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2025–26 season archive
Friday, December 19, 2025Regular season · 5 games
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Final
MIA116
BOS129
Final
PHI116
NYK107
Final
SAS126
ATL98
Final
CHI136
CLE125
Final
OKC107
MIN112
The lead · OKC @ MIN

Minnesota climbs out of a 10-point hole against OKC

Down 10 after one, the Timberwolves won the third quarter 35–34 and the game 112–107. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 for OKC in the loss.

Game flow · MIN 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 Q3Final0-10-3-2+5MIN AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC33183422107
MIN23253529112
Who led
Anthony EdwardsMIN26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandleMIN19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jalen WilliamsOKC17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · PHI @ NYK

Philadelphia tops New York in New York

Final: 116–107. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over OKC5PHI over NYK9CHI over CLE11BOS over MIA13SAS over ATL28Final margin, points. Pink = PHI over NYK.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 12 earlier games. Today: 35 points in 33 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Season avg19.7Last 3

19.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.4 in 14 earlier games. Today: 26 points in 21 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.8Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 11.8 a game in 21 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 35

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC @ MIN · L
32.5 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Darius GarlandCLE vs CHI · L
16.9 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Derrick WhiteBOS vs MIA · W
18.3 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS vs MIA · W
29.3 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI @ NYK · W
31.4 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN vs OKC · W
28.5 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST