{"id":510962,"date":"2026-01-02T02:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/510962\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T02:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:37:13","slug":"live-updates-76ers-mavericks-highlights-a-five-game-night-in-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/510962\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: 76ers-Mavericks highlights a five-game night in the NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1983916\" class=\"wp-image-1983916 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2253729114-Cropped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jalen Duren\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1983916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons are taking on Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat on League Pass.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the best of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thursday\u2019s New Year\u2019s Day schedule<\/a>\u00a0with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.<\/p>\n<p>What we know about Thursday\u2019s games:<\/p>\n<p>The Houston Rockets won their fourth straight game, defeating the Brooklyn Nets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/hou-vs-bkn-0022500471\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">120-96<\/a> behind Amen Thompson (23 pts, 10-of-12 shooting).<br \/>\nKel\u2019el Ware is available for the Heat, as is Joel Embiid for the Sixers.<\/p>\n<p>9:30 PM \/ JANUARY 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Pistons rallying against the Heat<\/p>\n<p>Detroit ball, 116-112 Miami with 45 seconds to go. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mia-vs-det-0022500472\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Catch the finish on League Pass!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>9:15 PM \/ JANUARY 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Maxey racing to the bucket<\/p>\n<p>No one runs more in the NBA than Tyrese Maxey. He leads the league with 2.8 miles covered per game \u2014 including this burst to the rim.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That just UNFAIR, Tyrese Maxey! \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n<p>He leads all scorers with 12 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sixers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@sixers<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Tap to watch on NBA TV: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FQam6mqfVw\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/FQam6mqfVw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6KAcNhn1G\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/A6KAcNhn1G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2006912153886814512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>9:00 PM \/ JANUARY 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Norman Powell on fire<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">7 THREE-POINTERS FOR NORMAN POWELL \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s got 34 for Miami as they lead on the road! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5enx3dr1LB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/5enx3dr1LB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2006909218796802494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8:15 PM \/ JANUARY 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Ausar starts the break<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pistons turning defense to offense \u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Ausar Thompson swats it.<br \/>Jaden Ivey lobs it.<br \/>Jalen Duren jams it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxlMfYfWBC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jxlMfYfWBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2006898465876345242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>7:30 PM \/ JANUARY 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Amen soars through the air<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Somebody put a tent on that circus out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Double-clutch. Reverse layup\u2026 with english.<\/p>\n<p>OH MY AMEN THOMPSON \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>Watch here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B1lG3pwmUM\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/B1lG3pwmUM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Okx3PZTHtH\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Okx3PZTHtH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2006889940588834886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>7:00 PM \/ JANUARY 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Pistons rolling against Miami<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Isaiah Stewart block. <br \/>Cade Cunningham lob.<br \/>Jalen Duren dunk.<\/p>\n<p>Heat\/Pistons LIVE on NBA League Pass! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7P7vxqTtyR\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/7P7vxqTtyR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2006885814396207126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>6:30 PM \/ JANUARY 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Starting the New Year with Sengun<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first bucket of the 2026 calendar year belongs to\u2026 Alperen Sengun!<\/p>\n<p>Rockets\/Nets is LIVE on NBA League Pass. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TKlxljvlVg\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TKlxljvlVg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2006866944700395618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>6:00 PM \/ JANUARY 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to a five-game night in the NBA!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s tonight\u2019s schedule:<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons are taking on Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat on League Pass.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[798,7,225,70868,6,66874,1263],"class_list":["post-510962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-798","tag-basketball","tag-cooper-flagg","tag-january-1","tag-nba","tag-nba-live-blog","tag-tyrese-maxey"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115823185220899552","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}