FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, January 4, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MEM by 11 at halftime and won 120–114.

Final · Box score
Pistons114
Cavs110
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +4
Final · Box score
Pacers127
Magic135
Q1 ORL -8; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +7; Q4 ORL +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets115
Nets127
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +7; Q3 BKN +16; Q4 BKN +12
Final · Box score
Pelicans106
Heat125
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +8; Q3 MIA +16; Q4 MIA +19
Final · Box score
Wolves141
Wizards115
Q1 MIN +10; Q2 MIN +15; Q3 MIN +29; Q4 MIN +26
Final · Box score
Thunder105
Suns108
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX -7; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +3
Final · Box score
Bucks115
Kings98
Q1 MIL +2; Q2 MIL +18; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +17
Final · Box score
Grizzlies114
Lakers120
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL -11; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2024–25Jan 4, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: Anthony Edwards (Wolves-Pistons), 53 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Lakers

Luka Doncic scores 36 in Lakers win over Memphis

Anthony Black goes for 27 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-11-4+6LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies34312227114
Lakers26282937120
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 29, 45, 12, 25, 34, 30, 34, 36LAL36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 28, 36, 23, 18, 24, 17, 31, 26LAL26 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Jaylen WellsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 4, 12, 12, 14, 11, 14, 6, 23MEM23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Cedric CowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 13, 14, 16, 15, 11, 28, 5, 16MEM16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Minnesota by 26.

PHX over OKC3DET over CLE4LAL over MEM6ORL over IND8BKN over DEN12MIL over SAC17MIA over NOP19MIN over WAS26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Pistons-Cavs12
Thunder-Suns9
Grizzlies-Lakers8
Pacers-Magic6
Pelicans-Heat6
Nuggets-Nets2
Bucks-Kings2
Shot of the night

Booker's three with 1.6 seconds left breaks the tie, 108-105 final

The night in charts
Pacers-Magic combined for 262, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-MagicPacers 127, Magic 135
262
Wolves-WizardsWolves 141, Wizards 115
256
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 115, Nets 127
242
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 114, Lakers 120
234
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 106, Heat 125
231
Pistons-CavsPistons 114, Cavs 110
224
Thunder-SunsThunder 105, Suns 108
213
Bucks-KingsBucks 115, Kings 98
213
2 of 8 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-SunsThunder 105, Suns 108
+3 PHX
Pistons-CavsPistons 114, Cavs 110
+4 DET
Grizzlies-LakersGrizzlies 114, Lakers 120
+6 LAL
Pacers-MagicPacers 127, Magic 135
+8 ORL
Nuggets-NetsNuggets 115, Nets 127
+12 BKN
Bucks-KingsBucks 115, Kings 98
+17 MIL
Pelicans-HeatPelicans 106, Heat 125
+19 MIA
Wolves-WizardsWolves 141, Wizards 115
+26 MIN
LAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-LakersLAL won · Grizzlies 114, Lakers 120
11 pts
Pistons-CavsDET won · Pistons 114, Cavs 110
9 pts
Pacers-MagicORL won · Pacers 127, Magic 135
8 pts
Thunder-SunsPHX won · Thunder 105, Suns 108
7 pts
Gobert shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GobertMIN · 18 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK
80% (8-10)
GiannisMIL · 37 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
76% (13-17)
PowellMIA · 34 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
ChetOKC · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BaneORL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
Final · Thunder-Suns
Thunder 105Suns 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26232432105
Suns20223234108
The story
Devin Booker's 24 points and 9 assists carried Phoenix past Oklahoma City, 108-105

For Oklahoma City, Chet Holmgren had 18 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 5-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 32-24.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6−7+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 114Cavs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons19472127114
Cavs28282628110
The story
Detroit beat Cleveland 114-110 behind 27 points from Cade Cunningham

Donovan Mitchell paced Cleveland: 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-22 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 47-28 second quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9+10+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Lakers
Grizzlies 114Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies34312227114
Lakers26282937120
The story
LeBron James had 26 points and 10 assists as Los Angeles beat Memphis 120-114

Santi Aldama led Memphis with 12 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST 26 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 8-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 37-27.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −8−11−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 13 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 37

Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 29, 26, 2, 29, 24, 33, 30, 37Bucks-Kings · W
29.3 PPG season to date · +8.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 29, 45, 12, 25, 34, 30, 34, 36Lakers-Grizzlies · W
33.7 PPG season to date · +2.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 40, 26, 24, 38, 44, 28, 23, 30, 33, 35Wolves-Wizards · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +5.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 22, 25, 15, 11, 33, 23, 26, 23, 34Pacers-Magic · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 22, 17, 25, 23, 25, 36, 21, 34Heat-Pelicans · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 6, 32, 20, 23, 15, 24, 18, 18, 14, 31Magic-Pacers · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +12.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony BlackORL+7.4 23.2 last 10 · 15.8 season
Keyonte GeorgeUTA+5.4 29.9 last 10 · 24.5 season
VJ EdgecombePHI+4.1 20.6 last 10 · 16.5 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.0 32.3 last 10 · 28.2 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+3.8 22.2 last 10 · 18.4 season
Cold
Quentin GrimesPHI−4.9 9.7 last 10 · 14.6 season
Malik MonkSAC−4.5 6.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Aaron WigginsOKC−4.5 5.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Isaiah JoeOKC−4.5 5.8 last 10 · 10.3 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−3.9 25.4 last 10 · 29.3 season