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Saturday, January 17, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Suns trailed Knicks by 8 after the first quarter and won 106–99.

Final · Box score
Jazz120
Mavs138
Q1 Mavs +13; Q2 Mavs +12; Q3 Mavs +12; Q4 Mavs +18
Final · Box score
Celtics132
Hawks106
Q1 Celtics +7; Q2 Celtics +31; Q3 Celtics +43; Q4 Celtics +26
Final · Box score
Pacers78
Pistons121
Q1 Pistons +20; Q2 Pistons +34; Q3 Pistons +39; Q4 Pistons +43
Final · Box score
Suns106
Knicks99
Q1 Suns -8; Q2 Suns -1; Q3 Suns +3; Q4 Suns +7
Final · Box score
Thunder120
Heat122
Q1 Heat -7; Q2 Heat -5; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 Heat +2
Final · Box score
Wolves123
Spurs126
Q1 Spurs -1; Q2 Spurs +25; Q3 Spurs +12; Q4 Spurs +3
Final · Box score
Hornets116
Warriors136
Q1 Warriors +11; Q2 Warriors +12; Q3 Warriors +18; Q4 Warriors +20
Final · Box score
Wizards115
Nuggets121
Q1 Nuggets +7; Q2 Nuggets -1; Q3 Nuggets -3; Q4 Nuggets +6
Final · Box score
Lakers116
Blazers132
Q1 Blazers +13; Q2 Blazers +10; Q3 Blazers +17; Q4 Blazers +16
On this day · 2024–25Jan 17, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: Nikola Vucevic (Bulls-Hornets), 40 points.
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The lead · Suns-Knicks

Phoenix climbs out of an 8-point hole against New York

Anthony Edwards goes for 55 points

Game flow · Suns margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1+3+7Suns AHEAD ↑Knicks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns19362526106
Knicks2729212299
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 33, 24, 27, 13, 31, 17, 24, 27Suns27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 13, 0, 19, 10, 12, 25, 33, 16Suns16 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 23, 6, 20, 15, 20, 13, 17, 23Knicks23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Miles McBridePoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 20, 17, 16, 17, 8, 10, 25, 23Knicks23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Indiana by 43, the widest margin of 9 games.

Heat over Thunder2Spurs over Wolves3Nuggets over Wizards6Suns over Knicks7Blazers over Lakers16Mavs over Jazz18Warriors over Hornets20Celtics over Hawks26Pistons over Pacers43Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Lead changes
Thunder-Heat12
Wolves-Spurs10
Suns-Knicks8
Lakers-Blazers7
Celtics-Hawks1
Pacers-Pistons0
Hornets-Warriors0
The night in charts
Jazz-Mavs combined for 258, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-MavsJazz 120, Mavs 138
258
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 116, Warriors 136
252
Wolves-SpursWolves 123, Spurs 126
249
Lakers-BlazersLakers 116, Blazers 132
248
Thunder-HeatThunder 120, Heat 122
242
Celtics-HawksCeltics 132, Hawks 106
238
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 115, Nuggets 121
236
Suns-KnicksSuns 106, Knicks 99
205
Pacers-PistonsPacers 78, Pistons 121
199
2 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Thunder-HeatThunder 120, Heat 122
+2 Heat
Wolves-SpursWolves 123, Spurs 126
+3 Spurs
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 115, Nuggets 121
+6 Nuggets
Suns-KnicksSuns 106, Knicks 99
+7 Suns
Lakers-BlazersLakers 116, Blazers 132
+16 Blazers
Jazz-MavsJazz 120, Mavs 138
+18 Mavs
Hornets-WarriorsHornets 116, Warriors 136
+20 Warriors
Celtics-HawksCeltics 132, Hawks 106
+26 Celtics
Pacers-PistonsPacers 78, Pistons 121
+43 Pistons
Suns rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KnicksSuns won · Suns 106, Knicks 99
8 pts
Thunder-HeatHeat won · Thunder 120, Heat 122
7 pts
Wizards-NuggetsNuggets won · Wizards 115, Nuggets 121
3 pts
Wolves-SpursSpurs won · Wolves 123, Spurs 126
1 pt
Timme shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TimmeLakers · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
75% (9-12)
MarshallMavs · 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WigginsThunder · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
KnueppelHornets · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
SGAThunder · 39 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Thunder-Heat
Thunder 120Heat 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder37283025120
Heat30303527122
The story
Miami beat Oklahoma City 122-120 behind 30 points and 12 rebounds from Bam Adebayo

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced Oklahoma City: 39 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 9-22 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

A 35-30 third quarter erased a 5-point hole for the Heat.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −7−50+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 123Spurs 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves22224039123
Spurs21482730126
The story
Victor Wembanyama had 39 points as San Antonio beat Minnesota 126-123

Julius Randle led Minnesota with 17 PTS, 10 REB 39 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 12-23 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Spurs took the second 48-22.

Spurs lead by quarter
300 −1+25+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 115Nuggets 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29342329115
Nuggets36262138121
The story
Jamal Murray's 42 points carried Denver past Washington, 121-115

For Washington, KyShawn George had 29 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 42 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 15-24 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 38-29.

Nuggets lead by quarter
200 +7−1−3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.8Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 2.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 55

Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 30, 33, 35, 26, 25, 25, 23, 55Wolves-Spurs · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +26.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant Lakers, Mar 28, 2003: 55 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Career high55 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 20, 21, 34, 27, 22, 35, 33, 42Nuggets-Wizards · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Grant Hill Pistons, Jan 5, 2000: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 29, 50, 14, 33, 25, 27, 27, 41Celtics-Hawks · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tyler Herro Heat, Dec 15, 2022: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 31, 30, 16, 21, 29, 17, 22, 39Spurs-Wolves · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 30, 25, 21, 46, 29, 34, 20, 39Thunder-Heat · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 12, 12, 7, 13, 6, 29, 22, 30Heat-Thunder · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonNuggets+9.7 23.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Brice SensabaughJazz+7.5 19.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Trey Murphy IIIPelicans+5.0 27.2 last 10 · 22.2 season
Caleb LoveBlazers+5.0 16.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jusuf NurkicJazz+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Alperen SengunRockets−4.6 17.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Ivica ZubacClippers−4.4 10.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Donovan MitchellCavs−4.2 25.0 last 10 · 29.2 season
Coby WhiteBulls−4.2 13.7 last 10 · 17.9 season
Karl-Anthony TownsKnicks−4.0 16.9 last 10 · 20.9 season