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2025–26 season archive
Saturday, January 3, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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Final
MIN125
MIA115
Final
PHI130
NYK119
Final
ATL117
TOR134
Final
CHA112
CHI99
Final
POR115
SAS110
Final
HOU104
DAL110
Final
UTA114
GSW123
Final
BOS146
LAC115
The lead · CHA @ CHI

Charlotte climbs back to beat Chicago

Chicago led by 12 after one. Charlotte won it 112–99. Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · CHA 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 Q3Final0-12-8+7+13CHA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA27233230112
CHI3919172499
Who led
Miles BridgesCHA26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Brandon MillerCHA22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicCHI28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Matas BuzelisCHI17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Clippers by 31, the widest margin of 8 games.

POR over SAS5DAL over HOU6GSW over UTA9MIN over MIA10PHI over NYK11CHA over CHI13TOR over ATL17BOS over LAC31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 27 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 50

Jaylen BrownBOS @ LAC · W
30.1 PPG season to date
50 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI @ NYK · W
31.1 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenUTA @ GSW · L
27.9 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantHOU @ DAL · L
25.7 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN @ MIA · W
29.2 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonNYK vs PHI · L
29.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST