Tyrese Maxey scored 36 factors, together with clutch performs late in regulation and on the finish of extra time, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers to a 128-122 residence win over Houston Rockets on Thursday.
Maxey added 10 assists for Philadelphia, whereas Joel Embiid put up some spectacular stats of his personal with 32 factors, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. Kelly Oubre Jr. chipped in 26 factors on 10-of-14 taking pictures for the Sixers.
Kevin Durant fueled Houston’s offense with 36 factors, though he additionally dedicated eight of the crew’s 17 turnovers. Amen Thompson pitched in with 17 factors and 9 assists for the Rockets, which had their three-game successful streak halted.
Houston led 107-101 earlier than Maxey scored 11 factors within the ultimate 4 minutes of regulation to attract Philadelphia even at 115-115 with 40.1 seconds left.
Nuggets 107, Wizards 97
Peyton Watson scored a career-high 35 factors to go together with eight rebounds, fueling visiting Denver to a victory over Washington.
Watson made 10 of 16 photographs from the ground — together with 6 of 8 from 3-point vary — and added 4 blocks. Denver’s Jamal Murray scored 24 factors and Jonas Valanciunas added 16 to go together with 9 rebounds in his return from an 11-game absence because of a proper calf pressure.
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Kyshawn George collected 20 factors, 12 rebounds and 7 assists and rookie Tre Johnson scored 19 factors for the reeling Wizards, which have misplaced eight in a row.
Mavericks 123, Warriors 115
Naji Marshall posted 30 factors and 9 assists as Dallas prolonged its successful streak to 4 with a victory over visiting Golden State.
Cooper Flagg paired 21 factors with 11 rebounds, Max Christie added 21 — together with 5-of-12 taking pictures from deep — and Brandon Williams had 19 off the bench.
Stephen Curry scored 38 factors, taking pictures 8-of-15 from 3-point vary, whereas De’Anthony Melton contributed 22 for Warriors, which misplaced Jonathan Kuminga with 3:52 remaining within the second quarter with left knee soreness when he landed awkwardly on a dunk try.
Path Blazers 127, Warmth 110
Shaedon Sharpe scored 24 of his 27 factors within the second half to assist Portland publish a victory over visiting Miami.
Caleb Love scored 20 factors off the bench as Path Blazers gained their fourth consecutive sport and moved above .500. Portland standout Deni Avdija had 20 factors, seven rebounds and 4 assists in 17-plus minutes earlier than exiting with again soreness early within the third quarter. Avdija lately returned from a three-game absence because of lower-back points.
Bam Adebayo had 32 factors and 10 rebounds for Warmth, that are 1-2 on a five- sport street journey. Miami’s Norman Powell had 18 factors however missed all seven of his 3-point makes an attempt, Simone Fontecchio scored 17 factors off the bench and Andrew Wiggins had 14 for Warmth.
Clippers 112, Lakers 104
Kawhi Leonard scored 24 factors, Ivica Zubac added 18 factors with 19 rebounds and Los Angeles Clippers continued its red-hot run with a victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers at Inglewood, Calif.
James Harden scored 18 factors with 10 assists, Jordan Miller had 14 factors and John Collins added 13 as Clippers improved to 14-3 since Dec. 20 in a run that began with a house victory in opposition to the Lakers.
Luka Doncic scored 32 factors with 11 rebounds and eight assists, whereas LeBron James added 23 factors as Lakers dropped to 3-6 since Jan. 7. Rui Hachimura scored 12 factors for Lakers, that are 1-1 to start out an eight-game street journey.
Spurs 126, Jazz 109
De’Aaron Fox hit 4 3-pointers within the fourth quarter and had a game-high 31 factors as San Antonio overcame a triple-double by Jusuf Nurkic and defeated Utah in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Ace Bailey, a rookie out of Rutgers, had a career-high 25 factors for Utah, whereas Nurkic posted 17 factors, 14 assists and 11 rebounds. Nurkic turned the primary participant in franchise historical past with consecutive triple-doubles since Pete Maravich with the New Orleans Jazz in 1975.
Victor Wembanyama had 26 factors and 14 rebounds for Spurs, which have gained 4 of 5 and maintain the second-best document within the Western Convention. Utah has misplaced 5 of its final six.
Bulls 120, Timberwolves 115
Coby White scored a team-high 22 factors and Chicago completed with a 9-0 run to publish a victory over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Josh Giddey added 21 factors after lacking the final 11 video games with a left hamstring pressure. Jalen Smith scored 17 factors, and Matas Buzelis and Tre Jones every had 12. Isaac Okoro and Nikola Vucevic completed with 10 factors apiece for the Bulls, which have gained 4 of their final 5.
Julius Randle’s 30 factors paced Minnesota, whereas Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid scored 20 apiece. Jaden McDaniels chipped in 16 factors for Timberwolves, which dropped their fourth straight sport. Rudy Gobert collected 10 factors and 11 rebounds within the loss.
Hornets 124, Magic 97
Brandon Miller scored 20 factors to steer eight gamers in double figures as visiting Charlotte beat Orlando.
Collin Sexton had 19 factors, LaMelo Ball added 16 and Kon Knueppel had 13 factors and 10 rebounds for Hornets, which led by as many as 33 and shot 54.4% from the sphere and 47.2% (17 of 36) from 3-point vary.
Paolo Banchero scored 23 factors and Desmond Bane added 21 to steer the Magic, which took a 3-0 lead on a Bane 3-pointer and by no means led once more. Moritz Wagner had 14 factors, Noah Penda scored 13 and Jett Howard had 10.
Printed on Jan 23, 2026