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Monday, January 26, 2026Regular season · 7 games
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7 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Cavs trailed Magic by 10 after the first quarter and won 114–98.

Final · Box score
Pacers116
Hawks132
Final · Box score
Sixers93
Hornets130
Final · Box score
Magic98
Cavs114
Final · Box score
Blazers94
Celtics102
Final · Box score
Lakers129
Bulls118
Final · Box score
Grizzlies99
Rockets108
Final · Box score
Warriors83
Wolves108
On this day · 2024–25Jan 26, 2025: 1 game. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder-Blazers), 35 points.
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The lead · Magic-Cavs

Donovan Mitchell scores 45 as Cleveland beats Orlando

Luka Doncic goes for 46 points

By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3224251798
Cavs22393023114
Who led
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 21, 35, 13, 19, 24, 33, 36, 45Cavs45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Evan MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 15, 17, 15, 16, 14, 29, 13, 20Cavs20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 30, 14, 23, 26, 16, 23, 27, 37Magic37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 9, 23, 27, 13, 11, 21, 20, 19Magic19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Rockets12
Warriors-Wolves8
Magic-Cavs6
Lakers-Bulls4
Pacers-Hawks2
Sixers-Hornets1
Blazers-Celtics0
The night in charts
Pacers-Hawks combined for 248, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-HawksPacers 116, Hawks 132
248
Lakers-BullsLakers 129, Bulls 118
247
Sixers-HornetsSixers 93, Hornets 130
223
Magic-CavsMagic 98, Cavs 114
212
Grizzlies-RocketsGrizzlies 99, Rockets 108
207
Blazers-CelticsBlazers 94, Celtics 102
196
Warriors-WolvesWarriors 83, Wolves 108
191
Sengun shot 15-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SengunRockets · 33 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
88% (15-17)
Brandon MillerHornets · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
HachimuraLakers · 23 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
82% (9-11)
DanielsHawks · 22 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
McConnellPacers · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Final · Lakers-Bulls
Lakers 129Bulls 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers35343525129
Bulls31253329118
The story
LeBron James' 24 points carried Los Angeles past Chicago

For Chicago, Coby White had 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 9-19 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 34-25, was where the Lakers built it.

Fantasy leaders · FPTS
Luka46 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST73.4
Vucevic18 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST40.2
White23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST39.5
LeBron24 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST36.0
Giddey19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST35.2
Hachimura23 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST34.9
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 98Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3224251798
Cavs22393023114
The story
Paolo Banchero had 37 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Cleveland

Evan Mobley led Cleveland with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 37 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 13-21 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 39-24.

Fantasy leaders · FPTS
Mitchell45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST57.3
Paolo37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST54.0
Mobley20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST39.3
Black14 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST37.3
Tyson14 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST34.8
Bane19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST31.3
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 93Hornets 130
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2222153493
Hornets28414021130
The story
Charlotte beat Philadelphia behind 30 points from Brandon Miller

Quentin Grimes paced Philadelphia: 14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 30 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-11 FG, 6-8 3PT

The swing

A 40-15 third quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

Fantasy leaders · FPTS
Miller30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST50.6
Kalkbrenner13 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST37.3
Knueppel12 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST33.6
Grimes14 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST26.1
McCain16 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST26.1
LaMelo11 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST25.4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.6Season avg15.6Last 5

15.6 points a game over his last five games, against 9.6 in 46 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.9 in 43 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Pat SpencerWarriors
+20.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Hawks

Atlanta beats Indiana, 132–116

Atlanta led 95–92 after three and won by 16. CJ McCollum led Atlanta with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 46

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 42, 27, 39, 25, 38, 32, 33, 46Lakers-Bulls · W
33.8 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Trae Young Hawks, Mar 14, 2022: 46 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
46 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Donovan MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 21, 35, 13, 19, 24, 33, 36, 45Cavs-Magic · W
29.5 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson Sixers, Jan 3, 2000: 45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
45 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 28, 14, 30, 14, 23, 26, 16, 23, 27, 37Magic-Cavs · L
21.6 PPG season to date · +15.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Alperen SengunPoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 23, 14, 25, 21, 20, 13, 19, 33Rockets-Grizzlies · W
21.5 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 23, 28, 19, 39, 18, 18, 36, 32, 33Rockets-Grizzlies · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Brandon MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 13, 26, 28, 23, 24, 20, 21, 30Hornets-Sixers · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Peyton WatsonNuggets+8.7 23.2 last 10 · 14.5 season
Brice SensabaughJazz+6.8 18.8 last 10 · 12.0 season
Jusuf NurkicJazz+6.3 17.5 last 10 · 11.2 season
Sam HauserCeltics+5.9 15.1 last 10 · 9.2 season
Naji MarshallMavs+5.3 20.0 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Cam ThomasNets−5.2 10.9 last 10 · 16.1 season
Vit KrejciHawks−5.2 3.9 last 10 · 9.1 season
Miles BridgesHornets−4.8 13.7 last 10 · 18.5 season
Quentin GrimesSixers−4.8 8.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Karl-Anthony TownsKnicks−4.5 16.0 last 10 · 20.5 season