2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · Cup
PHX89
OKC138
Final · Cup
SAS132
LAL119
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 10, 2024: 2 games. Top scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC vs DAL), 39 points.
The lead · NBA Cup · SAS @ LAL
Stephon Castle scores 30 as San Antonio wins in Los Angeles
Final: 132–119. Stephon Castle made 10 of 14 shots from the field. Luka Doncic scored 35 for Lakers in the loss.
Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 39 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 132 |
| LAL | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 119 |
Who led
Stephon CastleSAS30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
De'Aaron FoxSAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Luka DoncicLAL35 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Marcus SmartLAL26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHX @ OKC · Cup
OKC leads Phoenix wire to wire
OKC was ahead at every break and won 138–89. Best quarter: the first, 38–23. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.
Top-scorer duel · OKC vs PHX
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+4.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
17.8 points a game over his last five games, against 13.4 in 23 earlier games. Today: 16 points in 33 minutes.
Losing minutes
Jake LaRaviaLAL
−9.6minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
15.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.3 in 23 earlier games. Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
28 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in 8 earlier games. Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Luka Doncic leads the day with 35
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.
Luka DoncicLAL vs SAS · L
35.0 PPG season to date · +0.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 8 ASTStephon CastleSAS @ LAL · W
18.2 PPG season to date · +12.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 ASTShai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs PHX · W
32.6 PPG season to date · −4.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 ASTMarcus SmartLAL vs SAS · L
10.4 PPG season to date · +16.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 ASTChet HolmgrenOKC vs PHX · W
18.8 PPG season to date · +5.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 2 ASTDe'Aaron FoxSAS @ LAL · W
24.0 PPG season to date · −4.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTHot 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.
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