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Wednesday, January 21, 2026Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed SAC by 9 at halftime and won 122–109.

Final · Box score
Cavs94
Hornets87
Q1 CLE +13; Q2 CLE +24; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +7
Final · Box score
Pacers104
Celtics119
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +20; Q3 BOS +13; Q4 BOS +15
Final · Box score
Nets66
Knicks120
Q1 NYK +18; Q2 NYK +22; Q3 NYK +32; Q4 NYK +54
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Grizzlies122
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +7; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 ATL +2
Final · Box score
Pistons112
Pelicans104
Q1 DET +4; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +8
Final · Box score
Thunder122
Bucks102
Q1 OKC +20; Q2 OKC +18; Q3 OKC +22; Q4 OKC +20
Final · Box score
Raptors122
Kings109
Q1 TOR -4; Q2 TOR -9; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +13
On this day · 2024–25Jan 21, 2025: 5 games. Top scorer: Anthony Davis (Lakers-Wizards), 29 points.
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The lead · Raptors-Kings

Toronto climbs back to beat Sacramento

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander goes for 40 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-9+13+13TOR AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors26264327122
Kings30312127109
Who led
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 17, 31, 15, 26, 24, 22, 26, 23TOR23 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 19, 6, 17, 30, 19, 19, 22, 23TOR23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 13, 15, 22, 19, 26, 23, 22, 23SAC23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Zach LaVinePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 15, 18, 19, 25, 16, 18, 18, 19SAC19 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Hawks-Grizzlies

Atlanta takes over late to edge Memphis

Down 1 after three, Atlanta won the fourth 30–27. Final: 124–122. Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 32 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
ATL over MEM2CLE over CHA7DET over NOP8TOR over SAC13BOS over IND15OKC over MIL20NYK over BKN54Final margin, points. Pink = ATL over MEM.
Lead changes
Hawks-Grizzlies21
Raptors-Kings5
Nets-Knicks4
Cavs-Hornets0
Thunder-Bucks0
The night in charts
Hawks-Grizzlies combined for 246, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 124, Grizzlies 122
246
Raptors-KingsRaptors 122, Kings 109
231
Thunder-BucksThunder 122, Bucks 102
224
Pacers-CelticsPacers 104, Celtics 119
223
Pistons-PelicansPistons 112, Pelicans 104
216
Nets-KnicksNets 66, Knicks 120
186
Cavs-HornetsCavs 94, Hornets 87
181
ATL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hawks-GrizzliesHawks 124, Grizzlies 122
+2 ATL
Cavs-HornetsCavs 94, Hornets 87
+7 CLE
Pistons-PelicansPistons 112, Pelicans 104
+8 DET
Raptors-KingsRaptors 122, Kings 109
+13 TOR
Pacers-CelticsPacers 104, Celtics 119
+15 BOS
Thunder-BucksThunder 122, Bucks 102
+20 OKC
Nets-KnicksNets 66, Knicks 120
+54 NYK
TOR rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-KingsTOR won · Raptors 122, Kings 109
9 pts
Hawks-GrizzliesATL won · Hawks 124, Grizzlies 122
1 pt
SGA shot 16-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SGAOKC · 40 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
84% (16-19)
GiannisMIL · 19 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Ajay MitchellOKC · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
PeavyNOP · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
DurenDET · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
Final · Hawks-Grizzlies
Hawks 124Grizzlies 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks31352830124
Grizzlies32273627122
The story
Jalen Johnson had 32 points and 15 rebounds as Atlanta beat Memphis 124-122

Ja Morant led Memphis with 23 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 32 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST · 10-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Hawks took the second 35-27.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −1+7−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Hornets
Cavs 94Hornets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs3323201894
Hornets2012322387
The story
Cleveland beat Charlotte 94-87 behind 14 points and 14 rebounds from Evan Mobley

Kon Knueppel paced Charlotte: 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK · 6-13 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

A 33-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +13+24+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Bucks
Thunder 122Bucks 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder38313023122
Bucks18332625102
The story
Ajay Mitchell's 18 points carried Oklahoma City past Milwaukee, 122-102

For Milwaukee, Bobby Portis had 15 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 8-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-18, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +20+18+22+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.7Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 8.7 in 41 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Season avg11.3Last 3

11.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.6 in 39 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
5.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 5.0 a game in 12 earlier games. Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 40

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 21, 46, 29, 34, 20, 39, 30, 40Thunder-Bucks · W
32.0 PPG season to date · +8.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: James Harden HOU, Jan 30, 2016: 40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
40 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 19, 29, 23, 13, 12, 12, 28, 32Hawks-Grizzlies · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 8 AST
Pascal SiakamPoints, last 10 games: 23, 34, 22, 30, 11, 21, 26, 27, 24, 32Pacers-Celtics · L
23.8 PPG season to date · +8.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 29, 50, 14, 33, 25, 27, 27, 41, 32, 30Celtics-Pacers · W
29.8 PPG season to date · +0.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 30, 30, 28, 21, 35, 13, 19, 24Cavs-Hornets · W
28.9 PPG season to date · −5.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 28, 6, 18, 13, 26, 28, 23, 24Hornets-Cavs · L
20.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 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
Sam HauserBOS+5.6 14.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.3 16.2 last 10 · 10.9 season
Caleb LovePOR+4.7 15.8 last 10 · 11.1 season
Cold
Kelly Oubre Jr.PHI−4.6 9.5 last 10 · 14.1 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK−4.5 23.4 last 10 · 27.9 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