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Sunday, January 11, 2026Regular season · 10 games
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10 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed SAS by 14 after three quarters and won 104–103.

Final · Box score
Pelicans118
Magic128
Q1 Magic 0; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -7; Q4 ORL +10
Final · Box score
Nets98
Grizzlies103
Q1 MEM +11; Q2 MEM +11; Q3 MEM +3; Q4 MEM +5
Final · Box score
Knicks123
Blazers114
Q1 Knicks 0; Q2 NYK +5; Q3 NYK +5; Q4 NYK +9
Final · OT · Box score
Sixers115
Raptors116
Q1 TOR -3; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR -8; Q4 Raptors 0; OT1 TOR +1
Final · Box score
Spurs103
Wolves104
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN -13; Q3 MIN -14; Q4 MIN +1
Final · Box score
Heat112
Thunder124
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC -5; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +12
Final · Box score
Bucks104
Nuggets108
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +10; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +4
Final · Box score
Wizards93
Suns112
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +29; Q4 PHX +19
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Warriors111
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +16; Q4 ATL +13
Final · Box score
Rockets98
Kings111
Q1 SAC -1; Q2 SAC +3; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +13
On this day · 2024–25Jan 11, 2025: 4 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (Suns-Jazz), 34 points.
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The lead · Spurs-Wolves

Minnesota fights back late to top San Antonio

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-13-14+1MIN AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31243018103
Wolves24182933104
Who led
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 44, 28, 23, 30, 33, 35, 26, 25, 25, 23MIN23 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Donte DiVincenzoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 12, 6, 11, 5, 12, 22, 15, 19MIN19 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 19, 32, 26, 31, 30, 16, 21, 29SAS29 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Keldon JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 27, 8, 19, 16, 5, 13, 27, 18, 15SAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Ten games, by the margins

Closest finish: 1. Widest: Phoenix by 19.

TOR over PHI1MIN over SAS1DEN over MIL4MEM over BKN5NYK over POR9ORL over NOP10OKC over MIA12ATL over GSW13SAC over HOU13PHX over WAS19Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Rockets-Kings24
Knicks-Blazers19
Sixers-Raptors16
Pelicans-Magic12
Heat-Thunder12
Nets-Grizzlies8
Bucks-Nuggets6
Spurs-Wolves5
Hawks-Warriors5
Wizards-Suns2
Shot of the night

Ant's jumper with 16 seconds left puts the Timberwolves ahead, 104-103 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Magic combined for 246, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 118, Magic 128
246
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 123, Blazers 114
237
Heat-ThunderHeat 112, Thunder 124
236
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 124, Warriors 111
235
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 115, Raptors 116 · OT
231
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 104, Nuggets 108
212
Rockets-KingsRockets 98, Kings 111
209
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 103, Wolves 104
207
Wizards-SunsWizards 93, Suns 112
205
Nets-GrizzliesNets 98, Grizzlies 103
201
4 of 10 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 115, Raptors 116 · OT
+1 TOR
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 103, Wolves 104
+1 MIN
Bucks-NuggetsBucks 104, Nuggets 108
+4 DEN
Nets-GrizzliesNets 98, Grizzlies 103
+5 MEM
Knicks-BlazersKnicks 123, Blazers 114
+9 NYK
Pelicans-MagicPelicans 118, Magic 128
+10 ORL
Heat-ThunderHeat 112, Thunder 124
+12 OKC
Hawks-WarriorsHawks 124, Warriors 111
+13 ATL
Rockets-KingsRockets 98, Kings 111
+13 SAC
Wizards-SunsWizards 93, Suns 112
+19 PHX
MIN erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-WolvesMIN won · Spurs 103, Wolves 104
14 pts
Sixers-RaptorsTOR won · Sixers 115, Raptors 116 · OT
8 pts
Pelicans-MagicORL won · Pelicans 118, Magic 128
7 pts
Heat-ThunderOKC won · Heat 112, Thunder 124
5 pts
Hawks-WarriorsATL won · Hawks 124, Warriors 111
1 pt
Black shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlackORL · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
90% (9-10)
KennardATL · 22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BitadzeORL · 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
AldamaMEM · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
70% (7-10)
KATNYK · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 115Raptors 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers252336238115
Raptors223618319116
The story
Scottie Barnes had 31 points and 8 assists as Toronto beat Philadelphia 116-115 in OT

Kelly Oubre Jr. led Philadelphia with 13 PTS, 5 REB 31 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 10-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Raptors took the second 36-23.

TOR lead by quarter
200 −3+10−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Wolves
Spurs 103Wolves 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31243018103
Wolves24182933104
The story
Donte DiVincenzo's 19 points carried Minnesota past San Antonio, 104-103

For San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama had 29 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 7-16 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves trailed by 14 going into the fourth, then won it 33-18.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −7−13−14+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Nuggets
Bucks 104Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks23292230104
Nuggets27352323108
The story
Denver beat Milwaukee 108-104 behind 19 points from Peyton Watson

A.J. Green paced Milwaukee: 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 7-19 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 35-29 second quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +4+10+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.0Season avg24.2Last 5

24.2 points a game over his last five games, against 13.0 in 36 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg23.3Last 3

23.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 28 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.5Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 5.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tyrese Maxey leads the day with 38

Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 28, 34, 34, 36, 28, 22, 29, 38Sixers-Raptors · L
30.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Amen ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 13, 20, 23, 20, 17, 24, 24, 31Rockets-Kings · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +12.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 26, 2, 29, 24, 33, 30, 37, 34, 21, 31Bucks-Nuggets · L
29.2 PPG season to date · +1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 27, 14, 23, 13, 20, 20, 18, 17, 31Raptors-Sixers · W
19.4 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 39, 27, 26, 31, 27, 31, 27, 31Warriors-Hawks · L
28.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 19, 21, 19, 15, 24, 21, 15, 30Warriors-Hawks · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +10.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonDEN+6.9 20.1 last 10 · 13.2 season
Caleb LovePOR+6.0 16.7 last 10 · 10.7 season
Anthony BlackORL+5.0 20.7 last 10 · 15.7 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.7 32.5 last 10 · 27.8 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+4.6 15.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Bam AdebayoMIA−4.7 11.7 last 10 · 16.4 season
Grayson AllenPHX−4.5 10.7 last 10 · 15.2 season
Harrison BarnesSAS−4.0 7.5 last 10 · 11.5 season
Gary Trent Jr.MIL−4.0 4.7 last 10 · 8.7 season
Miles BridgesCHA−3.7 16.0 last 10 · 19.7 season