Alperen Sengun had the honor of scoring the NBA's first bucket of 2026 during the Rockets' matchup against the Nets on Thursday night.

Jokić issued a holiday reminder in the form of a 56-point, 16-rebound and 15-assist triple-double in Denver's 142-138 victory over Minnesota to close out the Christmas slate. Nobody has ever put up those kinds of stats in NBA history.

Giannis Antetokounmpo dunked on a lob from Kevin Porter Jr. with 4.7 seconds remaining to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 122-121 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

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Game results: Let’s recap every game of the 2025 NBA Christmas slate: New York Knicks 126, Cleveland Cavaliers 124: The Knicks came back from 17 points down in the fourth quarter to wrestle away the win. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 34 points, while ...

Jalen Williams scored 26 points, Kenrich Williams added 21, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:07 left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 21-point deficit in

James Harden scored 31 points, Kawhi Leonard had 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-105 on Friday night. Reserve guard Jordan Miller made his first six shots and added 21 points.

Isaiah Stewart scored a career-high 31 points to help the short-handed Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 108-93 in the NBA on Wednesday night. Detroit won for the fourth time in five games despite playing without All-Star Cade Cunningham (wrist) and fellow starters Tobias Harris (hip) and Jalen Duren (ankle).