FloaterDaily Brief
2025–26 season archive
Sunday, January 4, 2026Regular season · 8 games
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Final
DET114
CLE110
Final
IND127
ORL135
Final
DEN115
BKN127
Final
NOP106
MIA125
Final
MIN141
WAS115
Final
OKC105
PHX108
Final
MIL115
SAC98
Final
MEM114
LAL120
The lead · MEM @ LAL

Luka Doncic scores 36 in Lakers win over Memphis

Final: 120–114. Luka Doncic added 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-11-4+6LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM34312227114
LAL26282937120
Who led
Luka DoncicLAL36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesLAL26 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Jaylen WellsMEM23 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Cedric CowardMEM16 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Eight games, by the margins

Closest finish: 3. Widest: Minnesota by 26.

PHX over OKC3DET over CLE4LAL over MEM6ORL over IND8BKN over DEN12MIL over SAC17MIA over NOP19MIN over WAS26Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.5Season avg25.0Last 5

25.0 points a game over his last five games, against 15.5 in 35 earlier games. Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−9.7minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Season avg18.7Last 3

18.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 28.4 in 13 earlier games. Today: 20 points in 21 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in 26 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the day with 37

Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL @ SAC · W
29.3 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Luka DoncicLAL vs MEM · W
33.7 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN @ WAS · W
29.4 PPG season to date
35 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Pascal SiakamIND @ ORL · L
23.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Norman PowellMIA vs NOP · W
24.4 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Desmond BaneORL vs IND · W
19.3 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST