FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 17, 2026Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed NYK by 8 after the first quarter and won 106–99.

Final
UTA120
DAL138
Q1 DAL +13; Q2 DAL +12; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +18
Final
BOS132
ATL106
Q1 BOS +7; Q2 BOS +31; Q3 BOS +43; Q4 BOS +26
Final
IND78
DET121
Q1 DET +20; Q2 DET +34; Q3 DET +39; Q4 DET +43
Final
PHX106
NYK99
Q1 PHX -8; Q2 PHX -1; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX +7
Final
OKC120
MIA122
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -5; Q3 MIA 0; Q4 MIA +2
Final
MIN123
SAS126
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +25; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +3
Final
CHA116
GSW136
Q1 GSW +11; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +18; Q4 GSW +20
Final
WAS115
DEN121
Q1 DEN +7; Q2 DEN -1; Q3 DEN -3; Q4 DEN +6
Final
LAL116
POR132
Q1 POR +13; Q2 POR +10; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +16
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 17, 2025: 9 games. Top scorer: Nikola Vucevic (CHI vs CHA), 40 points.
The lead · PHX @ NYK

Phoenix climbs out of an 8-point hole against New York

Down 8 after one, the Suns won the second quarter 36–29 and the game 106–99. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-1+3+7PHX AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX19362526106
NYK2729212299
Who led
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 33, 24, 27, 13, 31, 17, 24, 27PHX27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Grayson AllenPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 13, 0, 19, 10, 12, 25, 33, 16PHX16 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Karl-Anthony TownsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 23, 6, 20, 15, 20, 13, 17, 23NYK23 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Miles McBridePoints, last 10 games: 21, 11, 20, 17, 16, 17, 8, 10, 25, 23NYK23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Detroit posts the night's biggest win

Detroit beat Indiana by 43, the widest margin of 9 games.

MIA over OKC2SAS over MIN3DEN over WAS6PHX over NYK7POR over LAL16DAL over UTA18GSW over CHA20BOS over ATL26DET over IND43Final margin, points. Pink = the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+13.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
11.7Season avg25.6Last 5

25.6 points a game over his last five games, against 11.7 in 39 earlier games. Today: 25 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Season avg18.3Last 3

18.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.5 in 29 earlier games. Today: 11 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
2.8Season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 2.8 a game in 6 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Edwards leads the day with 55

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.
Anthony EdwardsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 30, 33, 35, 26, 25, 25, 23, 55MIN @ SAS · L
29.6 PPG season to date · +26.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 28, 2003: 55 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Career high55 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 35, 24, 20, 21, 34, 27, 22, 35, 33, 42DEN vs WAS · W
26.2 PPG season to date · +16.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Grant Hill DET, Jan 5, 2000: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 29, 50, 14, 33, 25, 27, 27, 41BOS @ ATL · W
29.7 PPG season to date · +11.6 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
41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 31, 30, 16, 21, 29, 17, 22, 39SAS vs MIN · W
24.5 PPG season to date · +15.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 30, 25, 21, 46, 29, 34, 20, 39OKC @ MIA · L
31.8 PPG season to date · +7.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 12, 12, 7, 13, 6, 29, 22, 30MIA vs OKC · W
17.4 PPG season to date · +13.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 4 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+9.7 23.6 last 10 · 13.9 season
Brice SensabaughUTA+7.5 19.5 last 10 · 12.0 season
Trey Murphy IIINOP+5.0 27.2 last 10 · 22.2 season
Caleb LovePOR+5.0 16.2 last 10 · 11.2 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.0 15.4 last 10 · 10.4 season
Cold
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
Karl-Anthony TownsNYK−4.0 16.9 last 10 · 20.9 season