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2025–26 season archive
Sunday, December 28, 2025Regular season · 6 games
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Final
PHI104
OKC129
Final · OT
GSW127
TOR141
Final
BOS108
POR114
Final
MEM112
WAS116
Final
DET99
LAC112
Final
SAC101
LAL125
The lead · BOS @ POR

Portland rallies from 8 down to beat Boston

Trailing by 8 at the half, Portland outscored the Celtics 59–45 the rest of the way. Final: 114–108. Shaedon Sharpe led Portland with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. Jaylen Brown scored 37 for Boston in the loss.

Game flow · POR 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-8+1+6POR AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS30332223108
POR31243128114
Who led
Shaedon SharpePOR26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Deni AvdijaPOR24 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Hugo GonzálezBOS13 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 4. Widest: OKC by 25.

WAS over MEM4POR over BOS6LAC over DET13TOR over GSW14LAL over SAC24OKC over PHI25Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
26.1Season avg35.6Last 5

35.6 points a game over his last five games, against 26.1 in 20 earlier games. Today: 55 points in 39 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.9Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.9 in 22 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 55

Kawhi LeonardLAC vs DET · W
27.5 PPG season to date
55 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryGSW @ TOR · L
28.9 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS @ POR · L
29.7 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicLAL vs SAC · W
33.7 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM @ WAS · L
18.5 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chet HolmgrenOKC vs PHI · W
18.3 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST