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NBA Game Scores
InsideHoops.comDaily NBA game scores for the NBA regular season, plus player stat leaders in points, rebounds and assists for each game. Also read NBA game recaps. And to view highlights with your own eyes, watch NBA videos:
DAILY NBA GAME SCORES
GAMES OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025 TEAM TOT 1 2 3 4 OT POINTS: TEAM LEADERS REBOUNDS: TEAM LEADERS ASSISTS: TEAM LEADERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miami 108 30 27 26 25 Powell 21 Adebayo 8 Mitchell 9 Orlando 117 17 39 33 28 Bane 37 Carter Jr. 10 Black 7 New York 117 35 34 25 23 Brunson 35 Towns 16 Bridges/Brunson/Hart/Robinson 4 Toronto 101 39 13 27 22 Ingram 31 Poeltl 9 Shead 8 GAMES OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025 TEAM TOT 1 2 3 4 OT POINTS: TEAM LEADERS REBOUNDS: TEAM LEADERS ASSISTS: TEAM LEADERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sacramento 105 23 28 37 17 Westbrook 24 Westbrook 12 Westbrook 14 Indiana 116 35 31 26 24 Nembhard 28 Huff/I. Jackson 7 Nembhard 12 Phoenix 108 29 32 23 24 Williams 22 O'Neale/Dunn 8 O'Neale 5 Minnesota 105 23 34 27 21 Edwards 40 Edwards/Reid 9 Randle 8 San Antonio 135 35 42 23 35 Barnes 24 Kornet 9 Fox 7 New Orleans 132 25 32 45 30 Queen 33 Queen 10 Queen 10 GAMES OF SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2025 TEAM TOT 1 2 3 4 OT POINTS: TEAM LEADERS REBOUNDS: TEAM LEADERS ASSISTS: TEAM LEADERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orlando 100 31 24 18 27 Suggs 17 Black 11 Bane/Black/Suggs 4 New York 106 35 19 28 24 Brunson 30 Robinson 13 Brunson 9 Boston 121 34 43 20 24 Brown 30 Queta 11 Pritchard 6 Toronto 113 26 33 32 22 Ingram 30 Barnes 11 Barnes 8 Denver 115 34 23 30 28 Murray 34 Jokic 9 Jokic 11 Charlotte 106 34 24 23 25 Bridges 24 Bridges 9 Bridges 8 Portland 96 20 26 32 18 Grant 21 Grant/Avdija 7 Avdija 7 Memphis 119 40 26 26 27 Aldama 22 Edey 10 Spencer 6 Golden State 123 38 22 27 36 Podziemski 21 Butler/Podziemski 8 Podziemski 7 Chicago 91 25 21 30 15 Giddey 18 Vucevic/Williams 6 Dosunmu/Giddey 5 L.A. Lakers 112 30 23 34 25 Doncic 31 Doncic 15 Doncic 11 Philadelphia 108 30 30 24 24 Maxey 28 Drummond 12 Maxey 9 Oklahoma City 131 45 29 32 25 Holmgren/Jal. Williams 25 Holmgren 9 Jal. Williams 8 Utah 101 20 28 23 30 Filipowski 21 Filipowski 10 Clayton Jr. 9 GAMES OF SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025 TEAM TOT 1 2 3 4 OT POINTS: TEAM LEADERS REBOUNDS: TEAM LEADERS ASSISTS: TEAM LEADERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Orleans 101 24 20 31 26 Murphy II 23 Queen 9 Alvarado 6 Brooklyn 119 35 27 34 23 Porter Jr. 35 Claxton 11 Claxton 10 Atlanta 131 35 35 27 34 Johnson 30 Johnson 12 Johnson 12 Washington 116 28 27 38 23 McCollum 28 George 6 Carrington 9 Milwaukee 112 22 34 25 31 Porter Jr. 32 Portis Jr. 7 Porter Jr./Rollins 6 Detroit 124 29 32 30 33 Cunningham 23 Duren 16 Cunningham 12 Golden State 99 12 33 27 27 Spencer 19 Post 9 Spencer 7 Cleveland 94 18 18 26 32 Mitchell 29 Tomlin 12 Garland 4 Sacramento 127 34 38 29 26 LaVine 42 Achiuwa/Raynaud 10 Westbrook 10 Miami 111 31 24 23 33 Jaquez Jr. 27 Adebayo/Fontecchio 7 Jaquez Jr./Jovic 6 L.A. Clippers 106 34 22 22 28 Harden 34 Zubac 13 Harden 6 Minnesota 109 22 20 30 37 McDaniels 27 Reid 9 Randle 6 Houston 109 26 31 20 32 Durant 27 Capela/Smith Jr. 8 Thompson 6 Dallas 122 29 28 37 28 Davis 29 Davis 8 Nembhard 7 GAMES OF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025 TEAM TOT 1 2 3 4 OT POINTS: TEAM LEADERS REBOUNDS: TEAM LEADERS ASSISTS: TEAM LEADERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L.A. Lakers 105 17 29 36 23 Reaves 36 Ayton 10 Reaves 8 Boston 126 39 30 28 29 Brown 30 Brown 8 Brown 8 Miami 105 28 32 19 26 Powell 28 Adebayo 15 Mitchell 7 Orlando 106 30 27 30 19 F. Wagner 32 Bitadze/Black 8 Black 6 San Antonio 117 35 37 19 26 Vassell 28 Johnson 7 Fox 9 Cleveland 130 30 34 44 22 Mitchell 28 Mobley 10 Mitchell 8 Portland 116 28 30 27 31 Avdija 35 Williams III 14 Avdija 7 Detroit 122 30 35 19 38 Cunningham 29 Duren 8 Cunningham 9 Utah 112 13 34 30 35 George/Markkanen 18 Markkanen 9 Collier 7 New York 146 41 27 47 31 Brunson 33 Towns 9 Hart 6 Denver 134 23 31 40 40 Jokic 40 Jokic 9 Murray 12 Atlanta 133 41 32 30 30 Alexander-Walker 30 Johnson 18 Johnson 16 Charlotte 111 18 35 25 33 Knueppel/Salaun 21 Bridges 9 Knueppel 7 Toronto 86 24 18 28 16 Quickley 31 Ingram 9 Barnes 5 Indiana 120 30 32 30 28 Siakam 36 Siakam 10 Nembhard 7 Chicago 105 33 24 26 22 White 22 Buzelis 12 Giddey/White 6 Phoenix 98 31 27 14 26 Brooks 23 Goodwin 5 Brooks 4 Houston 117 24 44 29 20 Thompson 31 Adams 8 Durant 8 L.A. Clippers 98 33 25 23 17 Leonard 24 Leonard 8 Harden 7 Memphis 107 30 24 30 23 Coward 23 Coward 14 Spencer 7 Philadelphia 116 33 36 24 23 Grimes 22 Drummond/Bona/McCain 6 George/Grimes 5 Milwaukee 101 20 29 28 24 Portis Jr. 22 Sims 9 Porter Jr. 9 Dallas 111 27 21 26 37 Hardy 23 Davis 8 Williams 7 Oklahoma City 132 27 36 41 28 Gilgeous-Alexander 33 Holmgren/Jal. Williams 8 Gilgeous-Alexander 6 GAMES OF THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025 TEAM TOT 1 2 3 4 OT POINTS: TEAM LEADERS REBOUNDS: TEAM LEADERS ASSISTS: TEAM LEADERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden State 98 10 24 32 32 Spencer 16 Hield 8 Horford/Post/Spencer 4 Philadelphia 99 30 26 24 19 Maxey 35 Barlow 14 Grimes 6 Boston 146 32 34 43 37 White 30 White/Walsh 7 White 9 Washington 101 26 33 27 15 McCollum 22 Champagnie 7 Middleton 4 Utah 123 20 29 32 42 Markkanen 30 Markkanen/Filipowski 8 George 10 Brooklyn 110 29 29 32 20 Clowney 29 Claxton/Wolf 9 Claxton 4 L.A. Lakers 123 31 36 33 23 Reaves 44 Ayton 8 L. James 11 Toronto 120 26 32 40 22 Barnes 23 Barnes 11 Barnes 9 Minnesota 125 35 27 26 37 Randle 28 Gobert 12 Reid 6 New Orleans 116 30 32 28 26 Murphy II 21 Fears/Murphy II 7 Murphy II 8ABOUT NBA SCORES: HOW TO READ NBA GAME SCORES
What you already know is, NBA games have four quarters, and if a game is tied at the end of the fourth quarter than the games goes into an overtime (OT) period. If a game is tied at the end of that first overtime, it goes into a second overtime (2OT), also known as double overtime. And you guessed it, next would come a third overtime (3OT), also known as triple overtime. On and on it goes. In general, the average NBA game ends in regulation -- which means it ended after four quarters. But plenty of contests do reach overtime. There's nothing particularly shocking about double overtime, either. It happens. Triple-overtime is more rare of course. And beyond that, I'd have to look up when the last quadruple overtime game was, because they don't happen too often.
As for NBA game scores, one of the first lessons you learn watching a lot of pro basketball is that when a team takes an early lead that sounds sizable, it doesn't mean the game is over. Don't stop watching a game because one team takes a 15-4 lead in the first quarter, for example. Assuming the team that is losing isn't some sort of historically bad squad, if they're even half decent it's quite possible that you'll blink your eyes and a few minutes later the score will be a more respectable 19-12 or something like that. And perhaps tied or at least close to tied by the end of the first quarter. Basketball is a game of runs. It's quite common for one team to hit a few shots in a row while the other team misses most or all of theirs. There are lots of 4-0, 6-0 or 8-2 runs in NBA basketball games. An 8-2 run is nice, but not anything shocking. A 10-2 or 10-0 run deserves more attention. Once we get to a 15-0 run or 15-2 run or something like that, that's the sort of run that would cause me to sit up and pay attention. But a 6-0 run here or an 8-2 run there, it's all par for the course.
As for reading NBA scoreboards and looking at the stat leaders, again, NBA basketball is a team game. Every team needs a leader, and actual good teams needs multiple leaders, and the guys who score get noticed first when looking at NBA box scores, followed by rebounding and assist leaders, and if you go deeper then of course blocks and steals are of interest. But it'll always be a team game, and if a team wins by a big scoring margin and somebody on the squad scored 30 on a good shooting percentage, rest assured that the rest of the team also did their part, on both offense and defense.
Still, all of that aside, an NBA player scoring 20 or more points is pretty standard in almost every game. A player scoring 30 also happens quite often, but not necessarily every game. A player scoring 40 or more happens less often and is pretty impressive. But a player scoring 50 will draw national attention. A player scoring 60 is putting himself into record books. A player scoring 70 or more points in a single NBA game is literally changing history.