FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 29, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed SAC by 4 after three quarters and won 113–111.

Final
SAC111
PHI113
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +2
Final
MIL99
WAS109
Q1 WAS +2; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +10; Q4 WAS +10
Final
HOU104
ATL86
Q1 HOU 0; Q2 HOU +1; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +18
Final
MIA116
CHI113
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +3
Final
CHA123
DAL121
Q1 CHA +13; Q2 CHA +1; Q3 CHA 0; Q4 CHA +2
Final
BKN103
DEN107
Q1 DEN +4; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +3; Q4 DEN +4
Final
DET96
PHX114
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +18
Final
OKC111
MIN123
Q1 MIN +12; Q2 MIN +13; Q3 MIN +16; Q4 MIN +12
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 29, 2025: 11 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC @ GSW), 52 points.
The lead · SAC @ PHI

Tyrese Maxey scores 40, Philadelphia holds off Sacramento

Final: 113–111. Tyrese Maxey added 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · PHI 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+6-4+2PHI AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC25293819111
PHI28322825113
Who led
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 22, 29, 20, 36, 22, 6, 22, 40PHI40 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 27, 20, 33, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37PHI37 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 15, 2, 4, 16, 21, 15, 4, 27SAC27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 17, 14, 23, 9, 20, 16, 34, 25SAC25 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Second story · CHA @ DAL

Charlotte survives Dallas, 123–121

A two-point finish after it was 93–93 through three. Kon Knueppel led Charlotte with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The whole night · final margins
PHI over SAC2CHA over DAL2MIA over CHI3DEN over BKN4WAS over MIL10MIN over OKC12HOU over ATL18PHX over DET18Final margin, points. Pink = CHA over DAL.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
25.2Season avg33.2Last 5

33.2 points a game over his last five games, against 25.2 in 26 earlier games. Today: 37 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Season avg12.3Last 3

12.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.5 in 44 earlier games. Today: 12 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in 40 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Cooper Flagg leads the day with 49

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.
Cooper FlaggPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 26, 11, 27, 6, 18, 21, 16, 49DAL vs CHA · L
19.5 PPG season to date · +30.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Hakeem Olajuwon HOU, Jan 30, 1997: 48 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Career high49 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Dillon BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 16, 5, 27, 6, 11, 26, 26, 40PHX vs DET · W
21.0 PPG season to date · +19.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl Malone UTA, Nov 20, 1999: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Career high40 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 14, 22, 29, 20, 36, 22, 6, 22, 40PHI vs SAC · W
29.4 PPG season to date · +10.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jalen Brunson NYK, Dec 13, 2025: 40 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Michael Porter Jr.Points, last 10 games: 18, 28, 20, 26, 23, 12, 30, 9, 36, 38BKN @ DEN · L
25.6 PPG season to date · +12.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 27, 20, 33, 30, 32, 38, 29, 37PHI vs SAC · W
25.7 PPG season to date · +11.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
37 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kon KnueppelPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 24, 14, 21, 13, 16, 12, 10, 34CHA @ DAL · W
18.9 PPG season to date · +15.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 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
Brice SensabaughUTA+7.9 20.2 last 10 · 12.3 season
Peyton WatsonDEN+6.5 21.0 last 10 · 14.5 season
Sam HauserBOS+6.5 15.7 last 10 · 9.2 season
Jusuf NurkicUTA+5.8 17.0 last 10 · 11.2 season
Naji MarshallDAL+5.6 20.3 last 10 · 14.7 season
Cold
Cam ThomasBKN−6.0 9.9 last 10 · 15.9 season
Jalen BrunsonNYK−5.4 22.2 last 10 · 27.6 season
Tyrese MaxeyPHI−5.0 24.4 last 10 · 29.4 season
Quentin GrimesPHI−4.8 8.5 last 10 · 13.3 season
Miles BridgesCHA−4.5 14.0 last 10 · 18.5 season