FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, January 7, 2026Regular season · 12 games
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12 games, 2 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: TOR trailed CHA by 6 after three quarters and won 97–96.

Final
DEN114
BOS110
Q1 DEN -4; Q2 DEN 0; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +4
Final
TOR97
CHA96
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR -5; Q3 TOR -6; Q4 TOR +1
Final
CHI93
DET108
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +15
Final
WAS110
PHI131
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +12; Q4 PHI +21
Final
NOP100
ATL117
Q1 ATL +11; Q2 ATL +12; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +17
Final · OT
ORL104
BKN103
Q1 ORL -2; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +1
Final
LAC111
NYK123
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK -5; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +12
Final
PHX117
MEM98
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +18; Q3 PHX +23; Q4 PHX +19
Final · OT
UTA125
OKC129
Q1 OKC +9; Q2 OKC +5; Q3 OKC +5; Q4 OKC 0; OT1 OKC +4
Final
LAL91
SAS107
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +16
Final
MIL113
GSW120
Q1 GSW 0; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +7
Final
HOU102
POR103
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +1
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 7, 2025: 7 games. Top scorer: Devin Booker (PHX @ CHA), 39 points.
The lead · TOR @ CHA

Toronto takes over late to edge Charlotte

Down 6 after three, Toronto won the fourth 31–24. Final: 97–96. RJ Barrett led Toronto with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-5-6+1TOR AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2520213197
CHA2228222496
Who led
RJ BarrettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 22, 24, 16, 12, 17, 29, 17, 28TOR28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Immanuel QuickleyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 17, 18, 25, 27, 4, 22, 15, 16, 21TOR21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Collin SextonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 12, 13, 16, 16, 16, 13, 10, 22CHA22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 23, 22, 26, 27, 12, 17, 16, 15CHA15 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one 76ers rout

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Washington by 21.

TOR over CHA1ORL over BKN1POR over HOU1DEN over BOS4OKC over UTA4GSW over MIL7NYK over LAC12DET over CHI15SAS over LAL16ATL over NOP17PHX over MEM19PHI over WAS21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 34 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 46

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.
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 22, 27, 39, 30, 30, 25, 21, 46OKC vs UTA · W
31.9 PPG season to date · +14.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Vince Carter TOR, Dec 30, 2000: 46 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
46 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 29, 24, 27, 17, 34, 29, 33, 41POR vs HOU · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Tyler Herro MIA, Dec 15, 2022: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Season high41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 45, 12, 25, 34, 30, 34, 36, 30, 38LAL @ SAS · L
33.7 PPG season to date · +4.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Mitch Richmond SAC, Jan 22, 1997: 38 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
38 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 22, 25, 30, 30, 22, 34, 26, 37HOU @ POR · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 26, 2, 29, 24, 33, 30, 37, 34MIL @ GSW · L
29.5 PPG season to date · +4.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 35, 34, 12, 28, 24, 28, 27, 27, 27, 34BKN vs ORL · L
26.1 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 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
Peyton WatsonDEN+5.4 18.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Caleb LovePOR+4.9 15.0 last 10 · 10.1 season
Anthony BlackORL+4.8 20.1 last 10 · 15.3 season
Kawhi LeonardLAC+4.7 32.7 last 10 · 28.0 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+4.6 15.0 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Malik MonkSAC−4.5 6.9 last 10 · 11.4 season
Bam AdebayoMIA−4.3 12.6 last 10 · 16.9 season
Dylan HarperSAS−3.9 7.1 last 10 · 11.0 season
Miles BridgesCHA−3.8 16.1 last 10 · 19.9 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.7 14.1 last 10 · 17.8 season