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Tuesday, December 9, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIA by 13 after the first quarter and won 117–108.

Final · Cup
MIA108
ORL117
Q1 ORL -13; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +9
Final · Cup
NYK117
TOR101
Q1 NYK -4; Q2 NYK +17; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +16
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 · 2024–25Dec 9, 2024: 1 game. Top scorer: RJ Barrett (TOR vs NYK), 30 points.
The lead · NBA Cup · MIA @ ORL

Desmond Bane scores 37, Orlando rallies past Miami

Orlando trailed by 13 after one and won 117–108.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-13-1+6+9ORL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA30272625108
ORL17393328117
Who led
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 18, 15, 37, 37, 14, 5, 16, 37ORL37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen SuggsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 26, 4, 14, 10, 24, 22, 17, 20ORL20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 19, 32, 11, 28, 30, 28, 18, 21MIA21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 6 games: 24, 29, 24, 22, 20, 20MIA20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NYK @ TOR · Cup

Toronto's skid reaches four

New York won 117–101; the Raptors fall to 15–11. Jalen Brunson led New York with 35 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Streak strip · TOR
Wvs BKN119–109Wvs CLE110–99Wvs IND97–95L@ CHA111–118L@ NYK94–116Wvs POR121–118Lvs LAL120–123Lvs CHA86–111Lvs BOS113–121Lvs NYK101–117TOR: last 10 games through Dec 9, oldest first. Pink = win.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.0points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
12.0Season avg16.0Last 5

16.0 points a game over his last five games, against 12.0 in 22 earlier games. Today: 21 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Season avg25.3Last 3

25.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 31.3 in 14 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in 25 earlier games. Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Desmond Bane leads the day with 37

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.
Desmond BanePoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 18, 15, 37, 37, 14, 5, 16, 37ORL vs MIA · W
19.0 PPG season to date · +18.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 33, 27, 33, 37, 18, 15, 26, 33, 30, 35NYK @ TOR · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +7.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brandon IngramPoints, last 10 games: 14, 37, 26, 22, 14, 21, 20, 7, 30, 31TOR vs NYK · L
21.5 PPG season to date · +9.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Josh HartPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 22, 19, 20, 19, 15, 8, 17, 21NYK @ TOR · W
12.4 PPG season to date · +9.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Norman PowellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 19, 32, 11, 28, 30, 28, 18, 21MIA @ ORL · L
24.6 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tyler HerroPoints, last 6 games: 24, 29, 24, 22, 20, 20MIA @ ORL · L
23.2 PPG season to date · −3.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Points per game in each player's last 10 games minus his season average through tonight. Regular season, players with 20+ games and 20+ minutes a game.
Hot
Collin GillespiePHX+5.1 18.7 last 10 · 13.6 season
Peyton WatsonDEN+5.1 15.4 last 10 · 10.3 season
Noah ClowneyBKN+5.1 18.4 last 10 · 13.3 season
Jaylen WellsMEM+3.7 15.9 last 10 · 12.2 season
Saddiq BeyNOP+3.7 18.0 last 10 · 14.3 season
Cold
Devin BookerPHX−3.8 21.2 last 10 · 25.0 season
Ajay MitchellOKC−3.2 11.2 last 10 · 14.4 season
Jaden McDanielsMIN−2.8 12.7 last 10 · 15.5 season
Tristan Da SilvaORL−2.7 7.4 last 10 · 10.1 season
Zach LaVineSAC−2.4 18.2 last 10 · 20.6 season