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2025–26 season archive
Friday, December 12, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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Final
CHI129
CHA126
Final
ATL115
DET142
Final
IND105
PHI115
Final
CLE130
WAS126
Final
UTA130
MEM126
Final
BKN111
DAL119
Final
MIN127
GSW120
The lead · CLE @ WAS

Donovan Mitchell scores 48 as Cleveland beats Washington

Cleveland won 130–126. Donovan Mitchell: 48 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Game flow · CLE 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+11+2-15+4CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE35272345130
WAS24364026126
Who led
Donovan MitchellCLE48 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyCLE23 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Carlton CarringtonWAS27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumWAS27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pistons rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Atlanta by 27.

CHI over CHA3CLE over WAS4UTA over MEM4MIN over GSW7DAL over BKN8PHI over IND10DET over ATL27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 19 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 15 minutes.

Our take: Start in most leagues
Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 48

Donovan MitchellCLE @ WAS · W
31.2 PPG season to date
48 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Keyonte GeorgeUTA @ MEM · W
22.9 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPHI vs IND · W
20.3 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryGSW vs MIN · L
28.5 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.BKN @ DAL · L
26.2 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kon KnueppelCHA vs CHI · L
18.6 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST