FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, January 5, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by HOU (vs PHX) and DEN (vs PHI).

Final
NYK90
DET121
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +31
Final
CHI101
BOS115
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +14
Final
ATL100
TOR118
Q1 TOR +5; Q2 TOR +12; Q3 TOR +13; Q4 TOR +18
Final
PHX97
HOU100
Q1 HOU -4; Q2 HOU -6; Q3 HOU 0; Q4 HOU +3
Final
CHA124
OKC97
Q1 CHA 0; Q2 CHA +17; Q3 CHA +28; Q4 CHA +27
Final · OT
DEN125
PHI124
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN 0; Q3 DEN -6; Q4 DEN 0; OT1 DEN +1
Final
GSW102
LAC103
Q1 LAC +12; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +1
Final
UTA117
POR137
Q1 POR +10; Q2 POR +21; Q3 POR +31; Q4 POR +20
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2024–25Jan 5, 2025: 6 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC vs BOS), 33 points.
The lead · DEN @ PHI

Denver needs overtime to survive Philadelphia

Tied 120–120 after regulation. Denver won the final period 5–4 for a 125–124 win. Jalen Pickett led Denver with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+30-60+1DEN AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DEN292929335125
PHI263235274124
Who led
Jalen PickettPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 3, 0, 0, 2, 10, 9, 3, 29DEN29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Peyton WatsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 4, 9, 15, 11, 24, 21, 23, 24DEN24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 39, 22, 27, 31, 34, 22, 26, 32PHI32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 38, 13, 27, 28, 34, 34, 36, 28PHI28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Detroit by 31.

DEN over PHI1LAC over GSW1HOU over PHX3BOS over CHI14TOR over ATL18POR over UTA20CHA over OKC27DET over NYK31Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
9.9Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 9.9 in 29 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.4Season avg15.0Last 3

15.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+29.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in 20 earlier games. Line: 29 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Deni Avdija leads the day with 33

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 25, 29, 24, 27, 17, 34, 29, 33POR vs UTA · W
25.9 PPG season to date · +7.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 39, 22, 27, 31, 34, 22, 26, 32PHI vs DEN · L
23.4 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 29, 22, 14, 23, 29, 27, 27, 31, 27, 29DET vs NYK · W
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Jalen PickettPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 3, 0, 0, 2, 10, 9, 3, 29DEN @ PHI · W
5.0 PPG season to date · +25.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Shaedon SharpePoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 22, 16, 26, 24, 14, 23, 6, 29POR vs UTA · W
21.6 PPG season to date · +7.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 38, 13, 27, 28, 34, 34, 36, 28PHI vs DEN · L
31.0 PPG season to date · −3.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Anthony BlackORL+7.4 23.2 last 10 · 15.8 season
VJ EdgecombePHI+4.3 20.8 last 10 · 16.5 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.2 32.3 last 10 · 28.1 season
Caleb LovePOR+4.1 14.2 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jaren Jackson Jr.MEM+3.8 22.2 last 10 · 18.4 season
Cold
Isaiah JoeOKC−5.2 4.9 last 10 · 10.1 season
Malik MonkSAC−4.5 6.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−4.1 10.6 last 10 · 14.7 season
Aaron WigginsOKC−4.0 6.3 last 10 · 10.3 season
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL−3.9 25.4 last 10 · 29.3 season