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Monday, December 22, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Pacers by 18 at halftime and won 103–95.

Final · Box score
Hornets132
Cavs139
Q1 Cavs -3; Q2 Cavs +7; Q3 Cavs +9; Q4 Cavs +7
Final · Box score
Pacers95
Celtics103
Q1 Celtics -9; Q2 Celtics -18; Q3 Celtics -8; Q4 Celtics +8
Final · Box score
Mavs113
Pelicans119
Q1 Pelicans +2; Q2 Pelicans -6; Q3 Pelicans -8; Q4 Pelicans +6
Final · Box score
Jazz112
Nuggets135
Q1 Nuggets +25; Q2 Nuggets +23; Q3 Nuggets +19; Q4 Nuggets +23
Final · Box score
Grizzlies103
Thunder119
Q1 Thunder +3; Q2 Thunder +13; Q3 Thunder +11; Q4 Thunder +16
Final · Box score
Magic97
Warriors120
Q1 Warriors -4; Q2 Warriors +1; Q3 Warriors +6; Q4 Warriors +23
Final · Box score
Pistons110
Blazers102
Q1 Pistons +4; Q2 Pistons +10; Q3 Pistons +17; Q4 Pistons +8
On this day · 2024–25Dec 22, 2024: 3 games. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Pelicans), 27 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Celtics

Jaylen Brown drops 31 in 18-point comeback win over Indiana

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 31 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-18-8+8Celtics AHEAD ↑Pacers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3526211395
Celtics26173129103
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 33, 41, 19, 42, 30, 30, 30, 34, 30, 31Celtics31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 30, 19, 27, 11, 31, 33, 15, 19Celtics19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 23, 36, 23, 20, 11, 26, 22, 25Pacers25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 16, 15, 28, 18, 7, 31, 7, 20Pacers20 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Mavs-Pelicans

New Orleans fights back late to top Dallas

Dallas led 87–79 after three. New Orleans won the fourth 40–26 and the game 119–113. Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Pelicans-Mavs
Zion Williamson · PelicansAnthony Davis · MavsPTS2435REB917AST32Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Magic-Warriors14
Mavs-Pelicans9
Pacers-Celtics6
Grizzlies-Thunder3
Pistons-Blazers2
Jazz-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Hornets-Cavs combined for 271, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-CavsHornets 132, Cavs 139
271
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 112, Nuggets 135
247
Mavs-PelicansMavs 113, Pelicans 119
232
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 103, Thunder 119
222
Magic-WarriorsMagic 97, Warriors 120
217
Pistons-BlazersPistons 110, Blazers 102
212
Pacers-CelticsPacers 95, Celtics 103
198
Pelicans won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-PelicansMavs 113, Pelicans 119
+6 Pelicans
Hornets-CavsHornets 132, Cavs 139
+7 Cavs
Pacers-CelticsPacers 95, Celtics 103
+8 Celtics
Pistons-BlazersPistons 110, Blazers 102
+8 Pistons
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 103, Thunder 119
+16 Thunder
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 112, Nuggets 135
+23 Nuggets
Magic-WarriorsMagic 97, Warriors 120
+23 Warriors
Celtics erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CelticsCeltics won · Pacers 95, Celtics 103
18 pts
Mavs-PelicansPelicans won · Mavs 113, Pelicans 119
8 pts
Magic-WarriorsWarriors won · Magic 97, Warriors 120
4 pts
Hornets-CavsCavs won · Hornets 132, Cavs 139
3 pts
Duren shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenPistons · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
MoodyWarriors · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
ZionPelicans · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
71% (10-14)
MarshallMavs · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
70% (7-10)
De'Andre HunterCavs · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Mavs-Pelicans
Mavs 113Pelicans 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs34292426113
Pelicans36212240119
The story
New Orleans beat Dallas 119-113 behind 19 points and 10 rebounds from Derik Queen

Cooper Flagg paced Dallas: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 40-26 fourth quarter erased a 8-point hole for the Pelicans.

Pelicans lead by quarter
200 +2−6−8+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 95Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3526211395
Celtics26173129103
The story
Derrick White had 19 points as Boston beat Indiana 103-95

Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 16 PTS, 9 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 29-13.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −9−18−8+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 112Nuggets 135
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz15313828112
Nuggets40293432135
The story
Nikola Jokic's a 14-13-13 triple-double carried Denver past Utah, 135-112

For Utah, Jusuf Nurkic had 17 PTS, 14 REB, 6 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST, 3 BLK · 5-7 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 40-15, was where the Nuggets built it.

Nuggets lead by quarter
300 +25+23+19+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
24.0Season avg31.4Last 5

31.4 points a game over his last five games, against 24.0 in 27 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
27.5Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 27.5 in 23 earlier games. Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 13.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 35

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 32, 17, 2, 29, 24, 15, 24, 35Mavs-Pelicans · L
21.0 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 40, 37, 26, 38, 33, 28, 29, 32, 35, 31Thunder-Grizzlies · W
32.5 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 33, 41, 19, 42, 30, 30, 30, 34, 30, 31Celtics-Pacers · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +1.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 42, 18, 43, 33, 28, 29, 48, 17, 32, 30Cavs-Hornets · W
30.7 PPG season to date · −0.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 21, 6, 17, 18, 26, 15, 35, 27Cavs-Hornets · W
17.6 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 52, 23, 34, 11, 35, 32, 16, 27Nuggets-Jazz · W
24.9 PPG season to date · +2.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Maxime RaynaudKings+5.9 15.9 last 10 · 10.0 season
Cooper FlaggMavs+5.6 24.3 last 10 · 18.7 season
Cam SpencerGrizzlies+4.3 16.7 last 10 · 12.4 season
Carlton CarringtonWizards+4.1 13.0 last 10 · 8.9 season
Derrick WhiteCeltics+4.1 22.3 last 10 · 18.2 season
Cold
Tristan Da SilvaMagic−4.0 5.7 last 10 · 9.7 season
De'Andre HunterCavs−3.8 11.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Cade CunninghamPistons−3.7 22.8 last 10 · 26.5 season
Ajay MitchellThunder−3.4 10.7 last 10 · 14.1 season
Moussa DiabateHornets−3.4 4.4 last 10 · 7.8 season