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2025–26 season archive
Saturday, December 20, 2025Regular season · 10 games
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Final
HOU115
DEN101
Final
IND109
NOP128
Final
DAL114
PHI121
Final
BOS112
TOR96
Final
CHA86
DET112
Final
WAS130
MEM122
Final
PHX116
GSW119
Final · OT
ORL128
UTA127
Final
POR98
SAC93
Final
LAL88
LAC103
The lead · WAS @ MEM

Washington erases 15-point lead, steals one from Memphis

Memphis led 68–53 at halftime. Washington won the second half 77–54 to take it 130–122. KyShawn George led Washington with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Santi Aldama scored 37 for Memphis in the loss.

Game flow · WAS 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 Q3Final0-5-150+8WAS AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS25284235130
MEM30382727122
Who led
KyShawn GeorgeWAS28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
CJ McCollumWAS28 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Santi AldamaMEM37 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Detroit by 26.

ORL over UTA1GSW over PHX3POR over SAC5PHI over DAL7WAS over MEM8HOU over DEN14LAC over LAL15BOS over TOR16NOP over IND19DET over CHA26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.6Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.6 in 10 earlier games. Today: 36 points in 38 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Season avg21.3Last 3

21.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.3 in 25 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 25 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
14.9Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 14.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Devin Booker leads the day with 38

Devin BookerPHX @ GSW · L
25.6 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI vs DAL · W
31.7 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Santi AldamaMEM vs WAS · L
13.8 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesLAL @ LAC · L
20.2 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Payton PritchardBOS @ TOR · W
17.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Kawhi LeonardLAC vs LAL · W
25.2 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST