FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 15, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MEM by 16 after the first quarter and won 118–111.

Final
MEM111
ORL118
Q1 ORL -16; Q2 ORL -9; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +7
Final
PHX105
DET108
Q1 DET -9; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +3
Final
OKC111
HOU91
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +20
Final
BOS119
MIA114
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS -10; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 BOS +5
Final
MIL101
SAS119
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +37; Q4 SAS +18
Final
UTA122
DAL144
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +33; Q4 DAL +22
Final
NYK113
GSW126
Q1 GSW -5; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +12; Q4 GSW +13
Final
ATL101
POR117
Q1 POR +8; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +16
Final
CHA135
LAL117
Q1 CHA -9; Q2 CHA +9; Q3 CHA +11; Q4 CHA +18
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 15, 2025: 11 games. Top scorer: Jalen Brunson (NYK @ PHI), 38 points.
The lead · MEM @ ORL

Orlando storms back from 16 down to beat Memphis

The Magic trailed by 16 after one and won 118–111. Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-16-9+5+7ORL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM39281232111
ORL23352634118
Who led
Paolo BancheroPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 29, 31, 28, 14, 30, 14, 23, 26ORL26 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Anthony BlackPoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 15, 18, 27, 6, 5, 21, 26, 21ORL21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 31, 15, 25, 14, 21, 19, 23, 14, 30MEM30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Santi AldamaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 15, 15, 12, 10, 7, 15, 15, 18MEM18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BOS @ MIA

Boston rallies from 11 down to beat Miami

Trailing by 11 after one, Boston outscored the Heat 94–78 the rest of the way. Final: 119–114. Anfernee Simons led Boston with 39 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Top-scorer duel · BOS vs MIA
Anfernee Simons · BOSNorman Powell · MIAPTS3926REB43AST42Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.3Season avg23.4Last 5

23.4 points a game over his last five games, against 11.3 in 38 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Season avg19.3Last 3

19.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.2 in 14 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.5Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 10.5 a game in 34 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Anfernee Simons leads the day with 39

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.
Anfernee SimonsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 14, 15, 27, 15, 15, 5, 16, 39BOS @ MIA · W
14.1 PPG season to date · +25.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 34, 36, 30, 38, 24, 42, 27, 39LAL vs CHA · L
33.6 PPG season to date · +5.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 10, 13, 0, 19, 10, 12, 25, 33PHX @ DET · L
16.4 PPG season to date · +17.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 19, 15, 24, 21, 15, 30, 16, 32GSW vs NYK · W
20.1 PPG season to date · +12.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 12, 17, 16, 15, 33, 17, 25, 30CHA @ LAL · W
20.4 PPG season to date · +9.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Jaren Jackson Jr.Points, last 10 games: 24, 31, 15, 25, 14, 21, 19, 23, 14, 30MEM @ ORL · L
18.8 PPG season to date · +11.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 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+8.8 22.6 last 10 · 13.8 season
Brice SensabaughUTA+5.8 17.5 last 10 · 11.7 season
Caleb LovePOR+5.5 16.4 last 10 · 10.9 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Trey Murphy IIINOP+4.7 26.9 last 10 · 22.2 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAS−4.6 6.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Alperen SengunHOU−4.2 17.3 last 10 · 21.5 season
Gary Trent Jr.MIL−3.8 4.7 last 10 · 8.5 season
Bennedict MathurinIND−3.7 14.1 last 10 · 17.8 season
De'Andre HunterCLE−3.5 10.5 last 10 · 14.0 season