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Thursday, January 22, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIN by 6 after the first quarter and won 120–115.

Final · Box score
Hornets124
Magic97
Q1 CHA +15; Q2 CHA +21; Q3 CHA +30; Q4 CHA +27
Final · OT · Box score
Rockets122
Sixers128
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 Sixers 0; OT1 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Nuggets107
Wizards97
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +2; Q3 DEN +6; Q4 DEN +10
Final · Box score
Warriors115
Mavs123
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +8
Final · Box score
Bulls120
Wolves115
Q1 CHI -6; Q2 CHI -1; Q3 CHI +3; Q4 CHI +5
Final · Box score
Spurs126
Jazz109
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +17
Final · Box score
Lakers104
Clippers112
Q1 LAC +7; Q2 LAC +17; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Heat110
Blazers127
Q1 POR +7; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR +11; Q4 POR +17
On this day · 2024–25Jan 22, 2025: 8 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Jazz), 54 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Wolves

Chicago makes it three straight

Peyton Watson goes for 35 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-1+3+5CHI AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26343327120
Wolves32292925115
Who led
Coby WhitePoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 0, 5, 22, 6, 17, 24, 27, 22CHI22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Josh GiddeyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 23, 17, 19, 19, 12, 13, 11, 21CHI21 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 28, 20, 15, 29, 39, 17, 19, 30MIN30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Naz ReidPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 9, 25, 17, 19, 25, 0, 13, 20MIN20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Warriors-Mavs

Dallas keeps rolling, beats Golden State

That is four in a row. Final: 123–115. Naji Marshall led Dallas with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Streak strip · DAL
Wvs HOU110–104W@ SAC100–98L@ UTA114–116L@ CHI107–125Wvs BKN113–105Lvs DEN109–118Wvs UTA144–122Wvs UTA138–120W@ NYK114–97Wvs GSW123–115
Lead changes
Rockets-Sixers12
Bulls-Wolves11
Warriors-Mavs10
Lakers-Clippers7
Heat-Blazers4
Spurs-Jazz3
Nuggets-Wizards2
The night in charts
Rockets-Sixers combined for 250, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SixersRockets 122, Sixers 128 · OT
250
Warriors-MavsWarriors 115, Mavs 123
238
Heat-BlazersHeat 110, Blazers 127
237
Bulls-WolvesBulls 120, Wolves 115
235
Spurs-JazzSpurs 126, Jazz 109
235
Hornets-MagicHornets 124, Magic 97
221
Lakers-ClippersLakers 104, Clippers 112
216
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 107, Wizards 97
204
CHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bulls-WolvesBulls 120, Wolves 115
+5 CHI
Rockets-SixersRockets 122, Sixers 128 · OT
+6 PHI
Warriors-MavsWarriors 115, Mavs 123
+8 DAL
Lakers-ClippersLakers 104, Clippers 112
+8 LAC
Nuggets-WizardsNuggets 107, Wizards 97
+10 DEN
Spurs-JazzSpurs 126, Jazz 109
+17 SAS
Heat-BlazersHeat 110, Blazers 127
+17 POR
Hornets-MagicHornets 124, Magic 97
+27 CHA
CHI rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-WolvesCHI won · Bulls 120, Wolves 115
6 pts
Warriors-MavsDAL won · Warriors 115, Mavs 123
5 pts
Rockets-SixersPHI won · Rockets 122, Sixers 128 · OT
2 pts
Marshall shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallDAL · 30 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB
83% (10-12)
FoxSAS · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
77% (10-13)
OubrePHI · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Brandon WilliamsDAL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
70% (7-10)
BaileyUTA · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
69% (11-16)
Final · Bulls-Wolves
Bulls 120Wolves 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26343327120
Wolves32292925115
The story
Chicago beat Minnesota 120-115 behind 21 points from Josh Giddey

Julius Randle paced Minnesota: 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 7-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 34-29 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −6−1+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Naz Reid topped the game at 48.7 FPTS: 20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Rockets-Sixers
Rockets 122Sixers 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Rockets342727277122
Sixers3236222513128
The story
Joel Embiid had a 32-15-10 triple-double as Philadelphia beat Houston 128-122 in OT

Alperen Sengun led Houston with 13 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST 32 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST · 10-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the 76ers took the second 36-27.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2+7+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 126Jazz 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs31343229126
Jazz31223917109
The story
Victor Wembanyama's 26 points and 14 rebounds carried San Antonio past Utah, 126-109

For Utah, Jusuf Nurkic had 17 PTS, 14 AST, 11 REB 26 PTS, 14 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 9-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-22, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+12+5+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg20.8Last 5

20.8 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 40 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Season avg13.3Last 3

13.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 24.7 in 19 earlier games. Today: 10 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 29.6 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 32 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Curry leads the day with 38

Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 27, 31, 7, 27, 14, 19, 16, 38Warriors-Mavs · L
27.4 PPG season to date · +10.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 29, 38, 33, 14, 22, 29, 20, 36Sixers-Rockets · W
30.1 PPG season to date · +6.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 37, 30, 23, 28, 19, 39, 18, 18, 36Rockets-Sixers · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Peyton WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 30, 25, 19, 31, 18, 21, 11, 18, 35Nuggets-Wizards · W
14.5 PPG season to date · +21.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 32, 28, 22, 27, 20, 33, 30, 32Sixers-Rockets · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Deni Avdija POR, Apr 1, 2025: 32 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 38, 24, 42, 27, 39, 25, 38, 32Lakers-Clippers · L
33.4 PPG season to date · −1.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonDEN+8.7 23.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+6.4 17.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Brice SensabaughUTA+5.9 17.7 last 10 · 11.8 season
Sam HauserBOS+5.6 14.5 last 10 · 8.9 season
Max ChristieDAL+5.3 18.3 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Miles BridgesCHA−5.1 13.6 last 10 · 18.7 season
Harrison BarnesSAS−4.5 6.2 last 10 · 10.7 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK−4.5 23.4 last 10 · 27.9 season
Alperen SengunHOU−4.4 16.9 last 10 · 21.3 season
Gary Trent Jr.MIL−4.0 4.2 last 10 · 8.2 season