JJ Redick: Too often guys don't wanna make the choice, and it's pretty consistent who those guys are. Saturday's practice is gonna be uncomfortable.. I'm not doing another 53 games like this"
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[Highlight] Anthony Edwards hits the big corner triple to bring the Timberwolves with 1.1 left on Christmas vs the Nuggets!
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Nikola Jokic tonight: 56 points, 16 rebounds, 15 assists, on 15-21 shooting, 4-6 from 3, 22-23 FT, team-high +18 in 42 mins

Sometimes, words really don’t capture the brilliant game from the 3-time MVP, despite missing 3 starters (Christian Braun, Cam Johnson and Aaron Gordon)

His running mate Jamal Murray also had a fantastic game - 35 points, 10 assists on 12-32 shooting, 9-18 from 3. Best duo in the NBA right now.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401809242

An incredible day of hoops ending with an incredible match. A true gift to all NBA fans!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night

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[Highlight] Anthony Edwards receives his 2nd technical foul and is being ejected from the game, with 20.5 seconds remaining in overtime. He is also pointing out on people
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[Highlight] Anthony Edwards tries to disrupt Nikola Jokic's preparation for the free throw in overtime, then acts like he didn't do it
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SERIOUS NEXT DAY THREAD Post-Game Discussion (December 25, 2025)

Here is a place to have in depth, x's and o's, discussions on yesterday's games. Post-game discussions are linked in the table, keep your memes and reactions there.

Please keep your discussion of a particular game in the respective comment thread. All direct replies to this post will be removed.


|Away|Home|Score|GT|PGT|
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|(/CLE) Cleveland Cavaliers |(/NYK) New York Knicks | 124 - 126 | Link | Link |
|(/SAS) San Antonio Spurs |(/OKC) Oklahoma City Thunder | 117 - 102 | Link | Link |
|(/DAL) Dallas Mavericks |(/GSW) Golden State Warriors | 116 - 126 | Link | Link |
|(/HOU) Houston Rockets |(/LAL) Los Angeles Lakers | 119 - 96 | Link | Link |
|(/MIN) Minnesota Timberwolves |(/DEN) Denver Nuggets | 138 - 142 | Link | Link |

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Post Game Thread The Denver Nuggets (22-8) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime (20-11) behind Nikola Jokic's 56 point triple-double and Jamal Murray's 35 point performance, 142-138.

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|(/MIN) 138 - 142 (/DEN)|
|Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo|

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|GAME SUMMARY|
|Location: Ball Arena|
|Officials: Scott Foster, Scott Twardoski, and Matt Myers|

|Team|Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|OT|Total|
|:---|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
|Minnesota Timberwolves|29|26|23|37|23|138|
|Denver Nuggets|32|25|35|23|27|142|

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|TEAM STATS|

|Team|PTS|FG|FG%|3P|3P%|FT|FT%|OREB|TREB|AST|PF|STL|TO|BLK|
|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
|Minnesota Timberwolves|138|51-104|49.0%|12-45|26.7%|24-30|80.0%|11|54|31|27|10|13|12|
|Denver Nuggets|142|47-101|46.5%|19-43|44.2%|29-32|90.6%|11|63|31|18|7|17|5|


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|PLAYER STATS|

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|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
(/MIN) Minnesota Timberwolves|MIN|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|±|
|Jaden McDaniels^SF|39:29|21|9-12|1-3|2-2|0|4|4|4|0|2|3|5|4|
|Julius Randle^PF|39:22|32|12-22|2-7|6-7|3|4|7|6|3|1|2|4|-13|
|Rudy Gobert^C|33:58|9|4-7|0-0|1-2|5|7|12|0|0|6|0|6|18|
|Anthony Edwards^SG|42:15|44|14-25|5-14|11-13|0|6|6|3|3|0|6|1|-17|
|Donte DiVincenzo^PG|34:09|6|2-11|0-7|2-2|2|6|8|8|2|1|0|6|12|
|Mike Conley|09:38|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|2|1|1|0|0|-15|
|Naz Reid|28:09|13|5-13|2-7|1-1|1|5|6|3|0|0|1|3|-4|
|Bones Hyland|22:36|11|4-8|2-4|1-3|0|4|4|5|1|1|1|2|7|
|Jaylen Clark|05:20|2|1-2|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-9|
|Terrence Shannon Jr.|09:42|0|0-3|0-2|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|-5|
|Johnny Juzang|00:04|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|
|Joan Beringer|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Rob Dillingham|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Joe Ingles|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Leonard Miller|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Enrique Freeman|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Rocco Zikarsky|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
(/DEN) Denver Nuggets|MIN|PTS|FGM-A|3PM-A|FTM-A|ORB|DRB|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|±|
|Spencer Jones^SF|40:52|12|5-11|2-6|0-0|3|5|8|1|2|0|2|4|2|
|Peyton Watson^PF|42:10|9|3-5|1-2|2-2|1|3|4|0|4|0|2|4|15|
|Nikola Jokić^C|42:33|56|15-21|4-6|22-23|5|11|16|15|0|2|5|2|15|
|Tim Hardaway Jr.^SG|41:03|19|7-15|3-10|2-2|0|4|4|0|0|1|0|1|4|
|Jamal Murray^PG|42:24|35|12-32|9-18|2-3|0|2|2|10|0|1|4|3|5|
|Bruce Brown|28:14|7|3-7|0-0|1-2|1|2|3|3|1|0|3|2|-6|
|Julian Strawther|11:49|0|0-3|0-1|0-0|0|3|3|1|0|0|0|0|3|
|Jonas Valančiūnas|10:24|2|1-5|0-0|0-0|0|4|4|1|0|0|1|2|-9|
|Zeke Nnaji|05:17|2|1-2|0-0|0-0|1|0|1|0|0|1|0|0|-9|
|DaRon Holmes II|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Curtis Jones|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Jalen Pickett|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Hunter Tyson|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Tamar Bates|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Christian Braun|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Aaron Gordon|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Cameron Johnson|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

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Anthony Edwards to the refs after he was ejected in OT: “All three of y’all. 1, 2, 3. All y’all ho*s”
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Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index

# Game Threads Index (December 26, 2025):

|Tip-off|GDT|Away|Score|Home|PGT|
|:--|:--:|:--|:-:|:--|:--:|
|07:00 pm ET||Miami Heat|PRE-GAME|Atlanta Hawks||
|07:00 pm ET||Charlotte Hornets|PRE-GAME|Orlando Magic||
|07:00 pm ET||Toronto Raptors|PRE-GAME|Washington Wizards||
|07:00 pm ET||Boston Celtics|PRE-GAME|Indiana Pacers||
|07:30 pm ET||Philadelphia 76ers|PRE-GAME|Chicago Bulls||
|08:00 pm ET||Milwaukee Bucks|PRE-GAME|Memphis Grizzlies||
|08:00 pm ET||Phoenix Suns|PRE-GAME|New Orleans Pelicans||
|09:30 pm ET||Detroit Pistons|PRE-GAME|Utah Jazz||
|10:00 pm ET||Los Angeles Clippers|PRE-GAME|Portland Trail Blazers||

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Charania Mavericks star Anthony Davis has sustained a minor groin strain and is likely to miss a few games, sources tell ESPN. Davis, a significant trade target, will be evaluated daily. Mavs have taken a cautious approach with injuries, specifically for Davis, and will continue to do so.

Charania Mavericks star Anthony Davis has sustained a minor groin strain and is likely to miss a few games, sources tell ESPN. Davis, a significant trade target, will be evaluated daily. Mavs have taken a cautious approach with injuries, specifically for Davis, and will continue to do so.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/bc7bfe02fa11b

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Steve Kerr: "We are no longer the 2017 Warriors dominating the NBA. We are a fading dynasty"
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Westbrook is Top 9 in 3FG % at 43.6% with 3PA > 80 (Westbrook at 101 attempts) and Wide Open. His ranking is higher than Derrick White, Lamelo, Trey Murphy, Naz Reid, etc. Call him Wetbrook - his shot is Wet this year.

from NBA.com



|Player|3PA|3P%|
|:-|:-|:-|
|Reed Sheppard|81|53.1|
|Jamal Murray|90|50|
|Tyrese Maxey|143|46.2|
|Collin Gillespie|119|46.2|
|Lauri Markkanen|83|45.8|
|Cam Johnson|97|45.4|
|Grayson Allen|84|45.2|
|Josh Giddey|94|44.7|
|Russell Westbrook|101|43.6|



This is an impressive group for Westbrook to be in at high volume.

It is possible to fix your shot in the NBA. We've seen Jason Kidd become "Ason" back to "Jason" after fixing his shot.

We gotta call Russell Westbrook - "Wetbrook" - take out the "s". His shot is so Wet this year.

Congrats to Josh Giddey also. He's become a reliable wide open 3 point shooter.

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Last night, Jokic officially recorded the first "Double LeBron" in NBA history (27/7/7... twice in a game)

This dude is absolutely absurd, just doing unfathomable things. These statlines are video game shit and it's breaking my brain. I don't think I fully appreciate it because he's normalized this craziness.

Source

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Zach Lowe: "73 wins goodbye. We can table that discussion unless they go on a massive winning streak soon. MVP? Not only is the door open, Jokic is now the favorite and the leading candidate to win MVP. There's only a 3 game gap in the loss column between the Nuggets and the Thunder"
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Sam Mitchell: "Luka Dončić can’t play basketball without the ball. He doesn’t cut, he doesn’t move, he doesn’t set screens. He’s great with the ball, but he does nothing to make his teammates better when he doesn’t have it… Steph Curry does the hard things. He’s always cutting & moving off-ball"
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[NBA.com] Kia MVP Ladder: Nikola Jokić holds No. 1 spot after historic performance on Christmas Day

Source: [https://www.nba.com/news/kia-mvp-ladder-dec-26-2025](https://www.nba.com/news/kia-mvp-ladder-dec-26-2025)

Top 10:

1. Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets (=)
2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder (=)
3. Luka Doncic, Los Angeles Lakers (=)
4. Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks (=)
5. Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons (=)
6. Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs (=)
7. Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics (=)
8. Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves (+1)
9. Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers (+1)
10. Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets (-2)

Honorable Mentions (listed alphabetically):

* Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
* Jalen Johnson, Atlanta Hawks
* Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
* Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets
* Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Knicks

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[Highlight] Jalen Smith baptizes Joel Embiid!
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Woike - Austin Reaves to miss at least 4 weeks with Grade 2 calf muscle strain

Austin Reaves to miss at least 4 weeks with Grade 2 calf muscle strain

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6919111/2025/12/25/austin-reaves-lakers-calf-christmas-game-mri/?source=emp_shared_article

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[Highlight] Tyrese Haliburton reaction to Bill Kennedy announcing the Pacers challenge was unsuccessful. “What the fu*k is he talking about”
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Trae Young in his last 3 games: 29/10 on 52/54/89 splits (72.6% TS). The Hawks are 0-3.

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/trae-young-last-3-games

Very weird because they're suddenly getting killed in the bench minutes now (he's +3 in these 3 games) which wasn't an issue when he was out

It's like there's some weird issue that goes beyond the Xs and Os

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