FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, December 7, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHI by 7 at halftime and won 112–108.

Final · Box score
Magic100
Knicks106
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK -1; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +6
Final · Box score
Celtics121
Raptors113
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +6; Q4 BOS +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Hornets106
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +9
Final · Box score
Blazers96
Grizzlies119
Q1 MEM +20; Q2 MEM +20; Q3 MEM +14; Q4 MEM +23
Final · Box score
Warriors123
Bulls91
Q1 GSW +13; Q2 GSW +14; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +32
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Sixers108
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +4
Final · Box score
Thunder131
Jazz101
Q1 OKC +25; Q2 OKC +26; Q3 OKC +35; Q4 OKC +30
On this day · 2024–25Dec 7, 2024: 7 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Wizards), 56 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Sixers

Luka Doncic posts 31-15-11 as Lakers top Philadelphia

Tyrese Maxey goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-7+3+4LAL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30233425112
Sixers30302424108
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 41, 37, 33, 43, 35, 34, 38, 31LAL31 PTS · 15 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 11, 17, 25, 13, 10, 8, 29LAL29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 54, 27, 20, 22, 44, 35, 35, 12, 28PHI28 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 9 games: 4, 20, 25, 20, 20, 29, 18, 12, 16PHI16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Hornets23
Lakers-Sixers6
Celtics-Raptors4
Blazers-Grizzlies2
Thunder-Jazz1
Warriors-Bulls0
The night in charts
Celtics-Raptors combined for 234, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 121, Raptors 113
234
Thunder-JazzThunder 131, Jazz 101
232
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 115, Hornets 106
221
Lakers-SixersLakers 112, Sixers 108
220
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 96, Grizzlies 119
215
Warriors-BullsWarriors 123, Bulls 91
214
Magic-KnicksMagic 100, Knicks 106
206
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-SixersLakers 112, Sixers 108
+4 LAL
Magic-KnicksMagic 100, Knicks 106
+6 NYK
Celtics-RaptorsCeltics 121, Raptors 113
+8 BOS
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 115, Hornets 106
+9 DEN
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 96, Grizzlies 119
+23 MEM
Thunder-JazzThunder 131, Jazz 101
+30 OKC
Warriors-BullsWarriors 123, Bulls 91
+32 GSW
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SixersLAL won · Lakers 112, Sixers 108
7 pts
Magic-KnicksNYK won · Magic 100, Knicks 106
1 pt
Nuggets-HornetsDEN won · Nuggets 115, Hornets 106
1 pt
Chet shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChetOKC · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (12-15)
FilipowskiUTA · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
71% (10-14)
LeBronLAL · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
JokicDEN · 28 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
ClaytonUTA · 20 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Lakers-Sixers
Lakers 112Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers30233425112
Sixers30302424108
The story
LeBron James had 29 points as Los Angeles beat Philadelphia 112-108

Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 12-17 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Lakers took the third 34-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−7+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Knicks
Magic 100Knicks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31241827100
Knicks35192824106
The story
Jalen Brunson's 30 points and 9 assists carried New York past Orlando, 106-100

For Orlando, Desmond Bane had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 10-23 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 28-18.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4−1+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Hornets
Nuggets 115Hornets 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets34233028115
Hornets34242325106
The story
Denver beat Charlotte 115-106 behind 28 points and 11 assists from Nikola Jokic

Miles Bridges paced Charlotte: 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST 28 PTS, 11 AST, 9 REB · 11-16 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 30-23 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0−1+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg14.0Last 5

14.0 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
23.82024–25 avg2.0Last 3

2.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.8 in 2024–25 (28 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.7Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 13.7 a game in 10 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · the whole slate

Golden State posts the night's biggest win

Golden State beat Chicago by 32, the widest margin of 7 games.

LAL over PHI4NYK over ORL6BOS over TOR8DEN over CHA9MEM over POR23OKC over UTA30GSW over CHI32Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 34

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 23, 29, 37, 24, 10, 52, 23, 34Nuggets-Hornets · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 41, 37, 33, 43, 35, 34, 38, 31Lakers-Sixers · W
35.0 PPG season to date · −4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Anthony Mason CHH, Mar 31, 2000: 31 PTS · 14 REB · 11 AST
31 PTS · 15 REB · 11 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 26, 35, 33, 41, 19, 42, 30, 30Celtics-Raptors · W
29.1 PPG season to date · +1.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 33, 27, 33, 37, 18, 15, 26, 33, 30Knicks-Magic · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 37, 26, 22, 14, 21, 20, 7, 30Raptors-Celtics · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 7 games: 11, 17, 25, 13, 10, 8, 29Lakers-Sixers · W
16.1 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonDEN+5.1 15.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Noah ClowneyBKN+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Collin GillespiePHX+5.0 18.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jaylen WellsMEM+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Cameron JohnsonDEN+3.6 14.7 last 10 · 11.1 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−3.2 11.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−2.4 11.6 last 10 · 14.0 season