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Friday, January 16, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed TOR by 11 after three quarters and won 121–117.

Final · Box score
Pelicans119
Pacers127
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +8
Final · Box score
Cavs117
Sixers115
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +2
Final · Box score
Bulls109
Nets112
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +17; Q3 BKN +17; Q4 BKN +3
Final · OT · Box score
Clippers121
Raptors117
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -9; Q3 LAC -11; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Wolves105
Rockets110
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Wizards115
Kings128
Q1 SAC +19; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +13
On this day · 2024–25Jan 16, 2025: 5 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Cavs), 40 points.
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The lead · Clippers-Raptors

James Harden scores 31, Clippers win in overtime

Tyrese Maxey goes for 22 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-9-110+4LAC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Clippers2428263112121
Raptors322928208117
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 20, 18, 23, 31, 19, 32, 22, 31LAC31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jordan MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 2, 9, 6, 21, 9, 14, 11, 19LAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 20, 20, 18, 17, 31, 15, 26, 24TOR24 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 17, 30, 29, 19, 6, 17, 30, 19TOR19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 13.

CLE over PHI2BKN over CHI3LAC over TOR4HOU over MIN5IND over NOP8SAC over WAS13Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Lead changes
Cavs-Sixers10
Wolves-Rockets9
Clippers-Raptors7
Pelicans-Pacers4
Bulls-Nets4
Shot of the night

Mobley's dunk with 4.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 117-115 final

The night in charts
Pelicans-Pacers combined for 246, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 119, Pacers 127
246
Wizards-KingsWizards 115, Kings 128
243
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 121, Raptors 117 · OT
238
Cavs-SixersCavs 117, Sixers 115
232
Bulls-NetsBulls 109, Nets 112
221
Wolves-RocketsWolves 105, Rockets 110
215
4 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-SixersCavs 117, Sixers 115
+2 CLE
Bulls-NetsBulls 109, Nets 112
+3 BKN
Clippers-RaptorsClippers 121, Raptors 117 · OT
+4 LAC
Wolves-RocketsWolves 105, Rockets 110
+5 HOU
Pelicans-PacersPelicans 119, Pacers 127
+8 IND
Wizards-KingsWizards 115, Kings 128
+13 SAC
LAC erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Clippers-RaptorsLAC won · Clippers 121, Raptors 117 · OT
11 pts
Cavs-SixersCLE won · Cavs 117, Sixers 115
7 pts
Wolves-RocketsHOU won · Wolves 105, Rockets 110
5 pts
Pelicans-PacersIND won · Pelicans 119, Pacers 127
2 pts
Zion shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZionNOP · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
83% (10-12)
HuffIND · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
76% (13-17)
TysonCLE · 39 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
76% (13-17)
Jordan MillerLAC · 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB
73% (8-11)
ReidMIN · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Final · Cavs-Sixers
Cavs 117Sixers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs31242933117
Sixers31312924115
The story
Jaylon Tyson's 39 points carried Cleveland past Philadelphia, 117-115

For Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 39 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 13-17 FG, 7-9 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 33-24.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0−7−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Nets
Bulls 109Nets 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls23173237109
Nets27303223112
The story
Brooklyn beat Chicago 112-109 behind 26 points from Michael Porter Jr.

Matas Buzelis paced Chicago: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 9-17 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

A 30-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +4+17+17+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jalen Smith topped the game at 51.6 FPTS: 14 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST

Final · Clippers-Raptors
Clippers 121Raptors 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Clippers2428263112121
Raptors322928208117
The story
Jordan Miller had 19 points as LA beat Toronto 121-117 in OT

Jamal Shead led Toronto with 15 PTS, 13 AST, 4 REB 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 STL, 2 REB · 8-11 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Clippers took the fourth 31-20.

LAC lead by quarter
200 −8−9−110+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 34, 26, 37, 30, 23, 28, 19, 39Rockets-Wolves · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jaylon TysonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 8, 6, 3, 4, 23, 11, 12, 39Cavs-Sixers · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 23, 22, 15, 28, 20, 15, 29, 39Wolves-Rockets · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 22, 26, 32, 28, 22, 27, 20, 33Sixers-Cavs · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 20, 18, 23, 31, 19, 32, 22, 31Clippers-Raptors · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jay HuffPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 2, 11, 20, 10, 8, 20, 7, 29Pacers-Pelicans · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 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
Trey Murphy IIINOP+5.0 27.2 last 10 · 22.2 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAS−4.6 6.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Alperen SengunHOU−4.6 17.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Ivica ZubacLAC−4.4 10.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−4.2 25.0 last 10 · 29.2 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.2 13.7 last 10 · 17.9 season