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2025–26 season archive
Friday, January 16, 2026Regular season · 6 games
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Final
NOP119
IND127
Final
CLE117
PHI115
Final
CHI109
BKN112
Final · OT
LAC121
TOR117
Final
MIN105
HOU110
Final
WAS115
SAC128
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 HardenLAC31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jordan MillerLAC19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Scottie BarnesTOR24 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Brandon IngramTOR19 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.

Our take: Start everywhere
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.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
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.

Our take: Worth a pickup
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantHOU vs MIN · W
26.3 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jaylon TysonCLE @ PHI · W
13.4 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Julius RandleMIN @ HOU · L
22.6 PPG season to date
39 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPHI vs CLE · L
24.0 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
James HardenLAC @ TOR · W
25.8 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Jay HuffIND vs NOP · W
8.9 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST