On December 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season game continued, with a total of 5 games played on this game day. Among them, the Knicks played the Hawks at home, the Celtics challenged the Bucks on the road, the Warriors challenged the Suns on the road, the Lakers played the Nets at home, and the Jazz played against the Lone Rangers at home.
The Warriors beat the Suns 116-107. In the first quarter, the Warriors led the Suns by six points, and in the second quarter, the Suns pushed back the score, and the Suns led by 4 points at 62-58 in the halftime. The competition between the two sides was fierce in the third quarter, and the 84 draw ended the first three quarters. In the final moments of the final quarter, Potter suddenly stormed off, and the Warriors won 116-107. Curry had 33 points and six assists in the game, and Paul had 21 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
The Nets beat the Lakers 122-115. The Nets established a 15-point advantage in the first quarter, and the Lakers narrowed the gap to just four points in the second quarter. In the third quarter, the Nets stretched the point difference to 20 points, and in the last quarter, the Lakers fought back wildly, and the Nets withstood the pressure, and finally they won 122-115. Harden had 36 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, James 39 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Westbrook had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.
The Bucks and Celtics engaged in a fierce battle, and the Bucks narrowly defeated the Celtics 117-113. Alphabet had 36 points and 12 rebounds, and Tatum had 25 points and nine rebounds. The Knicks beat the Hawks 101-87, and the Knicks Randle had 25 points and 12 rebounds. The Jazz narrowly beat the Lone Rangers 120-116, with Mitchell scoring 33 points and Porzingis scoring 27 points.
After the Warriors defeated the Suns, the record reached 27 wins and 6 losses, they surpassed the Suns by half a win, rising to the first place in the league, and the Suns slipped to the second place in the league after losing. The Jazz ushered in three consecutive wins to sit in the third place in the West, the Lakers fell to the 7th place in the West after suffering five consecutive losses, and the Lone Rangers slipped to the 8th place in the West after two consecutive defeats. After winning the Eastern Conference Nets, the record is 22 wins and 9 losses, and continues to sit in the top spot in the East. After three consecutive wins, the Bucks are 22-13 and sit in third place in the East.