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2025–26 season archive
Tuesday, December 23, 2025Regular season · 14 games
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Final
WAS109
CHA126
Final
BKN114
PHI106
Final
CHI126
ATL123
Final
NOP118
CLE141
Final
MIL111
IND94
Final
TOR112
MIA91
Final
DEN130
DAL131
Final
NYK104
MIN115
Final
OKC110
SAS130
Final
LAL108
PHX132
Final
MEM137
UTA128
Final
ORL110
POR106
Final
DET136
SAC127
Final
HOU108
LAC128
The lead · CHI @ ATL

Chicago climbs back to beat Atlanta

Atlanta led by 13 at the half. Chicago won it 126–123. Coby White led Chicago with 24 points, 0 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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 Q3Final0-6-13-13+3CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI30253734126
ATL36323718123
Who led
Coby WhiteCHI24 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicCHI21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jalen JohnsonATL24 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Trae YoungATL22 PTS · 1 REB · 15 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Suns rout

Three of 14 games were decided by four points or fewer. Phoenix beat Lakers by 24.

DAL over DEN1CHI over ATL3ORL over POR4BKN over PHI8MEM over UTA9DET over SAC9MIN over NYK11CHA over WAS17MIL over IND17SAS over OKC20LAC over HOU20TOR over MIA21CLE over NOP23PHX over LAL24Final 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
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
18.7Season avg27.6Last 5

27.6 points a game over his last five games, against 18.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 33 points in 40 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Season avg15.7Last 3

15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.4Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 41

Kawhi LeonardLAC vs HOU · W
26.1 PPG season to date
41 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsNYK @ MIN · L
22.3 PPG season to date
40 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN vs NYK · W
28.7 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Santi AldamaMEM @ UTA · W
14.4 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
DeMar DeRozanSAC vs DET · L
19.0 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Cooper FlaggDAL vs DEN · W
19.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST