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Friday, January 2, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed CHA by 14 after the first quarter and won 122–121.

Final
SAS123
IND113
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +10
Final
BKN99
WAS119
Q1 WAS +13; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +23; Q4 WAS +20
Final
DEN108
CLE113
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -9; Q4 CLE +5
Final
ATL111
NYK99
Q1 ATL +3; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +24; Q4 ATL +12
Final
ORL114
CHI121
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI -4; Q4 CHI +7
Final
CHA121
MIL122
Q1 MIL -14; Q2 MIL -9; Q3 MIL -4; Q4 MIL +1
Final
POR122
NOP109
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +10; Q4 POR +13
Final
SAC102
PHX129
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +27
Final
OKC131
GSW94
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +19; Q3 OKC +29; Q4 OKC +37
Final
MEM121
LAL128
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL 0; Q4 LAL +7
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 · 2024–25Jan 2, 2025: 6 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (LAL vs POR), 38 points.
The lead · CHA @ MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 30, Milwaukee rallies past Charlotte

Milwaukee trailed by 14 after one and won 122–121.

Game flow · MIL 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 Q3Final0-14-9-4+1MIL AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHA38223130121
MIL24273635122
Who led
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 30, 29, 26, 2, 29, 24, 33, 30MIL30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Ryan RollinsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 17, 16, 23, 15, 20, 13, 16, 29MIL29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kon KnueppelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 29, 28, 19, 20, 19, 16, 20, 26CHA26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 20, 16, 19, 17, 10, 16, 3, 25CHA25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · ORL @ CHI

Chicago climbs out of a 10-point hole against Orlando

Down 10 after one, the Bulls won the second quarter 37–27 and the game 121–114. Matas Buzelis led Chicago with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top-scorer duel · CHI vs ORL
Matas Buzelis · CHIPaolo Banchero · ORLPTS2131REB96AST76Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.4Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.4 in 34 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Season avg17.7Last 3

17.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 26.2 in 32 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Zion Williamson leads the day with 35

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.
Zion WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 29, 24, 26, 20, 22, 32, 31, 35NOP vs POR · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +12.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 24, 18, 25, 29, 24, 27, 17, 34POR @ NOP · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 31, 35, 29, 45, 12, 25, 34, 30, 34LAL vs MEM · W
33.6 PPG season to date · +0.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 16, 27, 31, 35, 24, 20, 21, 34DEN @ CLE · L
25.4 PPG season to date · +8.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 48, 17, 32, 30, 27, 34, 16, 10, 34, 33CLE vs DEN · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +3.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 27, 25, 38, 21, 30, 20, 22, 32, 33PHX vs SAC · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 5 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
Anthony BlackORL+6.2 21.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Bobby PortisMIL+4.8 18.1 last 10 · 13.3 season
Cooper FlaggDAL+4.5 23.7 last 10 · 19.2 season
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+3.9 28.5 last 10 · 24.6 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+3.7 13.6 last 10 · 9.9 season
Cold
Malik MonkSAC−4.5 6.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−4.1 24.9 last 10 · 29.0 season
Isaiah JoeOKC−4.0 6.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−3.9 10.9 last 10 · 14.8 season
Harrison BarnesSAS−3.7 8.2 last 10 · 11.9 season