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Tuesday, January 13, 2026Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOP by 5 at halftime and won 122–116.

Final · Box score
Suns121
Heat127
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +17; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Bulls113
Rockets119
Q1 HOU +5; Q2 HOU -3; Q3 HOU +2; Q4 HOU +6
Final · Box score
Wolves139
Bucks106
Q1 MIN +18; Q2 MIN +31; Q3 MIN +28; Q4 MIN +33
Final · Box score
Nuggets122
Pelicans116
Q1 DEN +1; Q2 DEN -5; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +6
Final · Box score
Spurs98
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +21
Final · Box score
Hawks116
Lakers141
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +21; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +25
Final · Box score
Blazers97
Warriors119
Q1 GSW +14; Q2 GSW +26; Q3 GSW +24; Q4 GSW +22
On this day · 2024–25Jan 13, 2025: 6 games. Top scorer: Jalen Green (Rockets-Grizzlies), 42 points.
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The lead · Nuggets-Pelicans

Jamal Murray scores 35 as Denver wins in New Orleans

LeBron James goes for 31 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-5-3+6DEN AHEAD ↑NOP AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32282933122
Pelicans31342724116
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 35, 24, 20, 21, 34, 27, 22, 35DEN35 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Peyton WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 24, 21, 23, 24, 30, 25, 19, 31DEN31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 24, 21, 15, 27, 42, 35, 21, 31NOP31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 18, 19, 11, 9, 17, 26, 16, 17NOP17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bulls-Rockets

Houston beats Chicago, 119–113

Houston led 90–88 after three and won by 6. Kevin Durant led Houston with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIA over PHX6HOU over CHI6DEN over NOP6OKC over SAS21GSW over POR22LAL over ATL25MIN over MIL33Final margin, points. Pink = HOU over CHI.
Lead changes
Bulls-Rockets35
Nuggets-Pelicans16
Hawks-Lakers8
Spurs-Thunder7
Suns-Heat2
Wolves-Bucks0
Blazers-Warriors0
The night in charts
Hawks-Lakers combined for 257, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-LakersHawks 116, Lakers 141
257
Suns-HeatSuns 121, Heat 127
248
Wolves-BucksWolves 139, Bucks 106
245
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 122, Pelicans 116
238
Bulls-RocketsBulls 113, Rockets 119
232
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 98, Thunder 119
217
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 97, Warriors 119
216
MIA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-HeatSuns 121, Heat 127
+6 MIA
Bulls-RocketsBulls 113, Rockets 119
+6 HOU
Nuggets-PelicansNuggets 122, Pelicans 116
+6 DEN
Spurs-ThunderSpurs 98, Thunder 119
+21 OKC
Blazers-WarriorsBlazers 97, Warriors 119
+22 GSW
Hawks-LakersHawks 116, Lakers 141
+25 LAL
Wolves-BucksWolves 139, Bucks 106
+33 MIN
DEN rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-PelicansDEN won · Nuggets 122, Pelicans 116
5 pts
Bulls-RocketsHOU won · Bulls 113, Rockets 119
3 pts
Tre Jones shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tre JonesCHI · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
92% (11-12)
BamMIA · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
GiannisMIL · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
WatsonDEN · 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
69% (11-16)
RandleMIN · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
67% (12-18)
Final · Nuggets-Pelicans
Nuggets 122Pelicans 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32282933122
Pelicans31342724116
The story
Peyton Watson had 31 points as Denver beat New Orleans 122-116

Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 11-16 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Nuggets took the fourth 33-24.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +1−5−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Heat
Suns 121Heat 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28263829121
Heat36352135127
The story
Bam Adebayo's 29 points carried Miami past Phoenix, 127-121

For Phoenix, Devin Booker had 24 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 11-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 35-26, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+170+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Rockets
Bulls 113Rockets 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls24362825113
Rockets29283329119
The story
Houston beat Chicago 119-113 behind 23 points and 11 assists from Alperen Sengun

Nikola Vucevic paced Chicago: 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-24 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +5−3+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tre Jones topped the game at 50.4 FPTS: 34 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.2Season avg25.8Last 5

25.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.2 in 37 earlier games. Today: 31 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg24.0Last 3

24.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 29 earlier games. Today: 23 points in 36 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
4.4Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 4.4 a game in 14 earlier games. Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 35

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 35, 24, 20, 21, 34, 27, 22, 35Nuggets-Pelicans · W
25.6 PPG season to date · +9.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 39, 30, 30, 25, 21, 46, 29, 34Thunder-Spurs · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tre JonesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 11, 20, 6, 10, 10, 6, 13, 34Bulls-Rockets · L
12.6 PPG season to date · +22.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 24, 17, 31, 26, 30, 26, 22, 31Lakers-Hawks · W
22.4 PPG season to date · +9.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Peyton WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 24, 21, 23, 24, 30, 25, 19, 31Nuggets-Pelicans · W
13.7 PPG season to date · +17.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Trey Murphy IIIPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 24, 21, 15, 27, 42, 35, 21, 31Pelicans-Nuggets · L
21.9 PPG season to date · +9.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonDEN+8.6 22.3 last 10 · 13.7 season
Caleb LovePOR+6.2 17.0 last 10 · 10.8 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
Harrison BarnesSAS−5.0 6.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
De'Andre HunterCLE−4.1 9.8 last 10 · 13.9 season
Miles BridgesCHA−4.1 15.4 last 10 · 19.5 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−4.0 8.5 last 10 · 12.5 season
Bam AdebayoMIA−3.8 13.0 last 10 · 16.8 season