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2025–26 season archive
Monday, December 29, 2025Regular season · 11 games
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Final
MIL123
CHA113
Final
PHX115
WAS101
Final
GSW120
BKN107
Final
DEN123
MIA147
Final
ORL106
TOR107
Final
MIN136
CHI101
Final
IND119
HOU126
Final
NYK130
NOP125
Final
ATL129
OKC140
Final
CLE113
SAS101
Final
DAL122
POR125
The lead · ORL @ TOR

Toronto fights back from 11 down against Orlando

Final: 107–106, after trailing by 11 after one. Jamal Shead led Toronto with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · TOR 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 Q3Final0-11-11-10+1TOR AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL29362912106
TOR18363023107
Who led
Jamal SheadTOR19 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Brandon IngramTOR17 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Anthony BlackORL27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paolo BancheroORL23 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Second story · NYK @ NOP

New York makes it three straight

New York beat New Orleans 130–125 and moved to 23–9. Jalen Brunson led New York with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

Streak strip · NYK
Wvs ORL106–100W@ TOR117–101W@ ORL132–120W@ IND114–113Lvs PHI107–116Wvs MIA132–125L@ MIN104–115Wvs CLE126–124W@ ATL128–125W@ NOP130–125NYK: last 10 games through Dec 29, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.1Season avg26.0Last 5

26.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.1 in 32 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 32 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
28.92024–25 avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.9 in 2024–25 (63 games). Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
8.6Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 8.6 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 39

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs ATL · W
32.2 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Naz ReidMIN @ CHI · W
14.3 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Zion WilliamsonNOP vs NYK · L
22.3 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Brandon MillerCHA vs MIL · L
18.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantHOU vs IND · W
25.5 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerATL @ OKC · L
20.6 PPG season to date
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST