM107
Final
PHI116
MIL101
Final
DAL111
OKC132
The lead · DEN @ ATL

Nikola Jokic drops 40 in 19-point comeback win over Atlanta

Atlanta led by 19 at the half. Final: 134–133.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-18-19-9+1DEN AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN23314040134
ATL41323030133
Who led
Nikola JokicDEN40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN23 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerATL30 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kristaps PorzingisATL25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SAS @ CLE

Cleveland climbs back to beat San Antonio

San Antonio led by 8 at the half. Cleveland won it 130–117. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CLE vs SAS
Donovan Mitchell · CLEDevin Vassell · SASPTS2828REB23AST83Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
20.4Season avg28.2Last 5

28.2 points a game over his last five games, against 20.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 34 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.0 in 18 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+16.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 40

Nikola JokicDEN @ ATL · W
29.2 PPG season to date
40 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Austin ReavesLAL @ BOS · L
29.3 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Pascal SiakamIND @ CHI · W
24.5 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Deni AvdijaPOR @ DET · L
26.2 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs DAL · W
32.8 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jalen BrunsonNYK vs UTA · W
27.9 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST