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Wednesday, December 31, 2025Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NYK by 10 at halftime and won 134–132.

Final · Box score
Warriors132
Hornets125
Q1 Warriors 0; Q2 GSW +5; Q3 GSW -2; Q4 GSW +7
Final · Box score
Wolves102
Hawks126
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +25; Q4 ATL +24
Final · Box score
Magic112
Pacers110
Q1 ORL +3; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +2
Final · Box score
Suns113
Cavs129
Q1 CLE +16; Q2 CLE +13; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +16
Final · Box score
Pelicans118
Bulls134
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +5; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +16
Final · Box score
Knicks132
Spurs134
Q1 SAS -9; Q2 SAS -10; Q3 SAS -9; Q4 SAS +2
Final · Box score
Nuggets106
Raptors103
Q1 DEN +9; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +3
Final · Box score
Wizards114
Bucks113
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS +3; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +1
Final · Box score
Blazers95
Thunder124
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +29
On this day · 2024–25Dec 31, 2024: 6 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Wolves), 40 points.
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The lead · Knicks-Spurs

Julian Champagnie goes for 36 in San Antonio win over New York

Donovan Mitchell goes for 34 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-10-9+2SAS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks45282930132
Spurs36273041134
Who led
Julian ChampagniePoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 12, 6, 3, 4, 0, 4, 7, 36SAS36 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 26, 14, 12, 19, 32, 26, 31SAS31 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 40, 25, 25, 22, 47, 34, 34, 28, 29NYK29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Miles McBridePoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 19, 14, 9, 15, 22, 4, 14, 21NYK21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Four close finishes and one Thunder rout

Four of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. OKC beat Portland by 29.

WAS over MIL1ORL over IND2SAS over NYK2DEN over TOR3GSW over CHA7CLE over PHX16CHI over NOP16ATL over MIN24OKC over POR29Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Warriors-Hornets27
Nuggets-Raptors16
Wizards-Bucks15
Magic-Pacers10
Knicks-Spurs6
Pelicans-Bulls5
Suns-Cavs1
Blazers-Thunder1
Wolves-Hawks0
Shot of the night

CJ's jumper with 1.2 seconds left puts the Wizards ahead, 114-113 final

The night in charts
Knicks-Spurs combined for 266, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-SpursKnicks 132, Spurs 134
266
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 132, Hornets 125
257
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 118, Bulls 134
252
Suns-CavsSuns 113, Cavs 129
242
Wolves-HawksWolves 102, Hawks 126
228
Wizards-BucksWizards 114, Bucks 113
227
Magic-PacersMagic 112, Pacers 110
222
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 95, Thunder 124
219
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 106, Raptors 103
209
4 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wizards-BucksWizards 114, Bucks 113
+1 WAS
Magic-PacersMagic 112, Pacers 110
+2 ORL
Knicks-SpursKnicks 132, Spurs 134
+2 SAS
Nuggets-RaptorsNuggets 106, Raptors 103
+3 DEN
Warriors-HornetsWarriors 132, Hornets 125
+7 GSW
Suns-CavsSuns 113, Cavs 129
+16 CLE
Pelicans-BullsPelicans 118, Bulls 134
+16 CHI
Wolves-HawksWolves 102, Hawks 126
+24 ATL
Blazers-ThunderBlazers 95, Thunder 124
+29 OKC
SAS erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Knicks-SpursSAS won · Knicks 132, Spurs 134
10 pts
Warriors-HornetsGSW won · Warriors 132, Hornets 125
2 pts
Wizards-BucksWAS won · Wizards 114, Bucks 113
2 pts
Magic-PacersORL won · Magic 112, Pacers 110
1 pt
Wemby shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WembySAS · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
83% (10-12)
OkoroCHI · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
SGAOKC · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
73% (11-15)
MobleyCLE · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
70% (7-10)
CissokoPOR · 19 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Final · Knicks-Spurs
Knicks 132Spurs 134
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks45282930132
Spurs36273041134
The story
Victor Wembanyama had 31 points and 13 rebounds as San Antonio beat New York 134-132

Karl-Anthony Towns led New York with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 10-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 41-30.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −9−10−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jalen Brunson led the game in fantasy with 53.3 FPTS (29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Magic-Pacers
Magic 112Pacers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic31372618112
Pacers28382915110
The story
Orlando beat Indiana 112-110 behind 29 points and 10 rebounds from Paolo Banchero

Pascal Siakam paced Indiana: 26 PTS, 4 REB 29 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 12-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 31-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +3+2−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Raptors
Nuggets 106Raptors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32312221106
Raptors23312524103
The story
Jamal Murray's 21 points carried Denver past Toronto, 106-103

For Toronto, Brandon Ingram had 30 PTS, 8 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 6-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +9+9+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Scottie Barnes was the fantasy play: 58.8 FPTS on 20 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg25.2Last 5

25.2 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 33 earlier games. Today: 15 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Season avg13.7Last 3

13.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.5 in 31 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.0Season avg22Today

22 minutes today, against 4.0 a game in 3 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Julian Champagnie leads the day with 36

Julian ChampagniePoints, last 10 games: 3, 3, 12, 6, 3, 4, 0, 4, 7, 36Spurs-Knicks · W
10.5 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 48, 17, 32, 30, 27, 34, 16, 10, 34Cavs-Suns · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 12, 43, 17, 36, 24, 24, 20, 34Hawks-Wolves · W
24.0 PPG season to date · +10.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 14, 30, 29, 26, 2, 29, 24, 33Bucks-Wizards · L
28.9 PPG season to date · +4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 25, 26, 14, 20, 20, 15, 31, 33Hornets-Warriors · L
19.6 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 27, 25, 38, 21, 30, 20, 22, 32Suns-Cavs · L
25.5 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Carlton CarringtonWAS+5.6 15.1 last 10 · 9.5 season
Anthony BlackORL+5.5 20.9 last 10 · 15.4 season
Cooper FlaggDAL+5.0 24.4 last 10 · 19.4 season
Maxime RaynaudSAC+4.3 14.9 last 10 · 10.6 season
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+3.9 28.5 last 10 · 24.6 season
Cold
De'Aaron FoxSAS−4.6 17.2 last 10 · 21.8 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−4.5 24.4 last 10 · 28.9 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−4.5 10.2 last 10 · 14.7 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.9 14.6 last 10 · 18.5 season
Tristan Da SilvaORL−3.7 5.7 last 10 · 9.4 season