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2025–26 season archive
Friday, December 26, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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Final
MIA126
ATL111
Final
BOS140
IND122
Final
CHA120
ORL105
Final
TOR117
WAS138
Final
PHI102
CHI109
Final
MIL104
MEM125
Final
PHX115
NOP108
Final
DET129
UTA131
Final
LAC119
POR103
The lead · BOS @ IND

Jaylen Brown scores 30, Boston rallies past Indiana

Boston trailed by 11 after one and won 140–122.

Game flow · BOS 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11+14+20+18BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS28473629140
IND39223031122
Who led
Jaylen BrownBOS30 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Payton PritchardBOS29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Andrew NembhardIND18 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Bennedict MathurinIND13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · LAC @ POR

Clippers climb out of a 10-point hole against Portland

Down 10 after one, the Clippers won the fourth quarter 34–25 and the game 119–103. James Harden led Clippers with 34 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Top-scorer duel · LAC vs POR
James Harden · LACDeni Avdija · PORPTS3429REB29AST69Top 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
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
14.0Season avg21.4Last 5

21.4 points a game over his last five games, against 14.0 in 30 earlier games. Today: 24 points in 36 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.9 in 15 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+22.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
6.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 6.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 34

James HardenLAC @ POR · W
26.2 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Keyonte GeorgeUTA vs DET · W
24.1 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Brook LopezLAC @ POR · W
7.1 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Joel EmbiidPHI @ CHI · L
21.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPHX @ NOP · W
25.6 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenUTA vs DET · W
27.8 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST