FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 12, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed CLE by 8 at halftime and won 123–112.

Final · Box score
Jazz123
Cavs112
Q1 UTA +12; Q2 UTA -8; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +11
Final · Box score
Celtics96
Pacers98
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -3; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +2
Final · Box score
Sixers115
Raptors102
Q1 PHI +17; Q2 PHI +29; Q3 PHI +22; Q4 PHI +13
Final · Box score
Nets105
Mavs113
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +11; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Lakers112
Kings124
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +7; Q3 SAC +12; Q4 SAC +12
Final · Box score
Hornets109
Clippers117
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +2; Q3 LAC +2; Q4 LAC +8
On this day · 2024–25Jan 12, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Bucks), 44 points.
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The lead · Jazz-Cavs

Keyonte George scores 32, Utah rallies past Cleveland

Luka Doncic goes for 42 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12-8+4+11UTA AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz34203633123
Cavs22402426112
Who led
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 28, 37, 22, 15, 25, 19, 4, 32UTA32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 30, 29, 22, 35, 22, 29, 33, 28UTA28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Darius GarlandPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 15, 19, 18, 16, 29, 16, 22, 23CLE23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 16, 10, 34, 33, 30, 30, 28, 21CLE21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Celtics-Pacers

Indiana holds off Boston, 98–96

Indiana led 79–77 after three and held on to win by two. Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

The whole night · final margins
IND over BOS2DAL over BKN8LAC over CHA8UTA over CLE11SAC over LAL12PHI over TOR13Final margin, points. Pink = IND over BOS.
Lead changes
Hornets-Clippers21
Celtics-Pacers11
Sixers-Raptors7
Jazz-Cavs2
Nets-Mavs1
Lakers-Kings1
Shot of the night

Siakam's jumper with 6.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 98-96 final

The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 236, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 112, Kings 124
236
Jazz-CavsJazz 123, Cavs 112
235
Hornets-ClippersHornets 109, Clippers 117
226
Nets-MavsNets 105, Mavs 113
218
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 115, Raptors 102
217
Celtics-PacersCeltics 96, Pacers 98
194
IND won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 96, Pacers 98
+2 IND
Nets-MavsNets 105, Mavs 113
+8 DAL
Hornets-ClippersHornets 109, Clippers 117
+8 LAC
Jazz-CavsJazz 123, Cavs 112
+11 UTA
Lakers-KingsLakers 112, Kings 124
+12 SAC
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 115, Raptors 102
+13 PHI
UTA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Jazz-CavsUTA won · Jazz 123, Cavs 112
8 pts
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 96, Pacers 98
5 pts
Hornets-ClippersLAC won · Hornets 109, Clippers 117
2 pts
DeRozan shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DeRozanSAC · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
74% (14-19)
SiakamIND · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
HuffIND · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
KnueppelCHA · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
67% (8-12)
MarshallDAL · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL
64% (9-14)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 96Pacers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2432211996
Pacers1934261998
The story
Pascal Siakam had 21 points as Indiana beat Boston 98-96

Neemias Queta led Boston with 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 10-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Pacers took the third 26-21.

IND lead by quarter
200 −5−3+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Payton Pritchard led the game in fantasy with 47.3 FPTS (23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Nets-Mavs
Nets 105Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets23223228105
Mavs32242829113
The story
Dallas beat Brooklyn 113-105 behind 27 points from Cooper Flagg

Michael Porter Jr. paced Brooklyn: 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 32-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9+11+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 112Kings 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28262929112
Kings32293429124
The story
DeMar DeRozan's 32 points carried Sacramento past Los Angeles, 124-112

For Los Angeles, Deandre Ayton had 13 PTS, 13 REB 32 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 14-19 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 34-29, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+7+12+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.4Season avg17.8Last 5

17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 10.4 in 31 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 31 earlier games. Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 24 earlier games. Line: 5 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 42

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 34, 30, 34, 36, 30, 38, 24, 42Lakers-Kings · L
33.6 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill DET, Jan 3, 2000: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
42 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 55, 33, 45, 22, 24, 25, 26, 26, 35Clippers-Hornets · W
28.1 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 34, 34, 36, 28, 22, 29, 38, 33Sixers-Raptors · W
30.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 28, 21, 20, 18, 23, 31, 19, 32Clippers-Hornets · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +6.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 28, 37, 22, 15, 25, 19, 4, 32Jazz-Cavs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 8, 25, 13, 11, 21, 24, 22, 32Kings-Lakers · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +13.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 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
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Egor DeminBKN+4.3 14.7 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
De'Andre HunterCLE−4.1 9.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Miles BridgesCHA−4.1 15.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
Harrison BarnesSAS−4.0 7.5 last 10 · 11.5 season