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Saturday, January 3, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Hornets trailed Bulls by 12 after the first quarter and won 112–99.

Final · Box score
Wolves125
Heat115
Q1 Wolves +2; Q2 Wolves +6; Q3 Wolves +4; Q4 Wolves +10
Final · Box score
Sixers130
Knicks119
Q1 Sixers +1; Q2 Sixers +8; Q3 Sixers +12; Q4 Sixers +11
Final · Box score
Hawks117
Raptors134
Q1 Raptors +6; Q2 Raptors +7; Q3 Raptors +1; Q4 Raptors +17
Final · Box score
Hornets112
Bulls99
Q1 Hornets -12; Q2 Hornets -8; Q3 Hornets +7; Q4 Hornets +13
Final · Box score
Blazers115
Spurs110
Q1 Blazers +11; Q2 Blazers +4; Q3 Blazers +7; Q4 Blazers +5
Final · Box score
Rockets104
Mavs110
Q1 Mavs -6; Q2 Mavs +7; Q3 Mavs +12; Q4 Mavs +6
Final · Box score
Jazz114
Warriors123
Q1 Warriors -4; Q2 Warriors -7; Q3 Warriors +4; Q4 Warriors +9
Final · Box score
Celtics146
Clippers115
Q1 Celtics +14; Q2 Celtics +8; Q3 Celtics +14; Q4 Celtics +31
On this day · 2024–25Jan 3, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Pelicans-Wizards), 50 points.
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The lead · Hornets-Bulls

Charlotte climbs back to beat Chicago

Jaylen Brown goes for 50 points

Game flow · Hornets margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-8+7+13Hornets AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets27233230112
Bulls3919172499
Who led
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 16, 19, 17, 10, 16, 3, 25, 26Hornets26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 14, 20, 20, 15, 31, 33, 19, 22Hornets22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Nikola VucevicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 13, 21, 7, 16, 23, 17, 17, 28Bulls28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Matas BuzelisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 28, 15, 10, 8, 13, 19, 21, 17Bulls17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Boston posts the night's biggest win

Boston beat Clippers by 31, the widest margin of 8 games.

Blazers over Spurs5Mavs over Rockets6Warriors over Jazz9Wolves over Heat10Sixers over Knicks11Hornets over Bulls13Raptors over Hawks17Celtics over Clippers31Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Hornets-Bulls12
Jazz-Warriors11
Blazers-Spurs10
Sixers-Knicks9
Wolves-Heat6
Rockets-Mavs5
Hawks-Raptors3
The night in charts
Celtics-Clippers combined for 261, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 146, Clippers 115
261
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 117, Raptors 134
251
Sixers-KnicksSixers 130, Knicks 119
249
Wolves-HeatWolves 125, Heat 115
240
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 114, Warriors 123
237
Blazers-SpursBlazers 115, Spurs 110
225
Rockets-MavsRockets 104, Mavs 110
214
Hornets-BullsHornets 112, Bulls 99
211
Blazers won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-SpursBlazers 115, Spurs 110
+5 Blazers
Rockets-MavsRockets 104, Mavs 110
+6 Mavs
Jazz-WarriorsJazz 114, Warriors 123
+9 Warriors
Wolves-HeatWolves 125, Heat 115
+10 MIN
Sixers-KnicksSixers 130, Knicks 119
+11 Sixers
Hornets-BullsHornets 112, Bulls 99
+13 Hornets
Hawks-RaptorsHawks 117, Raptors 134
+17 Raptors
Celtics-ClippersCeltics 146, Clippers 115
+31 Celtics
Hornets erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-BullsHornets won · Hornets 112, Bulls 99
12 pts
Jazz-WarriorsWarriors won · Jazz 114, Warriors 123
7 pts
Rockets-MavsMavs won · Rockets 104, Mavs 110
6 pts
John Collins shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
John CollinsClippers · 22 PTS, 2 REB
90% (9-10)
KornetSpurs · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
83% (10-12)
ChristieMavs · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
ClinganBlazers · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
75% (9-12)
IngramRaptors · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
73% (11-15)
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 115Spurs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers35203228115
Spurs24272930110
The story
Deni Avdija had a 29-10-10 triple-double as Portland beat San Antonio 115-110

Luke Kornet led San Antonio with 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST · 9-22 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 35-24, their biggest quarter edge.

Blazers lead by quarter
200 +11+4+7+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Knicks
Sixers 130Knicks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31353331130
Knicks30282932119
The story
Tyrese Maxey's 36 points carried Philadelphia past New York, 130-119

For New York, Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 36 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 14-22 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-28, was where the 76ers built it.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +1+8+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Clippers
Celtics 146Clippers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics42294233146
Clippers28353616115
The story
Boston beat LA 146-115 behind 29 points from Derrick White

Kawhi Leonard paced LA: 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 10-20 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

A 33-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
400 +14+8+14+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Caleb LoveBlazers
+8.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.7Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 9.7 in 27 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
35.6Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 35.6 in 27 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in 28 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 50

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 30, 30, 34, 30, 31, 30, 37, 23, 29, 50Celtics-Clippers · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +20.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Damian Lillard Blazers, Mar 4, 2016: 50 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ties career high50 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 30, 38, 13, 27, 28, 34, 34, 36Sixers-Knicks · W
31.1 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 18, 26, 33, 27, 30, 29, 22, 35Jazz-Warriors · L
27.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 31, 24, 22, 25, 30, 30, 22, 34Rockets-Mavs · L
25.7 PPG season to date · +8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 40, 26, 24, 38, 44, 28, 23, 30, 33Wolves-Heat · W
29.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 22, 47, 34, 34, 28, 29, 24, 31Knicks-Sixers · L
29.3 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony BlackMagic+6.2 21.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Keyonte GeorgeJazz+5.4 29.9 last 10 · 24.5 season
Bobby PortisBucks+4.8 18.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
VJ EdgecombeSixers+4.1 20.6 last 10 · 16.5 season
Kawhi LeonardClippers+4.0 32.3 last 10 · 28.2 season
Cold
Quentin GrimesSixers−4.9 9.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Malik MonkKings−4.5 6.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoBucks−4.1 24.9 last 10 · 29.0 season
Isaiah JoeThunder−4.0 6.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Bam AdebayoHeat−3.9 13.5 last 10 · 17.4 season