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Friday, October 31, 2025Regular season · NBA Cup · 8 games
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Final · Cup
ATL128
IND108
Final · Cup
BOS109
PHI108
Final · Cup
TOR112
CLE101
Final · Cup
NYK125
CHI135
Final · Cup
LAL117
MEM112
Final · Cup
UTA96
PHX118
Final · Cup
DEN107
POR109
Final · Cup
NOP124
LAC126
The lead · NBA Cup · LAL @ MEM

Luka Doncic scores 44 as Lakers beat Memphis

Lakers won 117–112. Luka Doncic: 44 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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+4-14-2+5LAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL31243428117
MEM27422221112
Who led
Luka DoncicLAL44 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Austin ReavesLAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen WellsMEM16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Jock LandaleMEM16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
Heating up
+17.1points, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Points per game
28.22024–25 avg45.3Last 3

45.3 points a game over his last three games, against 28.2 in 2024–25 (50 games). Today: 44 points in 39 minutes.

Our take: Start everywhere
Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 vs 2024–25 avg
Minutes per game
32.02024–25 avg20.3Last 3

20.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 32.0 in 2024–25 (53 games). Today: 9 points in 21 minutes.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in 4 earlier games. Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Second story · the whole slate

Three games go down to the wire

Three of 8 games were decided by four points or fewer. Widest margin: Phoenix by 22.

BOS over PHI1POR over DEN2LAC over NOP2LAL over MEM5CHI over NYK10TOR over CLE11ATL over IND20PHX over UTA22Final margin, points. Pink = decided by 4 or fewer.
Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 44

Luka DoncicLAL @ MEM · W
45.3 PPG season to date
44 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Devin BookerPHX vs UTA · W
30.3 PPG season to date
36 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kawhi LeonardLAC vs NOP · W
23.8 PPG season to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lauri MarkkanenUTA @ PHX · L
33.8 PPG season to date
33 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Josh GiddeyCHI vs NYK · W
22.0 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Jaylen BrownBOS @ PHI · W
27.7 PPG season to date
32 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST