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Tuesday, January 20, 2026Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DEN by 14 at halftime and won 115–107.

Final · Box score
Suns116
Sixers110
Q1 PHX -3; Q2 PHX +4; Q3 PHX +13; Q4 PHX +6
Final · Box score
Clippers110
Bulls138
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI +21; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +28
Final · Box score
Spurs106
Rockets111
Q1 HOU -11; Q2 HOU -10; Q3 HOU -10; Q4 HOU +5
Final · Box score
Wolves122
Jazz127
Q1 UTA -5; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -12; Q4 UTA +5
Final · Box score
Lakers115
Nuggets107
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL -14; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +8
Final · Box score
Raptors145
Warriors127
Q1 TOR +13; Q2 TOR +20; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +18
Final · Box score
Heat130
Kings117
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +13; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +13
On this day · 2024–25Jan 20, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: CJ McCollum (Pelicans-Jazz), 45 points.
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The lead · Lakers-Nuggets

Luka Doncic posts 38-13-10 as Lakers top Denver

Immanuel Quickley goes for 40 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-14-2+8LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28292929115
Nuggets37341719107
Who led
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 30, 38, 24, 42, 27, 39, 25, 38LAL38 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 30, 26, 22, 31, 29, 20, 24, 19LAL19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 34, 27, 22, 35, 33, 42, 16, 28DEN28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 1, 20, 12, 14, 23, 16, 22, 8, 18DEN18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Wolves-Jazz

Utah fights back late to top Minnesota

Minnesota led 96–84 after three. Utah won the fourth 43–26 and the game 127–122. Keyonte George led Utah with 43 points, 0 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Jazz-Wolves
Keyonte George · UTAAnthony Edwards · MINPTS4338REB08AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Wolves-Jazz16
Spurs-Rockets12
Suns-Sixers9
Lakers-Nuggets1
Heat-Kings1
Raptors-Warriors0
The night in charts
Raptors-Warriors combined for 272, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 145, Warriors 127
272
Wolves-JazzWolves 122, Jazz 127
249
Clippers-BullsClippers 110, Bulls 138
248
Heat-KingsHeat 130, Kings 117
247
Suns-SixersSuns 116, Sixers 110
226
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 115, Nuggets 107
222
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 106, Rockets 111
217
2 of 7 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 106, Rockets 111
+5 HOU
Wolves-JazzWolves 122, Jazz 127
+5 UTA
Suns-SixersSuns 116, Sixers 110
+6 PHX
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 115, Nuggets 107
+8 LAL
Heat-KingsHeat 130, Kings 117
+13 MIA
Raptors-WarriorsRaptors 145, Warriors 127
+18 TOR
Clippers-BullsClippers 110, Bulls 138
+28 CHI
LAL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-NuggetsLAL won · Lakers 115, Nuggets 107
14 pts
Wolves-JazzUTA won · Wolves 122, Jazz 127
12 pts
Spurs-RocketsHOU won · Spurs 106, Rockets 111
11 pts
Clippers-BullsCHI won · Clippers 110, Bulls 138
5 pts
Suns-SixersPHX won · Suns 116, Sixers 110
3 pts
Quickley shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
QuickleyTOR · 40 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
85% (11-13)
John CollinsLAC · 23 PTS, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
DosunmuCHI · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
CollierUTA · 18 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
KumingaGSW · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Final · Wolves-Jazz
Wolves 122Jazz 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves34243826122
Jazz29302543127
The story
Jusuf Nurkic had a 16-18-10 triple-double as Utah beat Minnesota 127-122

Rudy Gobert led Minnesota with 11 PTS, 10 REB 18 REB, 16 PTS, 10 AST · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 43-26.

UTA lead by quarter
200 −5+1−12+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Edwards led the game in fantasy with 59.6 FPTS (38 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 106Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs39312214106
Rockets28322229111
The story
Houston beat San Antonio 111-106 behind 20 points and 13 rebounds from Alperen Sengun

Julian Champagnie paced San Antonio: 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-14 fourth quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −11−10−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 115Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28292929115
Nuggets37341719107
The story
LeBron James' 19 points and 8 assists carried Los Angeles past Denver, 115-107

For Denver, Peyton Watson had 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 14 going into the third, then won it 29-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −9−14−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
32.92024–25 avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 2024–25 (82 games). Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Keyonte George leads the day with 43

Keyonte GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 19, 4, 32, 25, 17, 29, 30, 43Jazz-Wolves · W
24.4 PPG season to date · +19.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Jan 6, 2004: 43 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Career high43 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 15, 16, 21, 17, 20, 18, 9, 40Raptors-Warriors · W
16.9 PPG season to date · +23.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Sam Cassell MIL, Mar 3, 2001: 40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Ties career high40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 30, 38, 24, 42, 27, 39, 25, 38Lakers-Nuggets · W
33.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Michael Jordan CHI, Jun 4, 1997: 38 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
38 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 33, 35, 26, 25, 25, 23, 55, 38Wolves-Jazz · L
29.9 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 34, 27, 22, 35, 33, 42, 16, 28Nuggets-Lakers · L
26.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Julian ChampagniePoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 11, 12, 14, 13, 13, 7, 13, 27Spurs-Rockets · L
11.6 PPG season to date · +15.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonDEN+8.0 22.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Brice SensabaughUTA+7.5 19.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.3 16.2 last 10 · 10.9 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
Kelly Oubre Jr.PHI−4.6 9.5 last 10 · 14.1 season
Rui HachimuraLAL−4.4 7.6 last 10 · 12.0 season
De'Aaron FoxSAS−4.2 16.0 last 10 · 20.2 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.1 23.0 last 10 · 27.1 season
Alperen SengunHOU−4.0 17.5 last 10 · 21.5 season