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Thursday, January 1, 2026Regular season · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 123–108.

Final · Box score
Rockets120
Nets96
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +23; Q4 HOU +24
Final · Box score
Heat118
Pistons112
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Sixers123
Mavs108
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +15
Final · Box score
Celtics120
Kings106
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +14
Final · Box score
Jazz101
Clippers118
Q1 LAC +14; Q2 LAC +3; Q3 LAC +1; Q4 LAC +17
On this day · 2024–25Jan 1, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: De'Aaron Fox (Kings-Sixers), 35 points.
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The lead · Sixers-Mavs

Tyrese Maxey scores 34 as Philadelphia wins in Dallas

Kawhi Leonard goes for 45 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+11+9+15PHI AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27412431123
Mavs33242625108
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 12, 28, 30, 38, 13, 27, 28, 34, 34PHI34 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
VJ EdgecombePoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 22, 26, 23, 26, 10, 10, 25, 23PHI23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Max ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 15, 8, 11, 0, 13, 9, 25, 18DAL18 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Brandon WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 9, 14, 10, 4, 9, 26, 22, 14DAL14 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Celtics-Kings

Sacramento's skid reaches three

Boston won 120–106; the Kings fall to 8–26. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · SAC
Lvs DEN105–136L@ MIN103–117L@ POR133–134Lvs POR93–98Wvs HOU125–124Lvs DET127–136Wvs DAL113–107L@ LAL101–125L@ LAC90–131Lvs BOS106–120
Lead changes
Celtics-Kings11
Jazz-Clippers8
Heat-Pistons6
Sixers-Mavs3
Rockets-Nets0
The night in charts
Sixers-Mavs combined for 231, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-MavsSixers 123, Mavs 108
231
Heat-PistonsHeat 118, Pistons 112
230
Celtics-KingsCeltics 120, Kings 106
226
Jazz-ClippersJazz 101, Clippers 118
219
Rockets-NetsRockets 120, Nets 96
216
MIA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-PistonsHeat 118, Pistons 112
+6 MIA
Celtics-KingsCeltics 120, Kings 106
+14 BOS
Sixers-MavsSixers 123, Mavs 108
+15 PHI
Jazz-ClippersJazz 101, Clippers 118
+17 LAC
Rockets-NetsRockets 120, Nets 96
+24 HOU
PHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-MavsPHI won · Sixers 123, Mavs 108
6 pts
Celtics-KingsBOS won · Celtics 120, Kings 106
1 pt
Amen Thompson shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amen ThompsonHOU · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
Kyle AndersonUTA · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
80% (8-10)
JaquezMIA · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
SengunHOU · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
EdgecombePHI · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (9-14)
Final · Heat-Pistons
Heat 118Pistons 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat33303124118
Pistons26282731112
The story
Miami beat Detroit 118-112 behind 36 points from Norman Powell

Marcus Sasser paced Detroit: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 12-23 FG, 7-14 3PT

The swing

A 33-26 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+9+13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cade Cunningham topped the game at 66.1 FPTS: 31 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB

Final · Sixers-Mavs
Sixers 123Mavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers27412431123
Mavs33242625108
The story
VJ Edgecombe had 23 points as Philadelphia beat Dallas 123-108

Cooper Flagg led Dallas with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the 76ers took the second 41-24.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6+11+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Clippers
Jazz 101Clippers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz17333120101
Clippers31222936118
The story
James Harden's 20 points carried LA past Utah, 118-101

For Utah, Isaiah Collier had 16 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 5-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-20, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +14+3+1+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
27.8Season avg40.4Last 5

40.4 points a game over his last five games, against 27.8 in 22 earlier games. Today: 45 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Season avg9.3Last 3

9.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.2 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.9Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.9 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kawhi Leonard leads the day with 45

Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 21, 22, 32, 41, 28, 55, 33, 45Clippers-Jazz · W
28.5 PPG season to date · +17.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Feb 2, 1997: 45 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
45 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 24, 18, 22, 17, 25, 23, 25, 36Heat-Pistons · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 12, 28, 30, 38, 13, 27, 28, 34, 34Sixers-Mavs · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +3.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 15, 32, 29, 22, 14, 23, 29, 27, 27, 31Pistons-Heat · L
26.6 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 30, 34, 30, 31, 30, 37, 23, 29Celtics-Kings · W
29.5 PPG season to date · −0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 33, 15, 27, 37, 9, 22, 8, 25Kings-Celtics · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +6.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 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+4.5 23.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Maxime RaynaudSAC+4.1 14.8 last 10 · 10.7 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
Malik MonkSAC−4.5 6.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−4.5 24.4 last 10 · 28.9 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−3.9 10.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.9 14.6 last 10 · 18.5 season