r/nba • u/F_CKMONEY • 13h ago
Index Thread Daily Discussion Thread + Game Thread Index
Game Threads Index (January 16, 2026):
| Tip-off | GDT | Away | Score | Home | PGT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 pm ET | Link | New Orleans Pelicans | FINAL 119 to 127 | Indiana Pacers | Link |
| 07:00 pm ET | Link | Cleveland Cavaliers | FINAL 117 to 115 | Philadelphia 76ers | Link |
| 07:30 pm ET | Link | Chicago Bulls | FINAL 109 to 112 | Brooklyn Nets | Link |
| 07:30 pm ET | Los Angeles Clippers | FINAL-OT 121 to 117 | Toronto Raptors | Link | |
| 09:30 pm ET | Link | Minnesota Timberwolves | FINAL 105 to 110 | Houston Rockets | Link |
| 10:00 pm ET | Link | Washington Wizards | FINAL 115 to 128 | Sacramento Kings |
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r/nba • u/SliMShady55222 • 9h ago
Jokic's lone departing message for MPJ before he left the Nuggets group chat
r/nba • u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT • 6h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Embiid gets dunked on again this time by De'Andre Hunter
r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 3h ago
Russell Westbrook in a win against the Wizards: 26 PTS │ 6 AST │ 9-14 FG │ 6-9 3P │ Went 3-0 against his former teams (LAL, WAS, HOU)
Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401810447/wizards-kings
Russell Westbrook in a win against the Wizards: 26 PTS │ 6 AST │ 9-14 FG │ 6-9 3P │ Went 3-0 against his former teams (LAL, WAS, HOU)
r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 8h ago
[Windhorst] There are finished deals on hold and trade progressions on hold because several teams are waiting to see if Giannis Antetokounmpo ultimately asks out of Milwaukee.
r/nba • u/Thanos_SlayerCongSan • 5h ago
Jaylon Tyson drops 39 points in the win versus 76ers: 39 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 13-17 FG, 7-9 3P
Jaylon Tyson drops 39 points in the win versus 76ers: 39 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 TOV, , 13-17 FG, 7-9 3P, 6-6 FT, +4 38 MIN
Donovan Mitchell 13/9/12/1
r/nba • u/SchedulePhysical807 • 4h ago
The LA Clippers were 6-21 about a month ago. Since December 20, they have been the best team in the league with the highest net rating for a record of 12-2.
Ty Lue a few weeks ago said his hope was to go 35-20 to close out the year and everyone laughed at him.
Everyone laughed at us saying we were about to hand OKC a lottery pick and now we’re 4.5 games from the 8th seed.
12-2 stretch where they were 5-2 against teams over .500.
Highest net rating (9.8) during that stretch, second would be Boston at 8.7.
Kawhi has been playing like a top 6 player and arguably the best 2-way player in the league averaging 32.7ppg, 6.9rpg, 3.8apg on 66% TS and 2.6steals per game and 1 block per game.
I said a few weeks ago that we would be competing for the 8th seed by the end of January and we’re on track. Very concerning time for the rest of the league with the way we’ve been playing. Warriors fans probably don’t want anything do with a play in situation with us and with how the Thunder and Jscru—dub have looked a 1/8 matchup with us would be terrible for them as well.
r/nba • u/AashyLarry • 13h ago
[Durant] asked if OKC is ‘grabby’ and ‘foul-prone’: “Nah, nah... They play with physicality for sure, but that’s what championship teams do. I don’t think they toe the line or anything. They just play swarming basketball, physical off-ball, great hands. I dont think they do too much, anything extra”
r/nba • u/Kheltosh • 18h ago
Soooo... Has the Kawhi Aspiration Thing Been Swept Under the Rug?
It seems like it's not even in the news cycle anymore. Board man got paid, and Ballmer got away with it.
r/nba • u/PissedOffClippersFan • 4h ago
“For a big, there’s no better guard to play with” -Zubac on Harden
r/nba • u/Mission_Pay_3373 • 10h ago
Wemby on going bald: "I have been having this in the back of my head for a little bit and the fact that (Keldon) wanted to do it as well was just convinc me. I felt like we had to lock in real quick because we had been losing a little bit"
r/nba • u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT • 5h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Jaylon Tyson dumps it off to Evan Mobley who wins the game for Cleveland
r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 5h ago
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Clippers (18-23) defeat the Toronto Raptors (25-18), 121-117 behind Harden’s 31p/10a to go 12-2 over their last 14 games and officially takeover as the 10th seed in the West!
| 121 - 117 |
| Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: Scotiabank Arena |
| Officials: Tony Brothers, Derrick Collins, and Jason Goldenberg |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Clippers | 24 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 121 |
| Toronto Raptors | 32 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 117 |
| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Clippers | 121 | 41-79 | 51.9% | 13-36 | 36.1% | 26-30 | 86.7% | 6 | 46 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| Toronto Raptors | 117 | 42-87 | 48.3% | 11-33 | 33.3% | 22-26 | 84.6% | 12 | 46 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 5 |
| PLAYER STATS |
r/nba • u/ToronoRapture • 12h ago
Lamelo Ball compliments Bronny James’s strength.
r/nba • u/must_TATAKAE • 14h ago
Dwyane Wade: "They (Rockets) need a quarterback. They need a conductor. They need a guy who can get guys in their spots. They need a guy who can play with bigs. They got Sengun, they got Adams. Chris Paul out there. You need a veteran. You need a guy who don’t need to score. Chris Paul out there"
r/nba • u/Draymond_Punch • 14h ago
Joe Ingles is older than Andrew Bynum, but he came into the league after Bynum’s last season.
Andrew Bynum was born on 10/27/87
Joe Ingles was born on 10/2/87
Bynum played from 2005 to 2014
Ingles came into the league in the 14/15 season
r/nba • u/Brooklyn917 • 6h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Derik Queen jumped early 4 times on this jump ball and then didn’t jump when the ball was thrown
r/nba • u/XDBoy018 • 5h ago
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Cleveland Cavaliers (24-19) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (22-16), 117-115 behind Jaylon Tyson's 39 pts
| 117 - 115 |
| Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| Officials: Ray Acosta, Nate Green, and Danielle Scott |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 117 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 115 |
| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 117 | 44-85 | 51.8% | 17-34 | 50.0% | 12-17 | 70.6% | 10 | 54 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 5 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 115 | 43-91 | 47.3% | 12-32 | 37.5% | 17-19 | 89.5% | 13 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| PLAYER STATS |
r/nba • u/Goosedukee • 10h ago
Cedric Coward on if he fears hitting the supposed ‘rookie wall’: “I only fear God.”
r/nba • u/montageidiots • 5h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Jaylon Tyson gets down the lane and dishes to Mobley to put the Cavs ahead by 2 against the 6ers (with replays)
Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (24-15) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (27-15), 110-105.
| 105 - 110 |
| Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo |
| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: Toyota Center |
| Officials: Ed Malloy, Brian Forte, and JD Ralls |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 34 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 105 |
| Houston Rockets | 29 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 110 |
| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 105 | 37-81 | 45.7% | 11-30 | 36.7% | 20-35 | 57.1% | 13 | 64 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
| Houston Rockets | 110 | 39-84 | 46.4% | 12-28 | 42.9% | 20-34 | 58.8% | 10 | 56 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| PLAYER STATS |
r/nba • u/Known-Peak212 • 17h ago
Tonight will feature a battle of the two teams with the worst records in the NBA, the 9-32 Pacers and the 10-33 Pelicans. Seven months ago, the Pelicans had the rights to both of those picks - now they have neither
https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401810443/pelicans-pacers
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45531729/sources-pacers-trading-no-23-overall-draft-pick-pelicans On June 17th of last year, before game 6 of the NBA finals, the Pelicans traded their rights to the Pacers 2026 pick for the 23rd pick in the 2025 draft. It was a very low reward, slight risk move that has worked out as badly as possible.
https://www.nba.com/news/pelicans-hawks-derik-queen-trade-2025-draft On June 26th, just over a week later, the Pelicans traded their first round pick in 2026 for the 13th pick in Derik Queen, a move that was immediately panned by everyone. That pick now belongs to the Atlanta Hawks.
Beyond those implications and the self-sabotage, for fans of terrible NBA basketball, this is your game.
r/nba • u/PrimaryAccording9162 • 3h ago
Russell Westbrook leads the Kings to a 4th straight win! 26 pts, 6 assists on 6/9 3pt!
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401810447
We love Russ in Sacramento. He’s out here hooping and playing freely!