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Brandon Ingram #3 of the Toronto Raptors celebrates a three-point basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers with teammates Scottie Barnes #4 and Jamal Shead #23

Sunday’s Top Performers⭐⭐

  1. Kawhi Leonard: 55 points (17-26 FG, 16-17 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists, five steals, three blocks
  2. Scottie Barnes: 23 points (11-17 FG), 25 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals
  3. Luka Dončić: 34 points (11-23 FG), five rebounds, seven assists, three steals
  4. Chet Holmgren: 29 points (12-17 FG), nine rebounds, one assist, four blocks

Storylines from Sunday’s NBA action⬇️⬇️

  • Scottie Barnes stuffs the stat sheet with a historic effort in Toronto’s overtime win versus Golden State.
  • A big performance from Jaylen Brown is defeated by Portland’s trio of Shaedon Sharpe, Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan.
  • Oklahoma City’s stars shine bright as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren deliver very sharp outings.
  • A career-high 55 points from Kawhi Leonard fuels the Clippers in a wire-to-wire win over Detroit.

10:57 PM, December 28, 2025

Kawhi Leonard take a bow — Clippers win

Cade Cunningham fought his way to 27 points (9-18 FG) after being held scoreless until midway through Q2 and dealing with foul trouble from the jump. Cunningham picked up his 2nd foul with over 8 minutes remaining in Q1.

Detroit connected on just 23.8% of 29 3PA as a team.

10:49 PM, December 28, 2025

Lakeshow dethrone the Kings, 125-101

LeBron James looked fresh and fluid, while the Lakers routinely bested the Kings with simple basketball — everything from dominating in transition to Deandre Ayton pick-and-roll and short-roll playmaking.

Sacramento rookie center Maxime Raynaud notching his 5th double-double of the season continues a notable stretch of ball for the Stanford product. He has played in 18 straight games for Sacramento.

10:20 PM, December 28, 2025

More history for Russell Westbrook

One night after surpassing Magic Johnson in career assists, Westbrook passes Dominique Wilkins on the all-time scoring list.

The 37-year-old spoke from the heart in his press conference Saturday, talking about how he grew up wanting to be a football player, but when opportunity found him he strived to make the most of it. Westbrook talked about how he values being an influence for the next generation and an example that anyone can achieve greatness.

9:55 PM, December 28, 2025

Kawhi on track for 60-piece🚨🚨🚨

Kawhi Leonard (51 points, 17-24 FG, 12-13 FT) will get the rock on back-to-back to-back possessions, low-dribble just close enough to elevate and hit mid-range jumper with three defenders converging on him.

He’s also turning defense to offense but this is a Nirvana scoring performance.

9:42 PM, December 28, 2025

Kawhi Leonard detonating

Can’t type fast enough to keep up with Leonard’s scoring and two-way playmaking.

Active in passing lanes. Heatchecking threes. Blocking shots. Navigating the middie. Getting to the cup.

9:31 PM, December 28, 2025

Springy WOW🤯🤯

LeBron James!

 

9:20 PM, December 28, 2025

Malik Monk♨️♨️

Monk adds a spark to DeMar DeRozan’s team-high 10 points as the Kings fight to keep up with the Lakers’ star duo. Luka Dončić (17 points, 5-11 FG, 5-9 FT) and LeBron James (12 points, 6-7 FG) represent Los Angeles’ only double-digit scorers.

Lakers 53, Kings 47 midway through Q2.

9:09 PM, December 28, 2025

Kawhi Leonard sharp, Cade Cunningham limited

Cade Cunningham picked up his third foul before he scored his first point as the Pistons offense struggles to find rhythm without him, leading to a 60-42 deficit to the Clippers at halftime.

Leonard (25 points, 8-12 FG) and James Harden (14 points, 4-13 FG) combined to score the Clippers first 22 points — Leonard has not slowed down since.

Jalen Duren has 16 points (7-8 FG) and seven rebounds to lead Detroit in both categories.

8:48 PM / December 28, 2025

LEBRON TAKES FLIGHT

A joy to watch. A dime of a lob.

Lakeshow moment for Marcus Smart and LeBron James.

Lakers hosting the Kings on League Pass and NBA California.

8:32 PM / December 28, 2025

All-you-can-eat🍽️🍽️

Harden and Leonard keep it going.

Cade Cunningham is an early foul trouble and the Clippers are on a 26-8 run, currently amassing a 33-14 lead with 2 minutes remaining in Q1.

8:13 PM / December 28, 2025

Klaw underway out West

The Clippers have an early 12-6 lead over the Pistons, with Kawhi Leonard (seven points) and James Harden (five points) accounting for all of Los Angeles scoring thus far.

7:29 PM / December 28, 2025

Wizards complete season sweep of Grizzlies

7:17 PM / December 28, 2025

Blazers win, league-high 15th game decided by 6 or fewer points

In what has been a season of close games for the Blazers, they emerge victorious Sunday by a final margin of 114-108. Shaedon Sharpe (26 points, 10-20 FG) and Donovan Clingan (18 points, 8-10 FG, 18 rebounds) delivered clutch offense in what was otherwise a defensive battle down the stretch.

Deni Avdija flirted with a triple-double, finishing with an ethical 24 points (8-16 FG) along with seven rebounds and 10 assists. Jaylen Brown’s monster scoring performance (37 points, 14-23 FG) was squandered on a night when no other Celtic exceeded 13 points. Boston connected on just 28.9% of 45 3PA as a team.

6:39 PM / December 28, 2025

Sarr on patrol

The 20-year-old has an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double in addition to his career-high six blocks, as he keeps Washington in the fight, currently trailing Memphis 88-82 in the waning seconds of Q3.

This is the allure that made Sarr a top overall draft pick — rim protection with a versatile offense game that projects to stretch the floor.

6:14 PM / December 28, 2025

Jaylen Brown nonstop, Boston up at half

Brown is cooking with 27 points (11-16 FG) and represents the only Celtic with double-digit scoring en route to a 63-55 lead over Portland.

His heatcheck to end the first half concluded a solo 8-0 run to generate Boston’s lead. Now he’s talking that talk!

Brown entered Sunday’s contest performing at a high level while ranking in the 95th percentile for isolation frequency. He has also increased his pick-and-roll duties and ranks in the 85th percentile for efficiency.

5:55 PM / December 28, 2025

Yang Hansen in the house!

Appearing in his 15th game of the season and fourth contest in December, Yang is on the board.

Portland and Boston are tied at 41 points apiece midway through Q2. Jaylen Brown leads all scorers with 13 points (6-10 FG), while Donovan Clingan (11 points) and Shaedon Sharpe (10 points) have reached double-digit scoring for the Trail Blazers.

5:42 PM / December 28, 2025

Shooter shoots😳😳

Tre Johnson — limitless range.

The rookie wing is connecting on 38.4% of his catch-and-shoot threes this season, while connecting on 37.3% of his shots off of the dribble — ranking in the 56th percentile league-wide.

5:27 PM / December 28, 2025

Raptors pull away in OT, Scottie Barnes hero effort

Raptors 141, Warriors 127

Shotmaking ran dry for Golden State despite a game-high 39 points for Stephen Curry, although the Raptors made him work for it to the tune of 12-for-30 shooting from the field.

Toronto overcame connecting on just 31.0% of 42 threes as a team, with a 23-point, 25-rebound, 10-assist triple-double from Scottie Barnes setting the tone on the glass. Barnes notches the latest 20-20 game in franchise history since Chris Bosh.

Immanuel Quickley (27 points, seven assists) and Brandon Ingram (26 points, six assists) joined Barnes with big efforts in the scoring and facilitation department. Jamal Shead racked up eight assists in addition to his stellar defense down the stretch.

5:05 PM / December 28, 2025

Overtime in Toronto👀👀

Jamal Shead draws an offensive foul on Stephen Curry on Golden State’s final possession, then Draymond Green blankets Brandon Ingram on Toronto’s final possession — so we go to bonus basketball.

The Raptors will look to complete what started as a comeback conquest.

4:58 PM / December 28, 2025

Insane shotmaking

Stephen Curry has led the way, but Jimmy Butler went ISO for a baseline jumper and Immanuel Quickley drained a clutch three in response.

4:46 PM / December 28, 2025

Chet Holmgren two-way impact💪💪

4:28 PM / December 28, 2025

Can’t foul that man!

Stephen Curry completes back-to-back-to-back and-1’s to push his scoring total to 29 (8-17 FG, 10-10 FT) entering the fourth quarter. He’s hitting shots left and right.

Golden State leads Toronto 102-96, but a balanced attack from the Raptors is keeping the game tight. Seven players have double-digit for Toronto, led by Immanuel Quickley’s 16 points (4-10 FG, 6-6 FT).

4:09 PM / December 28, 2025

D to O — Thunder pulling away

Oklahoma City is off to a 27-17 advantage in Q3 with a 46-26 points-in-the-paint edge overall, expanding the lead over Philadelphia to 91-79 with three minutes remaining in the third.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads all scorers with 25 points (10-12 FG, 6-6 FT) in remarkably efficient fashion.

Chet Holmgren (10-13 FG) and Tyrese Maxey (8-13 FG) each have 23 points.

3:14 PM / December 28, 2025

Tyrese Maxey cooking♨️♨️

Maxey has nearly doubled-up any other scorer with a game-high 15 points (6-7 FG) while also swiping three steals.

He’s keeping Philadelphia afloat as the 76ers currently trail Oklahoma City 41-37. OKC has been on a rampage to the rim (12-18 2P FGM) with Joel Embiid(ankle) unavailable.

3:01 PM / December 28, 2025

RJ Barrett back in action

Barrett gets back in the scoring column in his go-to fashion — transition slam.

The Raptors lead the Warriors 31-23 with two minutes remaining in Q1.

2:50 PM / December 28, 2025

Steph dime👀👀

Stephen Curry — shooter first, but point guard too.

2:24 PM / December 28, 2025

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ready to roll

Fitted🔥🔥

Oklahoma City hosts Philadelphia on League Pass.

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