FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 19, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed IND by 5 at halftime and won 113–104.

Final · Box score
Bucks112
Hawks110
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL +16; Q3 MIL +8; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Thunder136
Cavs104
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC +32
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Wizards106
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +1; Q3 LAC -2; Q4 LAC +4
Final · Box score
Mavs114
Knicks97
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +28; Q3 DAL +23; Q4 DAL +17
Final · Box score
Jazz110
Spurs123
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +13
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Sixers113
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI -5; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +9
Final · Box score
Suns126
Nets117
Q1 PHX +14; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +9
Final · Box score
Celtics103
Pistons104
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +1
Final · Box score
Heat112
Warriors135
Q1 GSW +2; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +23
On this day · 2024–25Jan 19, 2025: 7 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Bucks), 37 points.
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The lead · Pacers-Sixers

Joel Embiid scores 30 in Philadelphia win over Indiana

Tyrese Maxey goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-5+1+9PHI AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers30252623104
Sixers33173231113
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 26, 32, 28, 22, 27, 20, 33, 30PHI30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 28, 22, 29, 38, 33, 14, 22, 29PHI29 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Andrew NembhardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 19, 20, 15, 29, 13, 14, 19, 25IND25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 34, 22, 30, 11, 21, 26, 27, 24IND24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three close finishes and one Thunder rout

Three of 9 games were decided by four points or fewer. OKC beat Cleveland by 32.

DET over BOS1MIL over ATL2LAC over WAS4PHI over IND9PHX over BKN9SAS over UTA13DAL over NYK17GSW over MIA23OKC over CLE32Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Lead changes
Pacers-Sixers14
Heat-Warriors11
Clippers-Wizards10
Bucks-Hawks6
Jazz-Spurs5
Suns-Nets4
Thunder-Cavs3
Mavs-Knicks0
The night in charts
Heat-Warriors combined for 247, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-WarriorsHeat 112, Warriors 135
247
Suns-NetsSuns 126, Nets 117
243
Thunder-CavsThunder 136, Cavs 104
240
Jazz-SpursJazz 110, Spurs 123
233
Bucks-HawksBucks 112, Hawks 110
222
Pacers-SixersPacers 104, Sixers 113
217
Clippers-WizardsClippers 110, Wizards 106
216
Mavs-KnicksMavs 114, Knicks 97
211
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 103, Pistons 104
207
3 of 9 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 103, Pistons 104
+1 DET
Bucks-HawksBucks 112, Hawks 110
+2 MIL
Clippers-WizardsClippers 110, Wizards 106
+4 LAC
Pacers-SixersPacers 104, Sixers 113
+9 PHI
Suns-NetsSuns 126, Nets 117
+9 PHX
Jazz-SpursJazz 110, Spurs 123
+13 SAS
Mavs-KnicksMavs 114, Knicks 97
+17 DAL
Heat-WarriorsHeat 112, Warriors 135
+23 GSW
Thunder-CavsThunder 136, Cavs 104
+32 OKC
PHI rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-SixersPHI won · Pacers 104, Sixers 113
5 pts
Celtics-PistonsDET won · Celtics 103, Pistons 104
3 pts
Clippers-WizardsLAC won · Clippers 110, Wizards 106
2 pts
Zubac shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ZubacLAC · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
GillespiePHX · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
WareMIA · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
ChristieDAL · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
ChetOKC · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
69% (11-16)
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 103Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29223121103
Pistons26332520104
The story
Cade Cunningham's 16 points and 14 assists carried Detroit past Boston, 104-103

For Boston, Jaylen Brown had 32 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB · 4-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 33-22.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3+8+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 112Hawks 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks20342632112
Hawks19193438110
The story
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points and 17 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Atlanta 112-110

Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 32 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the second 34-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1+16+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jalen Johnson led the game in fantasy with 58.7 FPTS (28 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Clippers-Wizards
Clippers 110Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers26282531110
Wizards26272825106
The story
LA beat Washington 110-106 behind 16 points from Jordan Miller

KyShawn George paced Washington: 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 5-11 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+1−2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.6Season avg18.0Last 5

18.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.6 in 40 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 21.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
18.1Season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 18.1 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 36

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 18, 23, 31, 19, 32, 22, 31, 36Clippers-Wizards · W
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 30, 16, 21, 29, 17, 22, 39, 33Spurs-Jazz · W
24.8 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 23, 29, 50, 14, 33, 25, 27, 27, 41, 32Celtics-Pistons · L
29.8 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 14, 17, 22, 24, 26, 11, 18, 32Hawks-Bucks · L
20.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 26, 32, 28, 22, 27, 20, 33, 30Sixers-Pacers · W
24.2 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 25, 19, 4, 32, 25, 17, 29, 30Jazz-Spurs · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +6.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 6 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+5.4 16.1 last 10 · 10.7 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
Jalen BrunsonNYK−3.9 24.2 last 10 · 28.1 season
Gary Trent Jr.MIL−3.8 4.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Harrison BarnesSAS−3.7 7.3 last 10 · 11.0 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−3.7 8.4 last 10 · 12.1 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.7 14.1 last 10 · 17.8 season