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2025–26 season archive
Friday, January 2, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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Final
SAS123
IND113
Final
BKN99
WAS119
Final
DEN108
CLE113
Final
ATL111
NYK99
Final
ORL114
CHI121
Final
CHA121
MIL122
Final
POR122
NOP109
Final
SAC102
PHX129
Final
OKC131
GSW94
Final
MEM121
LAL128
The lead · CHA @ MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 30, Milwaukee rallies past Charlotte

Milwaukee trailed by 14 after one and won 122–121.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-14-9-4+1MIL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA38223130121
MIL24273635122
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Ryan RollinsMIL29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kon KnueppelCHA26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Miles BridgesCHA25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · ORL @ CHI

Chicago climbs out of a 10-point hole against Orlando

Down 10 after one, the Bulls won the second quarter 37–27 and the game 121–114. Matas Buzelis led Chicago with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CHI vs ORL
Matas Buzelis · CHIPaolo Banchero · ORLPTS2131REB96AST76Top 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
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Zion Williamson leads the day with 35

Zion WilliamsonNOP vs POR · L
23.4 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Deni AvdijaPOR @ NOP · W
25.6 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Luka DoncicLAL vs MEM · W
33.6 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN @ CLE · L
25.4 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellCLE vs DEN · W
29.8 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPHX vs SAC · W
25.7 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST