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Saturday, January 31, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Bulls trailed Heat by 7 at halftime and won 125–118.

Final · Box score
Spurs106
Hornets111
Q1 Hornets -4; Q2 Hornets +14; Q3 Hornets +10; Q4 Hornets +5
Final · Box score
Hawks124
Pacers129
Q1 Pacers -4; Q2 Pacers +7; Q3 Pacers +3; Q4 Pacers +5
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Sixers124
Q1 Sixers -2; Q2 Sixers +13; Q3 Sixers +6; Q4 Sixers +10
Final · Box score
Wolves131
Grizzlies114
Q1 Wolves +9; Q2 Wolves +9; Q3 Wolves +18; Q4 Wolves +17
Final · Box score
Bulls125
Heat118
Q1 Bulls +6; Q2 Bulls -7; Q3 Bulls +7; Q4 Bulls +7
Final · Box score
Mavs107
Rockets111
Q1 Rockets +3; Q2 Rockets +8; Q3 Rockets +5; Q4 Rockets +4
On this day · 2024–25Jan 31, 2025: 7 games. Top scorer: Tyrese Maxey (Sixers-Nuggets), 42 points.
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The lead · Bulls-Heat

Chicago handles Miami by 7

Jalen Johnson posts a triple-double

Game flow · Bulls margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-7+7+7Bulls AHEAD ↑Heat AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls31253534125
Heat25382134118
Who led
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 18, 8, 10, 20, 19, 23, 29Bulls29 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Matas BuzelisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 17, 21, 12, 14, 11, 20, 16, 21Bulls21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Pelle LarssonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 9, 16, 6, 20, 10, 8, 15, 22Heat22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 4, 25, 32, 26, 22, 21, 20, 21Heat21 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Pacers13
Pelicans-Sixers12
Spurs-Hornets9
Mavs-Rockets9
Wolves-Grizzlies1
The night in charts
Hawks-Pacers combined for 253, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Hawks-PacersHawks 124, Pacers 129
253
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 131, Grizzlies 114
245
Bulls-HeatBulls 125, Heat 118
243
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 114, Sixers 124
238
Mavs-RocketsMavs 107, Rockets 111
218
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 106, Hornets 111
217
3 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-RocketsMavs 107, Rockets 111
+4 Rockets
Spurs-HornetsSpurs 106, Hornets 111
+5 Hornets
Hawks-PacersHawks 124, Pacers 129
+5 Pacers
Bulls-HeatBulls 125, Heat 118
+7 Bulls
Pelicans-SixersPelicans 114, Sixers 124
+10 Sixers
Wolves-GrizzliesWolves 131, Grizzlies 114
+17 MIN
Bulls rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HeatBulls won · Bulls 125, Heat 118
7 pts
Spurs-HornetsHornets won · Spurs 106, Hornets 111
4 pts
Hawks-PacersPacers won · Hawks 124, Pacers 129
4 pts
Pelicans-SixersSixers won · Pelicans 114, Sixers 124
2 pts
Nesmith shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NesmithPacers · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
SiakamPacers · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
GG JacksonGrizzlies · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
GaffordMavs · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
HarperSpurs · 20 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 107Rockets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs28233125107
Rockets31282824111
The story
Amen Thompson's 21 points and 9 assists carried Houston past Dallas, 111-107

For Dallas, Daniel Gafford had 16 PTS, 11 REB 21 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 7-15 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-23, was where the Rockets built it.

Rockets lead by quarter
200 +3+8+5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Cooper Flagg was the fantasy play: 57.4 FPTS on 34 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 124Pacers 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks39342724124
Pacers35452326129
The story
Andrew Nembhard had 26 points and 10 assists as Indiana beat Atlanta 129-124

Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 26 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB · 9-19 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Pacers took the second 45-34.

Pacers lead by quarter
200 −4+7+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pelicans-Sixers
Pelicans 114Sixers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans33212733114
Sixers31362037124
The story
Philadelphia beat New Orleans 124-114 behind 18 points and 8 assists from Tyrese Maxey

Trey Murphy III paced New Orleans: 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 7-18 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

A 36-21 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the 76ers.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 −2+13+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Saddiq BeyPelicans
+10.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.1Season avg26.4Last 5

26.4 points a game over his last five games, against 16.1 in 43 earlier games. Today: 34 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Season avg7.3Last 3

7.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.2 in 45 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in 31 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Hornets

Charlotte knocks off San Antonio, 111–106

The Spurs came in at 32–15; the Hornets at 21–28. Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

The whole night · final margins
Rockets over Mavs4Hornets over Spurs5Pacers over Hawks5Bulls over Heat7Sixers over Pelicans10Wolves over Grizzlies17Final margin, points. Pink = Hornets over Spurs.
Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 40

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 20, 33, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37, 40Sixers-Pelicans · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +14.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady Magic, Dec 8, 2001: 40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Season high40 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Cooper FlaggPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 11, 27, 6, 18, 21, 16, 49, 34Mavs-Rockets · L
19.8 PPG season to date · +14.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Saddiq BeyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 20, 11, 20, 36, 24, 16, 22, 34Pelicans-Sixers · L
16.5 PPG season to date · +17.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jalen JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 12, 12, 28, 32, 23, 15, 19, 33Hawks-Pacers · L
23.1 PPG season to date · +10.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker Celtics, Dec 13, 2002: 33 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
33 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 23, 55, 38, 20, 32, 20, 26, 33Wolves-Grizzlies · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +3.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ayo DosunmuPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 18, 8, 10, 20, 19, 23, 29Bulls-Heat · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +14.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Brice SensabaughJazz+8.2 20.6 last 10 · 12.4 season
Peyton WatsonNuggets+5.9 20.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Jusuf NurkicJazz+5.8 17.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Sam HauserCeltics+5.5 14.8 last 10 · 9.3 season
Naji MarshallMavs+4.8 19.4 last 10 · 14.6 season
Cold
Tyrese MaxeySixers−6.3 22.9 last 10 · 29.2 season
Cam ThomasNets−5.8 10.3 last 10 · 16.1 season
Jalen BrunsonKnicks−5.3 22.3 last 10 · 27.6 season
Quentin GrimesSixers−4.8 8.3 last 10 · 13.1 season
Stephen CurryWarriors−4.4 22.8 last 10 · 27.2 season