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Friday, December 12, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed WAS by 15 after three quarters and won 130–126.

Final · Box score
Bulls129
Hornets126
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI -6; Q3 CHI -3; Q4 CHI +3
Final · Box score
Hawks115
Pistons142
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +25; Q4 DET +27
Final · Box score
Pacers105
Sixers115
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +10
Final · Box score
Cavs130
Wizards126
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE -15; Q4 CLE +4
Final · Box score
Jazz130
Grizzlies126
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +4
Final · Box score
Nets111
Mavs119
Q1 DAL -1; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Wolves127
Warriors120
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN -2; Q3 MIN -3; Q4 MIN +7
On this day · 2024–25Dec 12, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Pelicans-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Cavs-Wizards

Donovan Mitchell scores 48 as Cleveland beats Washington

Keyonte George goes for 39 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+2-15+4CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs35272345130
Wizards24364026126
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 17, 42, 18, 43, 33, 28, 29, 48CLE48 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 14, 20, 27, 13, 23, 17, 18, 23CLE23 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Carlton CarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 7, 8, 10, 6, 5, 10, 7, 14, 27WAS27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
CJ McCollumPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 18, 46, 11, 28, 10, 22, 28, 27WAS27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Pistons rout

Three of 7 games were decided by four points or fewer. Detroit beat Atlanta by 27.

CHI over CHA3CLE over WAS4UTA over MEM4MIN over GSW7DAL over BKN8PHI over IND10DET over ATL27Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Wolves-Warriors27
Nets-Mavs23
Bulls-Hornets16
Pacers-Sixers14
Jazz-Grizzlies5
The night in charts
Hawks-Pistons combined for 257, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PistonsHawks 115, Pistons 142
257
Cavs-WizardsCavs 130, Wizards 126
256
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 130, Grizzlies 126
256
Bulls-HornetsBulls 129, Hornets 126
255
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 127, Warriors 120
247
Nets-MavsNets 111, Mavs 119
230
Pacers-SixersPacers 105, Sixers 115
220
3 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HornetsBulls 129, Hornets 126
+3 CHI
Cavs-WizardsCavs 130, Wizards 126
+4 CLE
Jazz-GrizzliesJazz 130, Grizzlies 126
+4 UTA
Wolves-WarriorsWolves 127, Warriors 120
+7 MIN
Nets-MavsNets 111, Mavs 119
+8 DAL
Pacers-SixersPacers 105, Sixers 115
+10 PHI
Hawks-PistonsHawks 115, Pistons 142
+27 DET
CLE erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 130, Wizards 126
15 pts
Bulls-HornetsCHI won · Bulls 129, Hornets 126
6 pts
Jazz-GrizzliesUTA won · Jazz 130, Grizzlies 126
3 pts
Wolves-WarriorsMIN won · Wolves 127, Warriors 120
3 pts
Nets-MavsDAL won · Nets 111, Mavs 119
2 pts
Gobert shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
85% (11-13)
Miles BridgesCHA · 32 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB
65% (13-20)
OkoroCHI · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
McConnellIND · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
CowardMEM · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST
64% (7-11)
Final · Bulls-Hornets
Bulls 129Hornets 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls33223440129
Hornets29323134126
The story
Josh Giddey's 26 points and 11 assists carried Chicago past Charlotte, 129-126

For Charlotte, Miles Bridges had 32 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 10-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Bulls trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 40-34.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +4−6−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kon Knueppel was the fantasy play: 53.0 FPTS on 33 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB

Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 130Wizards 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs35272345130
Wizards24364026126
The story
Evan Mobley had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland beat Washington 130-126

CJ McCollum led Washington with 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the third, the Cavaliers took the fourth 45-26.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +11+2−15+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Mavs
Nets 111Mavs 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33283119111
Mavs32332529119
The story
Dallas beat Brooklyn 119-111 behind 24 points and 14 rebounds from Anthony Davis

Michael Porter Jr. paced Brooklyn: 34 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −1+4−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.5Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.5 in 19 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 24 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.2Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 11.2 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Donovan Mitchell leads the day with 48

Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 32, 37, 17, 42, 18, 43, 33, 28, 29, 48Cavs-Wizards · W
31.2 PPG season to date · +17.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Ray Allen MIL, Apr 14, 2002: 47 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Season high48 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 28, 31, 0, 28, 29, 18, 8, 39Jazz-Grizzlies · W
22.9 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 25, 20, 20, 29, 18, 12, 16, 39Sixers-Pacers · W
20.3 PPG season to date · +20.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 46, 49, 9, 34, 38, 31, 14, 39Warriors-Wolves · L
28.5 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 34, 25, 33, 25, 16, 35, 33, 35, 34Nets-Mavs · L
26.2 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kon KnueppelPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 6, 12, 20, 18, 13, 21, 14, 33Hornets-Bulls · L
18.6 PPG season to date · +15.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high33 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Noah ClowneyBKN+4.9 18.2 last 10 · 13.2 season
Saddiq BeyNOP+4.8 19.1 last 10 · 14.3 season
Jaylen WellsMEM+4.5 16.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Collin GillespiePHX+3.9 17.0 last 10 · 13.1 season
Josh HartNYK+3.6 16.0 last 10 · 12.4 season
Cold
Lauri MarkkanenUTA−4.0 23.6 last 10 · 27.6 season
Devin BookerPHX−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−3.2 11.0 last 10 · 14.2 season
Julius RandleMIN−2.9 20.1 last 10 · 23.0 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−2.7 11.0 last 10 · 13.7 season