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Sunday, December 14, 2025Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SAC by 7 after the first quarter and won 117–103.

Final · Box score
Wizards108
Pacers89
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS +11; Q3 WAS +15; Q4 WAS +19
Final · OT · Box score
Hornets119
Cavs111
Q1 CHA +4; Q2 CHA +10; Q3 CHA +9; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +8
Final · Box score
Sixers117
Hawks120
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +3; Q4 ATL +3
Final · Box score
Bucks82
Nets127
Q1 BKN +12; Q2 BKN +17; Q3 BKN +28; Q4 BKN +45
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Bulls104
Q1 NOP -5; Q2 NOP +5; Q3 NOP +1; Q4 NOP +10
Final · Box score
Kings103
Wolves117
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -1; Q3 MIN +4; Q4 MIN +14
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Suns114
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +2
Final · Box score
Warriors131
Blazers136
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR -3; Q4 POR +5
On this day · 2024–25Dec 14, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Trae Young (Hawks-Bucks), 35 points.
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The lead · Kings-Wolves

Minnesota beats Sacramento, 117–103

Stephen Curry goes for 48 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-1+4+14MIN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings27253219103
Wolves20313729117
Who led
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 16, 22, 16, 28, 24, 21, 27, 24MIN24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 8, 13, 17, 14, 27, 4, 17, 21MIN21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 10, 16, 23, 12, 13, 20, 11, 17SAC17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Precious AchiuwaPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 14, 2, 11, 10, 7, 11, 4, 17SAC17 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Brooklyn posts the night's biggest win

Brooklyn beat Milwaukee by 45, the widest margin of 8 games.

LAL over PHX2ATL over PHI3POR over GSW5CHA over CLE8NOP over CHI10MIN over SAC14WAS over IND19BKN over MIL45Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Blazers20
Wizards-Pacers12
Pelicans-Bulls12
Hornets-Cavs5
Sixers-Hawks4
Kings-Wolves4
Lakers-Suns4
Bucks-Nets0
The night in charts
Warriors-Blazers combined for 267, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 131, Blazers 136
267
Sixers-HawksSixers 117, Hawks 120
237
Hornets-CavsHornets 119, Cavs 111 · OT
230
Lakers-SunsLakers 116, Suns 114
230
Kings-WolvesKings 103, Wolves 117
220
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 114, Bulls 104
218
Bucks-NetsBucks 82, Nets 127
209
Wizards-PacersWizards 108, Pacers 89
197
3 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-SunsLakers 116, Suns 114
+2 LAL
Sixers-HawksSixers 117, Hawks 120
+3 ATL
Warriors-BlazersWarriors 131, Blazers 136
+5 POR
Hornets-CavsHornets 119, Cavs 111 · OT
+8 CHA
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 114, Bulls 104
+10 NOP
Kings-WolvesKings 103, Wolves 117
+14 MIN
Wizards-PacersWizards 108, Pacers 89
+19 WAS
Bucks-NetsBucks 82, Nets 127
+45 BKN
MIN rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-WolvesMIN won · Kings 103, Wolves 117
7 pts
Pelicans-BullsNOP won · Pelicans 114, Bulls 104
5 pts
Lakers-SunsLAL won · Lakers 116, Suns 114
5 pts
Warriors-BlazersPOR won · Warriors 131, Blazers 136
3 pts
Wizards-PacersWAS won · Wizards 108, Pacers 89
1 pt
Ayton shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonLAL · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
91% (10-11)
Mark WilliamsPHX · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
90% (9-10)
DanielsATL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
SharpePOR · 35 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
67% (12-18)
BagleyWAS · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Sixers-Hawks
Sixers 117Hawks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers29263626117
Hawks39203526120
The story
Dyson Daniels had 27 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta beat Philadelphia 120-117

Paul George led Philadelphia with 35 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 13-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 39-29, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +10+4+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Onyeka Okongwu led the game in fantasy with 51.5 FPTS (20 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST)

Final · Warriors-Blazers
Warriors 131Blazers 136
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors31313732131
Blazers34273540136
The story
Portland beat Golden State 136-131 behind 35 points from Shaedon Sharpe

Draymond Green paced Golden State: 14 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 35 PTS, 4 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 12-18 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 40-32 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 +3−1−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Cavs
Hornets 119Cavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets332431238119
Cavs291832320111
The story
Brandon Miller's 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Charlotte past Cleveland, 119-111 in OT

For Cleveland, Darius Garland had 26 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB 25 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 8-23 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Hornets took it 8-0.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +4+10+90+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.0Season avg17.4Last 5

17.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.0 in 26 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 2 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
27.82024–25 avg16.0Last 2

16.0 minutes a game over his last two games, against 27.8 in 2024–25 (68 games). Today: 8 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in 15 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 48

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 46, 49, 9, 34, 38, 31, 14, 39, 48Warriors-Blazers · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Jan 14, 2008: 48 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
48 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 10, 14, 16, 11, 20, 12, 23, 35Sixers-Hawks · L
17.1 PPG season to date · +19.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 11, 7, 23, 20, 28, 17, 21, 35Blazers-Warriors · W
21.7 PPG season to date · +13.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Jerami GrantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 13, 18, 19, 16, 29, 21, 16, 35Blazers-Warriors · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 41, 37, 33, 43, 35, 34, 38, 31, 35, 29Lakers-Suns · W
34.7 PPG season to date · −6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kon KnueppelPoints, last 10 games: 28, 6, 12, 20, 18, 13, 21, 14, 33, 29Hornets-Cavs · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Noah ClowneyBKN+4.5 17.9 last 10 · 13.4 season
Jaylen WellsMEM+4.5 16.9 last 10 · 12.4 season
Saddiq BeyNOP+4.1 18.3 last 10 · 14.2 season
Dyson DanielsATL+4.1 15.7 last 10 · 11.6 season
CJ McCollumWAS+3.9 22.8 last 10 · 18.9 season
Cold
Devin BookerPHX−4.5 20.6 last 10 · 25.1 season
Tristan Da SilvaORL−4.0 5.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
Lauri MarkkanenUTA−4.0 23.6 last 10 · 27.6 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−3.4 10.6 last 10 · 14.0 season
De'Andre HunterCLE−3.4 12.0 last 10 · 15.4 season