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Saturday, December 9, 2023NBA Cup final · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Cup final
IND109
LAL123
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +14
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2022–23Dec 9, 2022: 10 games. Top scorer: Joel Embiid (PHI vs LAL), 38 points.
The lead · NBA Cup final · IND @ LAL

Anthony Davis scores 41 as Lakers beat Indiana

Lakers won 123–109. Anthony Davis: 41 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+5+8+14LAL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND29312227109
LAL34312533123
Who led
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 32, 17, 28, 31, 27, 27, 16, 41LAL41 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 15, 12, 6, 14, 18, 20, 17, 28LAL28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 12, 37, 33, 26, 33, 44, 26, 27, 20IND20 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 5, 15, 11, 12, 16, 16, 9, 20IND20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
22.7Season avg28.4Last 5

28.4 points a game over his last five games, against 22.7 in 22 earlier games. Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.4minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
29.4Season avg23.0Last 3

23.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 29.4 in 21 earlier games. Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in 19 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 41

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 32, 17, 28, 31, 27, 27, 16, 41LAL vs IND · W
Most like it since 1995–96: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Mar 1, 2020: 41 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Season high41 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 15, 12, 6, 14, 18, 20, 17, 28LAL vs IND · W
Season high28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 22, 18, 25, 21, 16, 31, 30, 24LAL vs IND · W
24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese HaliburtonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 12, 37, 33, 26, 33, 44, 26, 27, 20IND @ LAL · L
20 PTS · 1 REB · 11 AST
Bennedict MathurinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 5, 15, 11, 12, 16, 16, 9, 20IND @ LAL · L
20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Aaron NesmithPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 0, 17, 7, 9, 22, 14, 6, 15IND @ LAL · L
15 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST