Anthony Edwards, who dropped a season-high 44 points on Tuesday, and the Timberwolves go for consecutive wins over the Pelicans in New Orleans.
Enjoy the best of Thursday’s 5-game night with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.
6:58 PM / DECEMBER 4, 2025
High praise for Maxey
Listen to The Association and Alaa Abdelnaby discuss Tyrese Maxey’s meaning to the Sixers:
Tyrese Maxey is on pace for a CAREER YEAR 🔥
The Association crew catches up with NBC Sports Analyst Alaa Abdelnaby ahead of Sixers vs. Warriors to break down Maxey’s red-hot start to the season.
Catch Maxey and the Sixers tip off against the Warriors tonight at 7:00pm/et on… pic.twitter.com/4HtWIdmufN
— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 4, 2025
6:50 PM / DECEMBER 4, 2025
Ant-Man locking in
Anthony Edwards has been on fire to start the season, scoring 40+ points in three of his last six outings. Minnesota is in New Orleans seeking a fourth consecutive win after dropping three straight.
eyeing 7 straight 30+ PT games 👀 pic.twitter.com/dc9pmq6My3
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) December 4, 2025
6:40 PM / DECEMBER 4, 2025
Embiid active for 76ers
Joel Embiid (knee) will start tonight for Philadelphia when they host the Golden State Warriors. Tonight’s game will be the eighth of the season and first since Nov. 30 for the 2022-23 NBA MVP.
tonight’s starting five:
🔔 @TyreseMaxey
🔔 @vj_edgecombe
🔔 @JoelEmbiid
🔔 @qdotgrimes
🔔 @Dominickbarlow_ pic.twitter.com/wPziSu4RW2
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 4, 2025
Paul George will miss the contest due to a knee injury.
6:24 PM / DECEMBER 4, 2025
Welcome to a 5-game Thursday night in the NBA!
The Sixers host the Warriors tonight on NBA TV as both squads look to find their groove.
Tyrese Maxey, the NBA’s third-leading scorer at 32.5 points per game, leads the 76ers into their home clash with Draymond Green and the Warriors (7 ET, NBA TV). Golden State will be missing Stephen Curry (quadriceps) and Jimmy Butler III (knee) while looking to get back in the win column, as they’ve lost 5 of their last 7 contests.
The Celtics aim for a third straight win when they take on the Wizards in the nation’s capital tonight (7 ET, League Pass). It looks like Boston will be without their leading scorer and the league’s sixth-leading scorer in Jaylen Brown (29.0 ppg), who’s listed as doubtful because of an illness.
While we’re on the subject of elite bucket-getters, Anthony Edwards (29.8 ppg, 5th) and the Timberwolves will try for a fourth consecutive victory overall and the second in a row over the Pelicans (8 ET, League Pass). Ant-Man dropped a season-best 44 points in Tuesday’s win in New Orleans.
Lauri Markkanen (28.0 ppg, 10th) is having an All-Star-level season through the first six weeks of 2025-26. Utah visits the Brooklyn Nets (7:30 ET, League Pass), who look to make it three straight wins tonight.
Unfortunately for the Lakers, they’ll be without Luka Dončić (league-leading 35.3 ppg) when they face the Raptors in Toronto (7:30 ET, League Pass). Austin Reaves (28.1 ppg, 9th) and LeBron James will have to do the heavy lifting versus Toronto’s 6th-ranked defense (111.6).
