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2025–26 season archive
Monday, January 5, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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Final
NYK90
DET121
Final
CHI101
BOS115
Final
ATL100
TOR118
Final
PHX97
HOU100
Final
CHA124
OKC97
Final · OT
DEN125
PHI124
Final
GSW102
LAC103
Final
UTA117
POR137
The lead · DEN @ PHI

Denver needs overtime to survive Philadelphia

Tied 120–120 after regulation. Denver won the final period 5–4 for a 125–124 win. Jalen Pickett led Denver with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+30-60+1DEN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DEN292929335125
PHI263235274124
Who led
Jalen PickettDEN29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Peyton WatsonDEN24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPHI32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 31.

DEN over PHI1LAC over GSW1HOU over PHX3BOS over CHI14TOR over ATL18POR over UTA20CHA over OKC27DET over NYK31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+29.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Deni Avdija leads the day with 33

Deni AvdijaPOR vs UTA · W
25.9 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPHI vs DEN · L
23.4 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Cade CunninghamDET vs NYK · W
26.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Jalen PickettDEN @ PHI · W
5.0 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Shaedon SharpePOR vs UTA · W
21.6 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPHI vs DEN · L
31.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST