FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, January 16, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAC trailed TOR by 11 after three quarters and won 121–117.

Final
NOP119
IND127
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +7; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +8
Final
CLE117
PHI115
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE -7; Q3 CLE -7; Q4 CLE +2
Final
CHI109
BKN112
Q1 BKN +4; Q2 BKN +17; Q3 BKN +17; Q4 BKN +3
Final · OT
LAC121
TOR117
Q1 LAC -8; Q2 LAC -9; Q3 LAC -11; Q4 LAC 0; OT1 LAC +4
Final
MIN105
HOU110
Q1 HOU -5; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +5
Final
WAS115
SAC128
Q1 SAC +19; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +13
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 16, 2025: 5 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC vs CLE), 40 points.
The lead · LAC @ TOR

James Harden scores 31, Clippers win in overtime

Tied 109–109 after regulation. Final: 121–117.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-8-9-110+4LAC AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAC2428263112121
TOR322928208117
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 20, 18, 23, 31, 19, 32, 22, 31LAC31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jordan MillerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 2, 9, 6, 21, 9, 14, 11, 19LAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Scottie BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 13, 20, 20, 18, 17, 31, 15, 26, 24TOR24 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 17, 30, 29, 19, 6, 17, 30, 19TOR19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 6 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Sacramento by 13.

CLE over PHI2BKN over CHI3LAC over TOR4HOU over MIN5IND over NOP8SAC over WAS13Final 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
+7.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.9Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.9 in 19 earlier games. Today: 19 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Season avg12.0Last 3

12.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.1 in 28 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.4minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in 33 earlier games. Line: 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant 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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 34, 26, 37, 30, 23, 28, 19, 39HOU vs MIN · W
26.3 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jaylon TysonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 8, 6, 3, 4, 23, 11, 12, 39CLE @ PHI · W
13.4 PPG season to date · +26.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 23, 22, 15, 28, 20, 15, 29, 39MIN @ HOU · L
22.6 PPG season to date · +16.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 31, 34, 22, 26, 32, 28, 22, 27, 20, 33PHI vs CLE · L
24.0 PPG season to date · +9.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 20, 18, 23, 31, 19, 32, 22, 31LAC @ TOR · W
25.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jay HuffPoints, last 10 games: 8, 0, 2, 11, 20, 10, 8, 20, 7, 29IND vs NOP · W
8.9 PPG season to date · +20.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 9 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
Trey Murphy IIINOP+5.0 27.2 last 10 · 22.2 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
Harrison BarnesSAS−4.6 6.5 last 10 · 11.1 season
Alperen SengunHOU−4.6 17.0 last 10 · 21.6 season
Ivica ZubacLAC−4.4 10.5 last 10 · 14.9 season
Donovan MitchellCLE−4.2 25.0 last 10 · 29.2 season
Coby WhiteCHI−4.2 13.7 last 10 · 17.9 season