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Thursday, December 11, 2025Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed BOS by 7 at halftime and won 116–101.

Final · Box score
Clippers113
Rockets115
Q1 Rockets 0; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU -2; Q4 HOU +2
Final · Box score
Celtics101
Bucks116
Q1 MIL -6; Q2 MIL -7; Q3 MIL +7; Q4 MIL +15
Final · Box score
Blazers120
Pelicans143
Q1 NOP +9; Q2 NOP +2; Q3 NOP +8; Q4 NOP +23
Final · Box score
Nuggets136
Kings105
Q1 DEN +15; Q2 DEN +23; Q3 DEN +28; Q4 DEN +31
On this day · 2024–25Dec 11, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Alperen Sengun (Rockets-Warriors), 26 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Bucks

Kyle Kuzma scores 31 in Milwaukee win over Boston

Nikola Jokic goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7+7+15MIL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics35321321101
Bucks29312729116
Who led
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 8, 20, 11, 3, 4, 14, 15, 31MIL31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 9, 3, 13, 12, 13, 22, 7, 27MIL27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 35, 33, 41, 19, 42, 30, 30, 30BOS30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jordan WalshPoints, last 10 games: 9, 5, 7, 0, 14, 8, 22, 17, 9, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Clippers-Rockets

Houston survives Clippers, 115–113

A two-point finish after it was 80–82 through three. Alperen Sengun led Houston with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.

The whole night · final margins
HOU over LAC2MIL over BOS15NOP over POR23DEN over SAC31Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over LAC.
Lead changes
Blazers-Pelicans16
Celtics-Bucks4
Nuggets-Kings3
Clippers-Rockets2
Shot of the night

Thompson's tip-in with 17 seconds left breaks the tie, 115-113 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Pelicans combined for 263, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 120, Pelicans 143
263
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 136, Kings 105
241
Clippers-RocketsClippers 113, Rockets 115
228
Celtics-BucksCeltics 101, Bucks 116
217
HOU won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Clippers-RocketsClippers 113, Rockets 115
+2 HOU
Celtics-BucksCeltics 101, Bucks 116
+15 MIL
Blazers-PelicansBlazers 120, Pelicans 143
+23 NOP
Nuggets-KingsNuggets 136, Kings 105
+31 DEN
MIL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-BucksMIL won · Celtics 101, Bucks 116
7 pts
Clippers-RocketsHOU won · Clippers 113, Rockets 115
3 pts
Zubac shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAC · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
93% (13-14)
JokicDEN · 36 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
88% (14-16)
PortisMIL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL
85% (11-13)
WalshBOS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL
80% (8-10)
KuzmaMIL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 1 BLK
76% (13-17)
Final · Clippers-Rockets
Clippers 113Rockets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers29252831113
Rockets29222935115
The story
Alperen Sengun had 22 points and 15 rebounds as Houston beat LA 115-113

Ivica Zubac led LA with 33 PTS, 7 REB 22 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 9-22 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 35-31.

HOU lead by quarter
200 0−3−2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kawhi Leonard led the game in fantasy with 59.3 FPTS (24 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Celtics-Bucks
Celtics 101Bucks 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics35321321101
Bucks29312729116
The story
Kevin Porter Jr.'s a 18-10-13 triple-double carried Milwaukee past Boston, 116-101

For Boston, Jordan Walsh had 20 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 13 AST, 10 REB · 6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Bucks trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 27-13.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −6−7+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Kings
Nuggets 136Kings 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets41363227136
Kings26282724105
The story
Denver beat Sacramento 136-105 behind 21 points from Peyton Watson

Malik Monk paced Sacramento: 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 7-10 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 41-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
400 +15+23+28+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.0Season avg15.2Last 5

15.2 points a game over his last five games, against 7.0 in 20 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.0 in 17 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 36

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 44, 17, 21, 26, 29, 24, 40, 28, 36Nuggets-Kings · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +6.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 10, 9, 19, 16, 14, 10, 15, 33Clippers-Rockets · L
16.6 PPG season to date · +17.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Kyle KuzmaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 8, 20, 11, 3, 4, 14, 15, 31Bucks-Celtics · W
13.5 PPG season to date · +18.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 35, 33, 41, 19, 42, 30, 30, 30Celtics-Bucks · L
29.1 PPG season to date · +0.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Bobby PortisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 9, 3, 13, 12, 13, 22, 7, 27Bucks-Celtics · W
12.0 PPG season to date · +15.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 19, 39, 30, 36, 21, 24, 20, 24Clippers-Rockets · L
25.3 PPG season to date · −1.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Noah ClowneyBKN+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Saddiq BeyNOP+4.8 19.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Collin GillespiePHX+3.9 17.0 last 10 · 13.1 season
Jaylen WellsMEM+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Josh HartNYK+3.6 16.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Devin BookerPHX−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−3.2 11.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN−2.8 12.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−2.7 11.0 last 10 · 13.7 season
Tristan Da SilvaORL−2.7 7.4 last 10 · 10.1 season