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Saturday, December 6, 2025Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAC by 14 at halftime and won 109–106.

Final
NOP101
BKN119
Q1 BKN +11; Q2 BKN +18; Q3 BKN +21; Q4 BKN +18
Final
ATL131
WAS116
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +4; Q4 ATL +15
Final
GSW99
CLE94
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +10; Q4 GSW +5
Final
MIL112
DET124
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +5; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +12
Final
SAC127
MIA111
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +17; Q3 SAC +23; Q4 SAC +16
Final
LAC106
MIN109
Q1 MIN -12; Q2 MIN -14; Q3 MIN -6; Q4 MIN +3
Final
HOU109
DAL122
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL 0; Q3 DAL +17; Q4 DAL +13
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2024–25Dec 6, 2024: 7 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (LAL @ ATL), 39 points.
The lead · LAC @ MIN

Minnesota fights back from 14 down against Clippers

Final: 109–106, after trailing by 14 at the half. Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 27 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-14-6+3MIN AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC34222228106
MIN22203037109
Who led
Jaden McDanielsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 13, 6, 10, 8, 13, 17, 14, 27MIN27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 12, 32, 20, 17, 10, 16, 22, 16, 28, 24MIN24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 55, 19, 29, 23, 29, 11, 27, 18, 34LAC34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 20, 19, 39, 30, 36, 21, 24, 20LAC20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Seven games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Brooklyn by 18.

MIN over LAC3GSW over CLE5DET over MIL12DAL over HOU13ATL over WAS15SAC over MIA16BKN over NOP18Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
5.9Season avg13.0Last 5

13.0 points a game over his last five games, against 5.9 in 18 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.0 in 16 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
7.6Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 7.6 a game in 16 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Zach LaVine leads the day with 42

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 26, 15, 7, 13, 34, 19, 2, 42SAC @ MIA · W
20.9 PPG season to date · +22.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Carmelo Anthony NYK, Jan 27, 2013: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Season high42 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 21, 24, 34, 25, 33, 25, 16, 35, 33, 35BKN vs NOP · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high35 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 31, 55, 19, 29, 23, 29, 11, 27, 18, 34LAC @ MIN · L
26.8 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin Porter Jr.Points, last 6 games: 10, 13, 30, 26, 20, 32MIL @ DET · L
21.8 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 18, 28, 7, 29, 41, 29, 21, 30ATL @ WAS · W
23.4 PPG season to date · +6.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kevin Porter Jr. HOU, Mar 30, 2022: 30 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
30 PTS · 12 REB · 12 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 25, 26, 4, 12, 32, 17, 2, 29DAL vs HOU · W
19.6 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Noah ClowneyBKN+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Collin GillespiePHX+5.0 18.3 last 10 · 13.3 season
Peyton WatsonDEN+4.6 14.9 last 10 · 10.3 season
Cameron JohnsonDEN+4.5 15.8 last 10 · 11.3 season
Josh HartNYK+3.4 15.2 last 10 · 11.8 season
Cold
Devin BookerPHX−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Zach LaVineSAC−3.5 17.4 last 10 · 20.9 season
Julius RandleMIN−3.3 19.7 last 10 · 23.0 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−2.8 11.9 last 10 · 14.7 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−2.7 11.2 last 10 · 13.9 season