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2025–26 season archive
Thursday, January 1, 2026Regular season · 5 games
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Final
HOU120
BKN96
Final
MIA118
DET112
Final
PHI123
DAL108
Final
BOS120
SAC106
Final
UTA101
LAC118
The lead · PHI @ DAL

Tyrese Maxey scores 34 as Philadelphia wins in Dallas

Final: 123–108. Tyrese Maxey made 14 of 24 shots from the field.

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+11+9+15PHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI27412431123
DAL33242625108
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPHI34 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
VJ EdgecombePHI23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Max ChristieDAL18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Brandon WilliamsDAL14 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · BOS @ SAC

Sacramento's skid reaches three

Boston won 120–106; the Kings fall to 8–26. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · SAC
Lvs DEN105–136L@ MIN103–117L@ POR133–134Lvs POR93–98Wvs HOU125–124Lvs DET127–136Wvs DAL113–107L@ LAL101–125L@ LAC90–131Lvs BOS106–120SAC: last 10 games through Jan 1, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8Season avg40.4Last 5

40.4 points a game over his last five games, against 27.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 39 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 45

Kawhi LeonardLAC vs UTA · W
28.5 PPG season to date
45 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Norman PowellMIA @ DET · W
24.2 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI @ DAL · W
30.9 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Cade CunninghamDET vs MIA · L
26.6 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS @ SAC · W
29.5 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanSAC vs BOS · L
18.7 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST