NBA Fast Break Classic | Run 5 | Day 3
Flagg Makes History, Jokic Steals the Spotlight
NBA Recap: December 15, 2025
In Salt Lake City, Cooper Flagg dropped a career-high 42 points, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to crack 40, but the Mavericks still fell in overtime to the Jazz, 140–133. Utah leaned on Keyonte George’s 37 and Lauri Markkanen’s 33, proving that balance beats brilliance when the margins tighten.
Meanwhile in Denver, Nikola Jokic authored his 12th triple-double of the season—39 points, 15 boards, 10 assists—as the Nuggets edged the Rockets 128–125 in OT. It was a reminder that Jokic doesn’t just bend games; he breaks them. Elsewhere, the Pistons stormed back to beat Boston 112–105 behind Cade Cunningham’s 32, while Toronto’s 106–96 win in Miami was powered by Brandon Ingram’s 28. The night closed in Los Angeles, where the Grizzlies handled the Clippers 121–103. Jaren Jackson Jr. led with 31, while Ja Morant punctuated the fourth with a dagger three.
Fast Break Recap: Day 2
It was another successful day across the three tiers as each saw the majority walk away happy, but Pro was the lowest of the trio as only 53% earned a win. In Historic, 92% of collectors were winners whereas Classic saw virtually everyone earn a win (98%). Joker was the fifth highest utilized player and he delivered by shooting 13 of 27 from the field in an overtime win against the Rockets. With his performance, he earned the Fast Break Stud of the Day. Jaylen Brown was stellar also as he also made 13 shots from the field. Kawhi had the lowest output of the top five as he made nine shots, but that was still a strong day, so there were no Duds on Day 2.
Today’s Fast Break Objective(s): Day 3 of 13
Objective(s): 20 Assists (4.0 AST)
You’ll need five (5) players who will accumulate 20 or more assists, which means each player will need to average 4.0 AST. This is a straightforward objective, but the player options are sparse considering there is only one game scheduled this week.
Top Player Options:
Distributors: Jalen Brunson, De'Aaron Fox
Top Five (5) Players in Classic Lineups: D. Fox (93%) | J. Brunson (91%) | J. Hart (89%) | M. Bridges (78%) | S. Castle (53%)
Upcoming Fast Break Objectives:
Tomorrow’s Objective(s): 45 Rebounds (9.0 REB)
Objectives Remaining (after today):
2x: REB, 3PM, 3PA, PTS
1x: PITP, OREB, STL, BLK, AST-TO, FGM, FGA, AST
Considerations:
Boston, Brooklyn, Golden State, LA Clippers, LA Lakers, & Philadelphia have the least games remaining (4)
New York & San Antonio have have the most games remaining (7)
There are only two (2) teams in action on Day 3 (NBA Cup Finals; today)
Classic & Historic game times on Day 3 will not be aligned (today)
There are only four (4) teams in action on Day 4 (tomorrow)
Day 5, 7, & 9 have 20 or more teams in action
Day 11 has the always interesting AST-TO objective
There are no games scheduled on December 24th
Statistical Approach:
Top players in points scored according to Rotowire & NBA.com, which is available in the table(s) below. Overall rank is based on daily projections, last 10 average, and season averages, which is stack ranked amongst peers for each objective. When there is a single objective, the three data points are still used to stack rank the players vs. ranking solely on projections. For tome+ members, all active player stats are available in the provided data file. Omission of certain players would be based on injuries at the time of data pull.
NBA Fast Break Classic Rewards:
Daily: Top 100 | Milestone: 4, 7, & 11 Wins | Run: Top 250
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Top Player Options for Fast Break:
The top players for today’s Fast Break objective(s). Source: nbatopshot.com, nba.com, & tomecollective.com, 2025.
Projected Assists
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