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Thursday, January 15, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MEM by 16 after the first quarter and won 118–111.

Final · Box score
Grizzlies111
Magic118
Q1 ORL -16; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +7
Final · Box score
Suns105
Pistons108
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +3
Final · Box score
Thunder111
Rockets91
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Celtics119
Heat114
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 BOS +5
Final · Box score
Bucks101
Spurs119
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +37; Q4 SAS +18
Final · Box score
Jazz122
Mavs144
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +33; Q4 DAL +22
Final · Box score
Knicks113
Warriors126
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +13
Final · Box score
Hawks101
Blazers117
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +16
Final · Box score
Hornets135
Lakers117
Q1 CHA -9; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +11; Q4 CHA +18
On this day · 2024–25Jan 15, 2025: 11 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (Knicks-Sixers), 38 points.
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The lead · Grizzlies-Magic

Orlando storms back from 16 down to beat Memphis

Paolo Banchero goes for 26 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-9+5+7ORL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies39281232111
Magic23352634118
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 29, 31, 28, 14, 30, 14, 23, 26ORL26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Anthony BlackPoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 15, 18, 27, 6, 5, 21, 26, 21ORL21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 31, 15, 25, 14, 21, 19, 23, 14, 30MEM30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Santi AldamaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 15, 15, 12, 10, 7, 15, 15, 18MEM18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Heat

Boston rallies from 11 down to beat Miami

Trailing by 11 after one, Boston outscored the Heat 94–78 the rest of the way. Final: 119–114. Anfernee Simons led Boston with 39 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Celtics-Heat
Anfernee Simons · BOSNorman Powell · MIAPTS3926REB43AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Thunder-Rockets12
Suns-Pistons10
Bucks-Spurs7
Knicks-Warriors7
Grizzlies-Magic6
Hawks-Blazers6
Jazz-Mavs5
Hornets-Lakers2
The night in charts
Jazz-Mavs combined for 266, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-MavsJazz 122, Mavs 144
266
Hornets-LakersHornets 135, Lakers 117
252
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 113, Warriors 126
239
Celtics-HeatCeltics 119, Heat 114
233
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 111, Magic 118
229
Bucks-SpursBucks 101, Spurs 119
220
Hawks-BlazersHawks 101, Blazers 117
218
Suns-PistonsSuns 105, Pistons 108
213
Thunder-RocketsThunder 111, Rockets 91
202
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-PistonsSuns 105, Pistons 108
+3 DET
Celtics-HeatCeltics 119, Heat 114
+5 BOS
Grizzlies-MagicGrizzlies 111, Magic 118
+7 ORL
Knicks-WarriorsKnicks 113, Warriors 126
+13 GSW
Hawks-BlazersHawks 101, Blazers 117
+16 POR
Bucks-SpursBucks 101, Spurs 119
+18 SAS
Hornets-LakersHornets 135, Lakers 117
+18 CHA
Thunder-RocketsThunder 111, Rockets 91
+20 OKC
Jazz-MavsJazz 122, Mavs 144
+22 DAL
ORL erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Grizzlies-MagicORL won · Grizzlies 111, Magic 118
16 pts
Celtics-HeatBOS won · Celtics 119, Heat 114
11 pts
Suns-PistonsDET won · Suns 105, Pistons 108
9 pts
Hornets-LakersCHA won · Hornets 135, Lakers 117
9 pts
Knicks-WarriorsGSW won · Knicks 113, Warriors 126
5 pts
Mikal Bridges shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mikal BridgesNYK · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
82% (9-11)
Ajay MitchellOKC · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MoodyGSW · 21 PTS, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
KnueppelCHA · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
Miles BridgesCHA · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
69% (9-13)
Final · Suns-Pistons
Suns 105Pistons 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns32312715105
Pistons23333319108
The story
Jalen Duren's 18 rebounds and 16 points carried Detroit past Phoenix, 108-105

For Phoenix, Jordan Goodwin had 12 REB, 7 PTS, 3 AST 18 REB, 16 PTS, 2 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 33-27.

DET lead by quarter
200 −9−7−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Grayson Allen was the fantasy play: 49.5 FPTS on 33 PTS, 5 REB

Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 119Heat 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics25292936119
Heat36282921114
The story
Jaylen Brown had 27 points as Boston beat Miami 119-114

Norman Powell led Miami with 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 REB · 9-24 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 36-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −11−10−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Magic
Grizzlies 111Magic 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies39281232111
Magic23352634118
The story
Orlando beat Memphis 118-111 behind 21 points from Anthony Black

Cam Spencer paced Memphis: 11 AST, 7 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

A 26-12 third quarter erased a 9-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −16−9+5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Anfernee Simons leads the day with 39

Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 14, 15, 27, 15, 15, 5, 16, 39Celtics-Heat · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 34, 36, 30, 38, 24, 42, 27, 39Lakers-Hornets · L
33.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 10, 13, 0, 19, 10, 12, 25, 33Suns-Pistons · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 15, 24, 21, 15, 30, 16, 32Warriors-Knicks · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 12, 17, 16, 15, 33, 17, 25, 30Hornets-Lakers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 31, 15, 25, 14, 21, 19, 23, 14, 30Grizzlies-Magic · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonDEN+8.8 22.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Brice SensabaughUTA+5.8 17.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Caleb LovePOR+5.5 16.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Trey Murphy IIINOP+4.7 26.9 last 10 · 22.2 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAS−4.6 6.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Alperen SengunHOU−4.2 17.3 last 10 · 21.5 season
Gary Trent Jr.MIL−3.8 4.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.7 14.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
De'Andre HunterCLE−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season