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2025–26 season archive
Wednesday, January 7, 2026Regular season · 12 games
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Final
DEN114
BOS110
Final
TOR97
CHA96
Final
CHI93
DET108
Final
WAS110
PHI131
Final
NOP100
ATL117
Final · OT
ORL104
BKN103
Final
LAC111
NYK123
Final
PHX117
MEM98
Final · OT
UTA125
OKC129
Final
LAL91
SAS107
Final
MIL113
GSW120
Final
HOU102
POR103
The lead · TOR @ CHA

Toronto takes over late to edge Charlotte

Down 6 after three, Toronto won the fourth 31–24. Final: 97–96. RJ Barrett led Toronto with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · TOR 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+3-5-6+1TOR AHEAD ↑CHA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2520213197
CHA2228222496
Who led
RJ BarrettTOR28 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Immanuel QuickleyTOR21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Collin SextonCHA22 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
LaMelo BallCHA15 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Five close finishes and one 76ers rout

Five of 12 games were decided by four points or fewer. Philadelphia beat Washington by 21.

TOR over CHA1ORL over BKN1POR over HOU1DEN over BOS4OKC over UTA4GSW over MIL7NYK over LAC12DET over CHI15SAS over LAL16ATL over NOP17PHX over MEM19PHI over WAS21Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer, plus the widest win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+12.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.2Season avg24.4Last 5

24.4 points a game over his last five games, against 12.2 in 34 earlier games. Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Season avg22.0Last 3

22.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.9 in 12 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
9.0Season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.0 a game in 17 earlier games. Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the day with 46

Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs UTA · W
31.9 PPG season to date
46 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Deni AvdijaPOR vs HOU · W
26.3 PPG season to date
41 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicLAL @ SAS · L
33.7 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Kevin DurantHOU @ POR · L
26.1 PPG season to date
37 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL @ GSW · L
29.5 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Michael Porter Jr.BKN vs ORL · L
26.1 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST