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Sunday, January 18, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed TOR by 7 after the first quarter and won 110–93.

Final · Box score
Magic109
Grizzlies126
Q1 MEM +17; Q2 MEM +19; Q3 MEM +19; Q4 MEM +17
Final · Box score
Nets102
Bulls124
Q1 CHI +17; Q2 CHI +19; Q3 CHI +24; Q4 CHI +22
Final · Box score
Pelicans110
Rockets119
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +10; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +9
Final · Box score
Hornets110
Nuggets87
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +26; Q3 CHA +30; Q4 CHA +23
Final · Box score
Blazers117
Kings110
Q1 Blazers 0; Q2 POR +11; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +7
Final · Box score
Raptors93
Lakers110
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +17
On this day · 2024–25Jan 18, 2025: 6 games. Top scorer: Jordan Poole (Wizards-Warriors), 38 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Lakers

Lakers handle Toronto by 17

Deni Avdija goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+1+7+17LAL AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3024261393
Lakers23323223110
Who led
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 15, 18, 9, 4, 13, 17, 12, 25LAL25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 36, 30, 38, 24, 42, 27, 39, 25LAL25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 20, 18, 17, 31, 15, 26, 24, 22TOR22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Sandro MamukelashviliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 13, 12, 10, 15, 0, 8, 13, 20TOR20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 7. Widest: Charlotte by 23.

POR over SAC7HOU over NOP9MEM over ORL17LAL over TOR17CHI over BKN22CHA over DEN23Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Raptors-Lakers13
Blazers-Kings7
Pelicans-Rockets6
Nets-Bulls4
Magic-Grizzlies0
Hornets-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Magic-Grizzlies combined for 235, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 109, Grizzlies 126
235
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 110, Rockets 119
229
Blazers-KingsBlazers 117, Kings 110
227
Nets-BullsNets 102, Bulls 124
226
Raptors-LakersRaptors 93, Lakers 110
203
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 110, Nuggets 87
197
POR won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Blazers-KingsBlazers 117, Kings 110
+7 POR
Pelicans-RocketsPelicans 110, Rockets 119
+9 HOU
Magic-GrizzliesMagic 109, Grizzlies 126
+17 MEM
Raptors-LakersRaptors 93, Lakers 110
+17 LAL
Nets-BullsNets 102, Bulls 124
+22 CHI
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 110, Nuggets 87
+23 CHA
Ayton shot 10-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AytonLAL · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
100% (10-10)
LandaleMEM · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
82% (9-11)
KalkbrennerCHA · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
Amen ThompsonHOU · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
MamukelashviliTOR · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Blazers-Kings
Blazers 117Kings 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers32322924117
Kings32212928110
The story
Donovan Clingan's 21 points and 17 rebounds carried Portland past Sacramento, 117-110

For Sacramento, Russell Westbrook had 23 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 6-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 32-21, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 0+11+11+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Lakers
Raptors 93Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3024261393
Lakers23323223110
The story
LeBron James had 24 points as Los Angeles beat Toronto 110-93

Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 23-13, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7+1+7+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Brandon Ingram led the game in fantasy with 46.7 FPTS (19 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Magic-Grizzlies
Magic 109Grizzlies 126
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic23302828109
Grizzlies40322826126
The story
Memphis beat Orlando 126-109 behind 24 points and 13 assists from Ja Morant

Paolo Banchero paced Orlando: 16 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB 24 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 7-13 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 40-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +17+19+19+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
13.9Season avg20.0Last 5

20.0 points a game over his last five games, against 13.9 in 40 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
33.1Season avg20.0Last 3

20.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 33.1 in 25 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Jabari Smith Jr. leads the day with 32

Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 14, 7, 17, 6, 13, 9, 18, 17, 9, 32Rockets-Pelicans · W
15.4 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 17, 34, 29, 33, 41, 20, 25, 30Blazers-Kings · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +3.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 29, 20, 20, 23, 19, 24, 25, 27Blazers-Kings · W
21.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 15, 18, 9, 4, 13, 17, 12, 25Lakers-Raptors · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 36, 30, 38, 24, 42, 27, 39, 25Lakers-Raptors · W
33.3 PPG season to date · −8.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Ja MorantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 7, 21, 12, 17, 21, 40, 16, 24Grizzlies-Magic · W
19.3 PPG season to date · +5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonDEN+8.4 22.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
Brice SensabaughUTA+7.5 19.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Caleb LovePOR+4.7 15.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Trey Murphy IIINOP+4.7 26.9 last 10 · 22.2 season
Cold
Ivica ZubacLAC−4.4 10.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−4.2 25.0 last 10 · 29.2 season
Karl-Anthony TownsNYK−4.0 16.9 last 10 · 20.9 season
Harrison BarnesSAS−4.0 7.0 last 10 · 11.0 season
Gary Trent Jr.MIL−3.8 4.7 last 10 · 8.5 season