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Saturday, December 6, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 14 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final · Box score
Pelicans101
Nets119
Q1 BKN +11; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +21; Q4 BKN +18
Final · Box score
Hawks131
Wizards116
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +15
Final · Box score
Warriors99
Cavs94
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +5
Final · Box score
Bucks112
Pistons124
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +12
Final · Box score
Kings127
Heat111
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +16
Final · Box score
Clippers106
Wolves109
Q1 MIN -12; Q2 MIN -14; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +3
Final · Box score
Rockets109
Mavs122
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +13
On this day · 2024–25Dec 6, 2024: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Lakers-Hawks), 39 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Wolves

Minnesota fights back from 14 down against Clippers

Jalen Johnson posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-14-6+3MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers34222228106
Wolves22203037109
Who led
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 13, 6, 10, 8, 13, 17, 14, 27MIN27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 12, 32, 20, 17, 10, 16, 22, 16, 28, 24MIN24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 55, 19, 29, 23, 29, 11, 27, 18, 34LAC34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 20, 19, 39, 30, 36, 21, 24, 20LAC20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Brooklyn by 18.

MIN over LAC3GSW over CLE5DET over MIL12DAL over HOU13ATL over WAS15SAC over MIA16BKN over NOP18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Rockets-Mavs9
Pelicans-Nets4
Bucks-Pistons4
Kings-Heat3
Clippers-Wolves3
Hawks-Wizards1
Shot of the night

Reid's three with 13 seconds left breaks the tie, 109-106 final

The night in charts
Hawks-Wizards combined for 247, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-WizardsHawks 131, Wizards 116
247
Kings-HeatKings 127, Heat 111
238
Bucks-PistonsBucks 112, Pistons 124
236
Rockets-MavsRockets 109, Mavs 122
231
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 101, Nets 119
220
Clippers-WolvesClippers 106, Wolves 109
215
Warriors-CavsWarriors 99, Cavs 94
193
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Clippers-WolvesClippers 106, Wolves 109
+3 MIN
Warriors-CavsWarriors 99, Cavs 94
+5 GSW
Bucks-PistonsBucks 112, Pistons 124
+12 DET
Rockets-MavsRockets 109, Mavs 122
+13 DAL
Hawks-WizardsHawks 131, Wizards 116
+15 ATL
Kings-HeatKings 127, Heat 111
+16 SAC
Pelicans-NetsPelicans 101, Nets 119
+18 BKN
MIN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-WolvesMIN won · Clippers 106, Wolves 109
14 pts
Warriors-CavsGSW won · Warriors 99, Cavs 94
6 pts
McDaniels shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McDanielsMIN · 27 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
77% (10-13)
ADDAL · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
74% (14-19)
Kevin Porter Jr.MIL · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
69% (11-16)
Brandon WilliamsDAL · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
ReidMIN · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Clippers-Wolves
Clippers 106Wolves 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers34222228106
Wolves22203037109
The story
Jaden McDaniels had 27 points as Minnesota beat LA 109-106

Ivica Zubac led LA with 15 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 10-13 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Timberwolves took the fourth 37-28.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −12−14−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

James Harden led the game in fantasy with 60.5 FPTS (34 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 109Mavs 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26312032109
Mavs29283728122
The story
Dallas beat Houston 122-109 behind 29 points from Anthony Davis

Jabari Smith Jr. paced Houston: 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 14-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 37-20 third quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +30+17+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Wizards
Hawks 131Wizards 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks35352734131
Wizards28273823116
The story
Onyeka Okongwu's 21 points carried Atlanta past Washington, 131-116

For Washington, KyShawn George had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 34-23, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+15+4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 42

Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 26, 15, 7, 13, 34, 19, 2, 42Kings-Heat · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Carmelo Anthony NYK, Jan 27, 2013: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 24, 34, 25, 33, 25, 16, 35, 33, 35Nets-Pelicans · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 55, 19, 29, 23, 29, 11, 27, 18, 34Clippers-Wolves · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 6 games: 10, 13, 30, 26, 20, 32Bucks-Pistons · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 18, 28, 7, 29, 41, 29, 21, 30Hawks-Wizards · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kevin Porter Jr. HOU, Mar 30, 2022: 30 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
30 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 25, 26, 4, 12, 32, 17, 2, 29Mavs-Rockets · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Noah ClowneyBKN+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Collin GillespiePHX+5.0 18.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Peyton WatsonDEN+4.6 14.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cameron JohnsonDEN+4.5 15.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Josh HartNYK+3.4 15.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Devin BookerPHX−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Zach LaVineSAC−3.5 17.4 last 10 · 20.9 season
Julius RandleMIN−3.3 19.7 last 10 · 23.0 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−2.8 11.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−2.7 11.2 last 10 · 13.9 season