{"id":380444,"date":"2025-12-31T20:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/380444\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T20:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:57:09","slug":"live-updates-cavs-suns-knicks-spurs-and-wednesdays-action-around-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/380444\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Cavs-Suns, Knicks-Spurs and Wednesday&#8217;s action around the NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1546904\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1546904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1789564233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1546904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 NOVEMBER 08: Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks celebrates his three point shot as Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs looks on at Madison Square Garden on November 08, 2023 in New York City.\u00a0 (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>3:51 PM \/ December 31, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Hawks Defense Looks Stingy<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta has held Minnesota without a field goal for seven minutes and continues to score off of that defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks have 19 assists to one turnover, while the Timberwolves have five assists to six turnovers.<\/p>\n<p>They lead Minnesota by 21 points in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is made his return to the lineup after a two-week absence, providing 13 points off the bench.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"cy\" dir=\"ltr\">Dyson block &amp; a Kristaps jam \u26a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dGBa8Gnkna\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/dGBa8Gnkna<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLHawks\/status\/2006465973516108028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3:40 PM \/ December 31, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Magic Lead Pacers After Q1, 31-28<\/p>\n<p>Orlando is shooting 52 percent from the field while holding the Pacers to 36 percent shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Desmond Bane leads the Magic with eight points.<\/p>\n<p>Bennedict Mathurin leads all scorers with 12 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers and Suns also just tipped off on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/phx-vs-cle-0022500465\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBATV\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bennedict Mathurin from DEEP.<\/p>\n<p>he has 12 PTS in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T6jmxAY3iX\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/T6jmxAY3iX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qL4o0QgMW2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/qL4o0QgMW2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pacers\/status\/2006466525360959726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3:28 PM \/ December 31, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Warriors Defeat Hornets, 132-125<\/p>\n<p>In a matinee matchup between Charlotte and Golden State, the Warriors rode a 34-25 fourth quarter to their road victory.<\/p>\n<p>There were 14 ties and 27 lead changes in total.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Miller led Charlotte with a season-high 33 points.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Curry collected 26 points, two rebounds and four assists.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Butler finished with 19 points, five rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n<p>Draymond Green generated 10 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ending 2025 with a W \ud83d\ude0a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gKObA0KzBc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/gKObA0KzBc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSWarriors\/status\/2006462515082039486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DUBS WIN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/skL3OF2YhI\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/skL3OF2YhI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warriors\/status\/2006462588780265626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3:14 PM \/ December 31, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Hornets-Warriors Final Moments on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/gsw-vs-cha-0022500462\/box-score#box-score\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBATV\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Charlotte Hornets and Golden State Warriors opened the day with a rare 1 p.m. start, and it looks like a fantastic finish.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State leads 118-113 with less than four minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Miller leads all scorers with 29 points.<\/p>\n<p>See the finish on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/gsw-vs-cha-0022500462\/box-score#box-score\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBATV<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BOOOOOM \ud83d\udca5 <\/p>\n<p>Send Draymond to All-Star \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UJvZISU6rp\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/UJvZISU6rp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1fQkKV6rZ4\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1fQkKV6rZ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warriors\/status\/2006460834311176266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3:00 PM \/ December 31, 2025<\/p>\n<p>What we know after Wednesday\u2019s games \ud83d\uddd2\ufe0f\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>-We have games spread throughout the day for this New Year\u2019s Eve card. There are nine games in total, with the Knicks-Spurs matchup looking like the game of the day. Those teams faced off in the NBA Cup Finals, with the Knicks prevailing, 124-113.<\/p>\n<p>-Suns look to keep rolling in Cleveland. Phoenix (18-13) has been one of the biggest surprises in the NBA, and they\u2019ll take a four-game winning streak into their matinee matchup with the Cavaliers. Cleveland has also won three of five, and they\u2019re finally fully healthy for the first time in weeks.<\/p>\n<p>-The Raptors face a shorthanded Nuggets team. Denver is without four starters right now, and they\u2019ll look to hold the fort until Nikola Joki\u0107 can return. The former MVP will be out for the next four weeks while Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun and Cameron Johnson all remain sidelined as well. The Raptors come into this matchup winning three of their last four fixtures.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 NOVEMBER 08: Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks celebrates his three&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-380444","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-nba","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}