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2025–26 season archive
Tuesday, January 20, 2026Regular season · 7 games
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Final
PHX116
PHI110
Final
LAC110
CHI138
Final
SAS106
HOU111
Final
MIN122
UTA127
Final
LAL115
DEN107
Final
TOR145
GSW127
Final
MIA130
SAC117
The lead · LAL @ DEN

Luka Doncic posts 38-13-10 as Lakers top Denver

A triple-double in a 115–107 win.

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 Q3Final0-9-14-2+8LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL28292929115
DEN37341719107
Who led
Luka DoncicLAL38 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesLAL19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Aaron GordonDEN18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MIN @ UTA

Utah fights back late to top Minnesota

Minnesota led 96–84 after three. Utah won the fourth 43–26 and the game 127–122. Keyonte George led Utah with 43 points, 0 rebounds and 3 assists.

Top-scorer duel · UTA vs MIN
Keyonte George · UTAAnthony Edwards · MINPTS4338REB08AST33Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
15.3Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 15.3 in 43 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 31 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
32.92024–25 avg16.7Last 3

16.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.9 in 2024–25 (82 games). Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in 37 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Keyonte George leads the day with 43

Keyonte GeorgeUTA vs MIN · W
24.4 PPG season to date
43 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Immanuel QuickleyTOR @ GSW · W
16.9 PPG season to date
40 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Luka DoncicLAL @ DEN · W
33.5 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Anthony EdwardsMIN @ UTA · L
29.9 PPG season to date
38 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MurrayDEN vs LAL · L
26.0 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Julian ChampagnieSAS @ HOU · L
11.6 PPG season to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST